The program identifies benefits associated with quitting smoking, highlights coping skills that can be used to maintain abstinence from tobacco, and identifies additional available resources that can be helpful to the listener during their journey to quit.Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-resources/EWH-resources.asphttps://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/VHAOPCC/ewhhttp://www.smokefree.gov/https://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/appshttps://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/text-programs
This program identifies ways to cope with slips and setbacks while trying to quit tobacco and discusses ways to overcome obstacles that may arise while trying to quit smoking, such as weight gain and stress.Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-resources/EWH-resources.asphttps://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/VHAOPCC/ewhhttp://www.smokefree.gov/https://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/appshttps://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/text-programs
This program explains how to select a tobacco quit date and prepare for it by recognizing nicotine withdrawal symptoms and understanding the role of the grief cycle in quitting smoking. Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-resources/EWH-resources.asphttps://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/VHAOPCC/ewhhttp://www.smokefree.gov/https://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/appshttps://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/text-programs
This program introduces AARM coping skills (avoidance, altering, replacing smoking with a substitute, and mentally coping) to develop an individual action plan that includes strategies on how to cope with triggers. Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-resources/EWH-resources.asphttps://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/VHAOPCC/ewhhttp://www.smokefree.gov/https://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/appshttps://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/text-programs
This program outlines strategies to become a conscious smoker, discusses multiple ways that nicotine is addictive, describes how to recognize triggers that bring on cravings to smoke, and explains how to develop an action plan for overcoming triggers.Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-resources/EWH-resources.asphttps://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/VHAOPCC/ewhhttp://www.smokefree.gov/https://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/appshttps://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/text-programs
This program discusses the benefits of quitting tobacco and describes Whole Health concepts that can be used by employees who are ready to quit or are thinking about quitting tobacco.Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-resources/EWH-resources.asphttps://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/VHAOPCC/ewhhttp://www.smokefree.gov/https://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/appshttps://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/text-programs
An introduction to the Tobacco Cessation Podcast series for Employees. This program identifies the resources that the VHA tobacco cessation program has available to help employees quit smoking.Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-resources/EWH-resources.asphttps://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/VHAOPCC/ewhhttp://www.smokefree.gov/https://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/appshttps://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/text-programs