Treating tobacco use during pregnancy and beyond

APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Becky Pattison Tuttle, MA, BS¹, Monica Scheibmeir, PhD, ARNP², Harlen Hays, MPH¹, and Julia Francisco, MPH¹. (1) Tobacco Use Prevention Program, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 130 South Market, Suite 6050, Wichita, KS 67202, 316.337.6056, btuttle@kdhe.state.ks.us, (2) School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160

Methods: Ten strategically-located communities in Kansas were selected to hold the training sessions. All program fees were waived to interested participants. The didactic session included a) information about the Tobacco Use Prevention Program, b) the 5A's of tobacco cessation, c) pharmacological therapies useful for tobacco cessation, d) information about the tobacco cessation Quitline, and e) how to apply for the stipend. In addition, participants who attended the training and applied for the stipend were eligible to receive $10.00 for every fax referral sent to the Quitline to help a pregnant woman quit smoking.

Results: 263 health care providers attended the training sessions representing private and public health institutions. From those in attendance, 72 (27% of participants) applied for and received the $500 stipend. In the first three months following the initiation of the training over 236 pregnant smokers were referred to the Quitline.

Learning Objectives: Kansas has a higher prevalence of smoking among pregnant women (12.4

compared to the national prevalence of 11.8%. To address this issue, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Tobacco Use Prevention Program provided statewide training to health care providers/clinicians regarding prenatal smoking cessation services. The goals of the project were threefold

To education providers on the "5 A's" of tobacco cessation,
Inform them of Kansas Tobacco Quitline services for tobacco cessation currently available in the state, and
to provide financial incentive to develop stystem-wide change taht would address tobacco use/cessation in their practice setting.

Keywords: Prenatal Interventions, Tobacco

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Not Answered

Important Issues in Tobacco Control Poster Session III

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA