In 2007-2008, NTCC undertook the Provider Outreach Initiative to assist and encourage healthcare providers to take a more active role in tobacco cessation.

The following activities were conducted:

• Finalize and promote the provider CME-course microsite.
• Provide support, as needed, to Donna Warner of the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program and the newly formed multi-state collaborative organized to promote and support sustainable changes in the healthcare system to address tobacco use.

Provider outreach activities are now part of National Priority #3.

Resources

• Healthcare Provider Microsite
• Healthcare Provider Reminder Systems, Provider Education, and Patient Education: Working with Healthcare Delivery Systems to Improve the Delivery of Tobacco-Use Treatment to Patients -An Action Guide (Partnership for Prevention® and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
• The National Partnership for Smoke-Free Families New Microsite