Tobacco Control Program focuses on prevention, cessation, and education to reduce the impact of tobacco use. Specialized programs are used to reach South Dakota populations facing a higher proportion of tobacco-related challenges. With Be Free SD as a foundation, community and health care facilities have access to data, resources, and a collection of brands to reduce tobacco/nicotine use and tobacco-related disease.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | 12:00 p.m. CT
Objectives:
- Highlight populations facing tobacco-related challenges
- Describe the resources and brands available through the Tobacco Control Program
- Encourage participation Tobacco State Plan strategies to support prevention, cessation, and education
Speaker: Sierra Phelps, MS, Tobacco Control Coordinator, South Dakota Department of Health
Tobacco cessation is important to me because tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer deaths. Tobacco can cause many cancers, including mouth, throat, cervix, bladder, liver, kidney and many others. I have seen first hand the horrible effects tobacco use has on a persons health and how those health effects can impact a family.
Tobacco cessation has many different ways of improving the quality life. It starts with being healthier inside and out. A person will have more energy, breathe easier, senses increase (smell and taste), less illness and a longer life. You also gain a sense of accomplishment when you successfully quit. My advice is ‘don’t give up’! It can take someone many attempts to quit before they are successful. Call the South Dakota Quitline, list the reasons to quit, set a quit date, tune into your triggers and build a support system.
The addition of vaping products has changed our efforts in some ways. The tobacco companies are constantly coming out with new products where the program has to change our efforts and the way we do prevention and education to keep up with new products. With vaping, many different substances can be vaped, so we are not just providing information on vaping tobacco/nicotine, but also effects from other products. Later this fall, the South Dakota Tobacco Control Program will be releasing an anti-vaping campaign geared towards youth to show them the effects of vaping. The South Dakota Quitline offers cessation services for anyone who vapes and is looking to quit.
– Sierra Phelps, MS, Tobacco Control Coordinator, South Dakota Department of Health
→ Upcoming Best Practice Brief Sessions:
Call it Quits: SD Quitline Overview
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | 12:00 p.m. CT
Quitting cold turkey doesn’t work for everyone. The SD Quitline provides support and resources to guide individuals on the journey to freedom from tobacco and vaping products: no matter how many times they walk the road.
Objectives:
- Highlight data trends related to SD Quitline participation
- Describe the resources and support provided by the SD Quitline
- Encourage referrals by highlighting SD Quitline success
Speaker: Kaitlyn Ashley, Tobacco Cessation Coordinator, Black Hills Special Services
Kick Start the Quit at Avera Addiction Care Center
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 12:00 p.m. CT
Admitting the need for help is the first step toward recovery. Avera Addiction Care Center in Aberdeen focuses on treatment for the whole person to encourage and promote healing and recovery. Use of tobacco and vaping products often go hand-in-hand with alcohol, drugs, and gambling. Coordinating the delivery of a Kick Start Kit at the time of admission eases the transition to a tobacco free environment and extends the health care team for addiction support.
Objectives:
- Highlight the focus on addiction in the Aberdeen community
- Describe the process for integrating the Kick Start Toolkit
- Encourage collaboration and community engagement to reduce the impact of addiction
Speaker: Jordan Mounga, Coordinator, Communities that Care Avera Addiction Care Center
Vape Video Challenge Promotes Peer Messaging
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 | 12:00 p.m. CT
Teenagers experience peer pressure, and it can have significant consequences…some good and some bad. Engaging high school students in developing messages about the dangers of vaping using a video challenge has created a positive buzz through the hallways and in the community. The South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care is expanding to include the creative talents of students participating in one-act plays to grow the collection of peer-based messages aimed at prevention, cessation, and education around tobacco use.
Objectives:
- Highlight the growing numbers of adolescents who use tobacco or vape products
- Describe the criteria of the Vaping Video Challenge
- Encourage the use of peer-based tobacco/vaping prevention messages
Speaker: Mindy Heuer, RN, CST, Program Manager, South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care
Refusing to Quit on Watertown
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 12:00 p.m. CT
Gone are the days of ashtrays and cigarettes in local restaurants and offices. Unfortunately, the fruity smell of nicotine vapors and smashed remains of electronic vaping devices in parking lots have become the alternative. Easy to conceal due to the pleasant smell and clever designs, a growing number of young adults and adolescents are becoming addicted to nicotine. The Northeast Prevention Resource Center is partnering with health care professionals and community members in Watertown, SD, to educate on the dangers of nicotine and promote resources to successfully overcome nicotine addiction.
Objectives:
- Highlight community partnerships for reducing nicotine access and exposure.
- Describe best practices and ongoing challenges increasing awareness.
- Encourage communities to request partnership grant funding.
Speaker: Kelli Rumpza, CPS, Watertown Community Prevention Specialist, Human Service Agency
Quitting for Two is a Bright Start
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 12:00 p.m. CT
A first-time pregnancy can be an equally exciting and overwhelming phase of life. Extra support and medical care is important for the health of every woman and every baby, and use of tobacco products during and after pregnancy can lead to health complications.
Objectives:
- Highlight the SD Quitline support and resources available for pregnancy women.
- Describe how the SD Quitline, For Baby’s Sake, and Bright Start program work together to improve the health of women and babies.
- Encourage health care professionals and caregiver
Speakers: Kaitlyn Ashley, Tobacco Cessation Coordinator, Black Hills Special Services, Shelly Freese, MSN, RN Coordinator| Bright Start/Nurse Family Partnership
Office of Child and Family Services, SD Department of Health
Best Practice Briefs are 20-minute micro-learning sessions to highlight successful system and policy change. The briefs are short, to the point, and real. Real people and real processes that really work! This series is brought to you by the South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care (SDFMC) in partnership with Great Plains Quality Innovation Network. For all Best Practice Brief Series sessions, visit the SDFMC site.