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Senior Management Announcement Memo
Notification of changes to, or addition of new, workplace smoking policy, as applicable
Poster: It’s Quittin’ Time (E/S)
Manager’s article: How Managers Can Address Smoking at the Workplace
Articles:
- What Causes Nicotine Addiction? (E/S)
- When a Co-worker Smokes
- Smokeless Tobacco
Tip sheet: What Causes Nicotine Addiction? (E/S)
Banner graphic: Achieve Solutions |
Campaign Kick-off
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Articles:
- Managing Change: Acknowledging the Problem (E/S)
- Secondhand Smoke (E/S)
- Smoking and Your Appearance
- Persistent Smoking, Depression and Disease
Self-quiz: Are You Ready to Change?
Solutions e-newsletter |
Contemplating Change |
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Manager’s article: What to Say When You Refer to the EAP
Articles:
- Managing Change: Resolving Ambivalence (E/S)
- How Do I Know If I Am Ready to Quit?
Self-quiz: Am I Ready to Quit Smoking? |
Am I Ready to Quit? |
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Manager’s article: What to Say When You Refer to the EAP
Articles:
- Managing Change: Preparing to Change (E/S)
- Frequently Asked Questions About Smoking
Newsletters:
- Solutions (E/S)
- Solutions for Managers
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Preparing to Change |
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Implementation of changes to, or addition of new, workplace smoking policy
Employee training: Quitting Smoking
Poster: It’s Quittin’ Time (E/S)
Manager’s article: When an Employee Wants to Quit Smoking: How Managers Can Help
Articles:
- Managing Change: Making It Happen (E/S)
- It’s Never Too Early or Too Late to Quit
- How Your Doctor Can Help You Quit Smoking (E/S)
Tip sheet: Quit Smoking Tips (E/S)
E-mail message: Get Ready for the Great American Smokeout®
Solutions e-newsletter
Banner graphic: Quitting Smoking |
Quitting Smoking (Great American Smokeout) |
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Articles:
- Preventing Your Child From Smoking (E/S)
- Smoking and the Lungs
- Understanding Addiction to Tobacco
Tip sheet: Talking to Your Kids About Smoking (E/S) |
Prevention |
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Poster: Step Into a Healthy Lifestyle
Articles:
- Boosting Your Willpower
- Kick the Addiction With Support Around You (E/S)
- Helpful Hints for Quitters (E/S)
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Goal Setting |
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Articles:
- The Role of Supportive Therapy in Smoking Cessation
- Helping a Loved One Quit Smoking (E/S)
- Helping a Teen Quit Smoking
Manager’s tip sheet: The EAP Is There for You and Your Employees
Tip sheet: Help a Friend Quit Smoking (E/S) |
Support |
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Employee training: Managing Change
Articles:
- Managing Change: Sustaining the Effort (E/S)
- The Quitting Process
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Articles:
- Which Nicotine-replacement Treatment Works Best?
- Smoking Cessation Treatment Options (E/S)
E-mail message: Kick the Smoking Habit With Nicotine-replacement Therapy
Tip sheet: Smoking Cessation Treatment Options (E/S)
Banner graphic: Seeking Help |
Recovery |
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Poster: Step Into a Healthy Lifestyle (E/S)
Articles:
- Building Your Support Network
- Nicotine Craving and Withdrawal Symptoms (E/S)
Tip sheet: How to Cope With Stress |
Persevere |
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Poster: Stressed Out?
Articles:
- Stressed Out? Work Out! (E/S)
- Staying “Quit”
- Smoking Cessation Aids
Tip sheets:
- Recover From Addiction With Support Around You
- Five-minute Stress Busters (E/S)
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Note: This sample timeline assumes that the workforce has received an orientation to the EAP and its services. (If not, please contact your ValueOptions account representative to schedule trainings for the general employee population as well as supervisors.)
Communication tools have been plotted across a one-year time period to help support your employees in working their way through the stages of making a behavior change—from recognizing a problem behavior and preparing to end tobacco use to quitting tobacco use and, finally, to maintaining a tobacco-free lifestyle. The campaign kicks off with awareness of nicotine addiction—the causes and understanding of why people use tobacco—prompting employees and employers to prepare to change their work environments and lifestyles. The campaign continues to help employees commit to quitting by identifying the stages of change process, goal setting and persevering throughout the year. Monthly themes tie in with national observances as appropriate for relevancy and additional momentum. Use this as a starting point to design a communication implementation plan for your workforce.
“Quittin’ Time: Helping Employees Become Tobacco-free” is one in a series of prevention initiatives developed by ValueOptions. Others include: “A Workplace Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Reaching Out to Troubled Employees,” “Healthy Lifestyles/Healthy Weight: A Strategy for the Workplace” and “Domestic Violence: Prevention at Work.” They can be viewed online at Client Prevention.
