TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM
Pioneer’s Wellplace subsidiary administers a free Tobacco Cessation
Program, which provides toll-free access to qualified, trained smoking
cessation counselors, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. These specially
trained counselors will:
- Discover a client’s tobacco use methods and frequency;
- Explain various approaches and methods to assist in the quitting
process;
- Provide information and encouragement to quit;
- Help create a cessation plan that is catered to a client’s
individual needs;
- Locate support services and other resources in a client’s
geographical area;
- Provide literature and other information about nicotine replacement
products;
- Speak directly with a client’s physician, dentist, or pharmacist
about the cessation services; and,
- Follow up with a client at regular intervals to check on the client’s
progress.
For organizational clients, Wellplace can cater the Tobacco Cessation
Program to provide clients with a customized website, which contains
the following information:
- 24/7/365 online access to Tobacco Cessation Program counselors;
- Tobacco cessation articles, fact sheets, and self-care guides;
- Interactive client evaluations;
- “Ask the Tobacco Cessation Expert” feature where clients
may submit questions to counselors and receive confidential responses;
- Online support groups;
- Links to governmental and non-profit support sites; and,
- Information about local providers and community resources.
For more information about Wellplace’s Tobacco Cessation Services,
please contact:
Mark Weiss
Chief Executive Officer
Wellplace (Utah)
Phone: (801) 569-4672 Phone: (313) 576-2500
E-mail: mweiss@wellplace.com
Dana Lasenby
Chief Executive Officer
Wellplace (Michigan)
E-mail: dlasenby@wellplace.com
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