In partnership with the University of Iowa, the Iowa Dept. of Public Health is pleased to offer health care providers free assistance with tobacco cessation. The Iowa Tobacco Research Center (at the University of Iowa) will work with staff at your individual clinic to integrate comprehensive tobacco cessation for patients into your practices.
Areas Include:
- Integrating tobacco status and quit attempts into vital signs and charting
- Educating clinicians on FDA approved tobacco cessation medications
- Patient Intervention and Referral
- Referral Resources (including Medicaid and Quitline Iowa)
To arrange for cessation training, contact your Regional Outreach Specialist: To arrange for cessation training, contact your Regional Outreach Specialist:
- Jeanie Kimbel, Southeast Region
319-930-2143
jeanine-kimbel@uiowa.edu - Marcia Sisk, Northeast Region
319-202-2082
marcia-sisk@uiowa.edu - Amy Smith, Southwest Region
515-537-0419
amy-e-smith@uiowa.edu - Mary Schaffhausen, Northwest Region
712-204-5748
mary-schaffhausen@uiowa.edu
For more information about the Provider Outreach Program, contact Esther Baker at the Iowa Tobacco Research Center at 319-384-4845, or visit their website at http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/itrc/.
