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November 18, 2005
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(330) 315-3715
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Improving overall health: CHC goes tobacco-free
The CHC was recognized by ODADAS on Nov. 16, 2005. From left to right;
Icilda Dickerson, Ohio TUPCF; Aimee Maychack, Tobacco Dependence Project;
Jan Wagner, CHC; Brad DeCamp, ODADAS; Kate Williams Palmer, ODADAS.
The Community Health Center kicked off their two-year Tobacco Dependence Project on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 with a training and luncheon on the health care epidemic surrounding tobacco and nicotine use.
Icilda Dickerson from the Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation (TUPCF) commented on the importance of the seven tobacco-free pilot programs in the state of Ohio. “The CHC will report their best practices so that the most effective tobacco treatment can be recommended for the entire state.” Each pilot site will examine the best methods of treating individuals with chemical dependency and/or mental health disorders.
Brad DeCamp represented the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) as a partner in this new grant. “CHC is a state model for effective programming,” DeCamp remarked. He also presented the Community Health Center with a certificate recognizing the agency for their commitment to quality health care in Ohio.
The Tobacco Dependence Project is spearheaded by the state coordinator, Aimee Maychack. She works directly with all seven agencies chosen to run pilot tobacco-free programs. Her training highlighted the 5-As for the intervention/treatment of a tobacco user – Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist & Arrange. The 5-As emphasize attitude change regarding smoking rather than quitting “cold turkey”. Click here to view her entire presentation.
The Community Health Center will be implementing the Tobacco Dependence Project in the Women’s Recovery Program in January 2006. This project is made possible through funding from the Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation thought the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services. For more information regarding the Community Health Center please visit our website at www.commhealthcenter.org.
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