Tobacco Cessation
QuitSmart On The Web
A 4-week web based tobacco cessation series is available for MultiCare employees and community members. Each 1 hour class will be structured to provide behavior change skill component and participant support group interaction. Behavior change skills will include: creating a quit plan, nutrition, physical activity and stress management.
E-visits will be available for patients wanting to get medication to quit tobacco use. Patients can visit their provider on-line through E-visits. Enroll in MyChart and set up an account. The charge for an E-visit is $35.00.
For more information contact: Kathy Worden at kathleen.worden@multicare.org or 253-403-7863.
The program will be offered Monday’s at 12 noon and 5:30 pm.
PROGRAM FEE:
MultiCare Employees: NO COST
Community Members: $10
Call 800.845.0205 to register or register online
Washington Tobacco Quit Line
Call the Washington Tobacco Quit Line toll-free at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669) to speak with a trained “quit coach” about how you can double your chances of quitting. You don’t have to do it alone.
- Private counseling and support
- Advice on designing your own quit plan
- Help deciding about products and medications that can help your quit be easier and more successful
- A tobacco quit kit full of information about how to quit and stay quit
Prefer online? Visit www.quitline.com to get tips on quitting, hear a sample call and meet the quit line specialists. You can also Click to Call to schedule a quit coach to call you.
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM IS TOBACCO-FREE
The use of all tobacco products is not allowed at all of our locations, including: Allenmore Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital, and all our clinics, facilities, office buildings, parking lots, sidewalks and grounds.Being tobacco-free helps our patients, visitors and employees become and stay healthier.