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Pacific Center on Health and Tobacco |
The Pacific Center on Health and Tobacco (PCHT) is working
to help states establish comprehensive, evidence-based statewide
tobacco cessation programs. The PCHT has developed resources
and tools for state manages and administrators of tobacco
control programs, businesses, voluntary organizations, health
care systems, state agencies, and others to help guide the
development process.
The PCHT is a collaboration of five western states - Arizona,
California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington - drawn together
to share resources and experiences in order to better develop
capacity in each state to implement a comprehensive approach
to tobacco cessation. The results of this three year collaboration
are the tools and resources available on this website. It
was the intention of the PCHT
members not only to assist each other, but also to develop
resources that could assist other states in their capacity
development as well.
The PCHT has produced three reports and two implementation
tools:
REPORTS
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Comprehensive
Statewide Tobacco Cessation:
Provides an overview and framework of the PCHT comprehensive
approach to statewide tobacco cessation. Builds the case
for a comprehensive approach by: 1) emphasizing the importance
of best practices and partnerships; 2) outlining the capacity
building steps; 3) providing links to other implementation
resources.
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Linking
a Network: Integrating Quitlines with Health Care Systems:
Linking and promoting a network of services builds capacity
to reach all tobacco users. This report describes the
role of quitlines as a partner with health systems to
deliver cessation services. In this role, quitlines can
expand beyond providing direct services and take on a
broader role as a centralized state resource for quitting
information, partnering on cost-sharing approaches, and
serving as a referral center linking callers with health
plan and community programs. This report features case
studies of six states to give a new picture of the role
of quitlines in a statewide tobacco cessation program.
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Build
a Financial Infrastructure: Health Plan Benefits and Provider
Reimbursement:
Provides a discussion and recommendations for benefits
and reimbursement for health plans, health care purchasers,
and health care providers. Includes sections on health
plan benefits, clinician reimbursement, quality improvement,
and implementation strategies for health plans and purchasers.
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TOOLS
Key information from the Build a Financial Infrastructure
report has been condensed into two tools to help in discussions
with insurers and purchasers.
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