Freedom From Smoking in CO

Training Dates

Why offer a smoking cessation program?

Cigarette smoking costs the economy over $193 billion in annual healthcare costs and lost productivity.
Employers can save an estimated $3,400 per year for every individual who quits smoking.
About 46 million people (21% of the U.S. population) smoke cigarettes2 even though 74% of adult smokers in the U.S. report that they want to quit.3
Create a customized Freedom From Smoking program for your organization (see below)!

Why choose Freedom From Smoking®?

Unmatched flexibility

No other program offers in-person clinics, online and phone options, and self-help interventions and lets you tailor a program to the unique needs of your organization.

A history of helping people quit

The program comes from the American Lung Association — the leader in lung health. For the past 30 years, Freedom From Smoking® has been the clear choice for employers, hospitals and health plans.

A systematic approach to quitting

By helping smokers develop a plan of action leading to quit day and providing the support they need to remain smokefree, the program maximizes chances of success.

A scientific behavior-based methodology

Based on the latest addiction and behavior change models, the program addresses the difficulties of quitting with a sensitive, supportive style.

Current practice standards of leading health organizations

Conforms to the smoking cessation counseling or advice core measure of the Joint Commission
Clinic program meets criteria for intensive tobacco cessation counseling covered by the latest Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services’ (CMS) decision
Includes all components of an intensive intervention as outlined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services

Proven results

Ranked most effective smoking cessation program in a study of 100 managed care organizations conducted by Fordham University
Graduate School of Business
Generates higher quit rates than for people who try to quit on their own; 25% of participants report not smoking one year after the program ends, while only 5% of people who quit cold turkey remain non-smokers after one year
When the program is used in combination with smoking cessation medications, up to 60% of participants report having quit by the end
of the program

Freedom From Smoking® Clinic

Eight sessions are delivered in a small group setting over a 7-week period to give participants personalized attention and the support of their peers. Lectures, group discussion and skills practice focusing on a variety of evidence-based cessation practices meet the needs of different learning styles. The American Lung Association can provide a Freedom From Smoking facilitator or train someone in your organization to run the program.

Program materials are available in both English and Spanish.

Freedom From Smoking® Online

www.ffsonline.org

This self-paced online program is ideal for off-site employees or smokers who prefer this method of learning.

Offers 24-hour access to learning modules and message boards
Monitored by a Freedom From Smoking Master Trainer with many years of experience helping people quit smoking
Biweekly motivational messages address specific events and periods of time that may challenge people who are trying to quit
Usability reports let you track how participants are using the program
Offer as a custom portal co-branded to your organization or provide access to the existing site

Upcoming FFS Group Facilitator Training Dates: