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State of New Jersey: "The Garden State"
www.NJQuitnet.com
Total population: 8.4 million
Adult smoking prevalence: 19.1%1
Youth smoking prevalence: 29.4%2
Pregnant smoking prevalence: 8.3%3
Total funding for tobacco control in FY 2005:
$11M4
Proportion for tobacco cessation: 10%5
Cessation Services Profile
Quitline/Quit Center services: All callers
are provided counseling services through the Mayo clinic.
Callers have the option of referral to a Quit Center. Counseling
and NRT is available through 5 Quit Centers.
Medicaid coverage & services: All prescription
medications and some counseling services. Participating HMO’s
cover counseling and OTC-NRT but fee-for service does not.
Health plan coverage & services: Some
coverage, little consistency
Key partners in tobacco cessation:
- NJ Department of Health and Senior Services
- NJ American Cancer Society
- NJ American Lung Association
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ
- Quit Centers in 5 locations (down from 18)
Primary leadership:
- Department of Health and Senior Services
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Status of cessation program: The New Jersey
cessation program is a network of services offered through
the Quitline, the local Quit Centers, and a web-based program
through Quit Net. These services are interconnected, referring
clients to each other. These services are actively promoted
and complimented by extensive training and outreach to health
care providers and health care systems.Outreach efforts have
been underway to the state tobacco and substance abuse program,
including training programs to assist residential treatment
programs to implement smoke-free policies. New efforts are
underway through the health department to reach out to medical
specialties promoting cessation services. In addition, local
coalitions funded by the state tobacco control program also
actively promote these services. A demonstration project is
underway in three counties to support community organizers
working to reach out and promote the New Jersey system of
services. The new “Quit 2 Win” program will also
offer $5 coupons for OTC-NRT. The result is a comprehensive
network of training and services, including a comprehensive,
credentialed training program for specialists. The task ahead
is to increase reimbursement and support to expand the services
and make them more accessible.
Key successes:
- Quitline/Quit Center/Quitnet services to meet the multiple
needs of the population of NJ.
- Training resource for tobacco dependence treatment specialists.
- Supported ACS worksite program helping employers become
smokefree and use cessation resources.
- Pilot project in Newark clinic to test tobacco use status
in EMR system.
- Pilot in-patient assessment and services for smokers hospitalized
in largest hospital chain in NJ.
- Sponsorship of ALA NOT program for high school students
in participating high school.
- Sponsor MOMS Quit Connection to provide counseling for
pregnant and post partum women and pediatricians.
Key challenges:
- Funding to sustain media promotion.
- Reimbursement for cessation services from insurers/employers.
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1. Sustaining State Programs for Tobacco Control:
Data Highlights 2004, CDC
2. Sustaining State Programs for Tobacco Control: Data Highlights
2004, CDC (grades 9-12
3. CDC. Smoking During Pregnancy --- United States, 1990--2002.
MMWR 2004; 53(39);911-915.
Percentage of mothers who smoked during pregnancy by area:
2002
4. Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. FY2005 Rankings of State
Funding for Tobacco Prevention: www.tobaccofreekids.org
5. Tobacco tax increases, CDC
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