Category Archives: Health Systems

This practical resource provides a step-by-step approach to implementing policies, training staff, and delivering evidence-based tobacco cessation services to patients. The guide supports organizations in: Developing clear, enforceable tobacco-free policies Training staff on how to address tobacco use alongside opioid use Integrating clinical best practices like tobacco use assessments, counseling, and nicotine replacement therapy Reducing […]

The toolkit provides guidance and tools to support planning and implementation of evidence-based interventions and strategies for addressing tobacco-use for people with behavioral health conditions in healthcare and supportive service settings. 

Summary: The average person who quits does so after many unsuccessful attempts—estimated from 10 to as many as 30. Most smokers do not use a cessation medication or, if they do, they use it incorrectly. This guide describes a three-step protocol (i.e., Ask, Advise, Refer) for helping relapsed smokers regain abstinence by encouraging them to learn […]

Summary: This quick guide for program directors and clinicians was created to help staff working in substance use disorder treatment settings implement a tobacco cessation program for their clients. Topics covered include: An overview of the problem Benefits of tobacco cessation and a tobacco-free workplace Tips for implementing tobacco cessation treatment and a tobacco-free environment […]

Summary: Many health systems are familiar with the “Million Hearts” campaign which is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by implementing a small set of evidence-based strategies. The Campaign includes a Tobacco Cessation Change Package (TCCP) that provides clinical teams with a practical resource to increase the reach and effectiveness […]

Summary: The Kansas Behavioral Health Tobacco Project, led by NAMI Kansas, developed the Tobacco Guideline for Behavioral Health. This toolkit provides practical approaches and policy resources that behavioral health organizations can use to implement the Tobacco Guideline for Behavioral Health in four areas: Promoting wellness by integrating evidence-based tobacco treatment into routine clinical practice Building […]