OTIS Evaluation Guide (PDF) - California Department of Public Health

Priority Area: Promote Tobacco Cessation Services (4)
Provision of Cessation Services Indicators (.1)
Definition: These community indicators address the direct provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate cessation services or
pharmacotherapy (not provided as part of a health insurance benefit).
Sample Objective
Community
Indicator
• By June 30, 2010 at least 150 residents of Oceanside County will participate in a minimum of 24 smoking cessation
programs with at least 25% of those who attend at least two sessions report being smoke-free after one year.
• By June 30, 2010 at least six smoking cessation programs will be conducted for Oceanside County employees with
at least 25% of participants who complete the program reporting they are smoke-free after one year.
• By June 2010, Franklin AME in Big County will implement and maintain a cessation program that enrolls a minimum
of 100 smokers annually with at least 25% of program completers being smoke-free at a six-month follow-up.
• By June 30, 2009, the Alcohol and Drug Division of the Butternut County Health Department will routinely assess
clients for tobacco use and offer referral to cessation services and/or self-help quit as demonstrated by the adoption
of cessation screening protocols and an annual chart audit conducted in May of every year.
• By June 30, 2010, a minimum of 60% of 100 dentists in the county will report that they routinely provide screening
for tobacco use, advise patients to quit and refer patients to the Chewers’ and Smokers’ Helplines.
• By June 30, 2010, increase the number of calls received from adults and teens to the California Smokers’ and
Chewers’ Helpline in Mountain County from 25 to a maintenance level of at least 100 per year.
• By June 30, 2010, increase the number of calls made to the California Smokers’ Helpline from Fresh Air County by
20% each year (from previous year) from the fiscal 2004 baseline of 209 calls.
• By June 30, 2010, increase the number of calls to the California Smokers’ Helpline from African American adults for
Urban County by 20% from 822 (2004) to 986 annually.
• By June 30, 2010, 224 low-income/high-risk smokers will participate in behavior modification based tobacco
cessation services in the community. At least 40% of those participants completing the intervention will quit smoking
and of those who quit smoking, 40% will continue to be smoke-free at a six month follow-up.
• By January 30, 2009, implement a proactive smoking assessment and fax referral system into five county supported
prenatal and family planning clinics which will generate a minimum of 50 smokers into calling the California
Smoker’s Helpline counseling.
4.1.1 Number of
culturally and
linguistically
appropriate
behavior
modificationbased
tobacco
cessation
services that
are available
and well
utilized in the
community
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