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LIVING HEALTHY is published for the members and
community partners of CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE
FOR HEALTH, 1600 Green Hills Road, Suite 101, Scotts Valley,
CA 95066, telephone 831-430-5500 or 1-800-700-3874,
ext. 5505, website
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Member Services Director
Editor
Health Education Coordinator III
Health Programs Supervisor
Jan Wolf
Erin Huang
Mao Moua
Sandra Orozco
Deborah Pineda healthyliving
Quitting tobacco is hard
member benefits
Many former smokers say
quitting was the hardest
thing they ever did.
However, millions of people have
been able to do it, and you can
too. Quitting involves practice,
flexibility, commitment and effort.
It’s OK to make mistakes—people
learn something new about quitting
every time they try and are much
stronger the next time they try. The
first step of the quitting process
is learning why you feel like you
need to smoke. Knowing this can
prepare you to find the best ways
to quit and live a smoke-free life.
The best way to quit is using a
combination of counseling and
medication. Both in-person and
over-the-phone counseling are
effective. Quit-smoking programs
help smokers manage and cope
with problems they have when
trying to quit. The programs teach
problem-solving and other coping
skills. Talk to your doctor to find the
option that will work best for you.
The Alliance is committed to
supporting members who wish
to stop smoking and/or using
tobacco products. To achieve this,
the Alliance provides tobacco
cessation benefits and services
through the Tobacco Cessation and
Support (TCS) Program. Services
include:
■ ■ Referrals to the convenient, toll-
free California Smokers’ Helpline
at 1-800-NO-BUTTS (1-800-
662-8887), which provides free
cessation counseling over the
phone for anyone in California.
■ ■ The cost for you to attend an
The best way to quit is
using a combination of
counseling andmedication.
approved smoking cessation class
in your area.
■ ■ Stop-smoking aids, such as Zyban
or nicotine gum or patches.
■ ■ Easy-to-read brochures with tips
to help you quit smoking and/or
using tobacco products.
For more information about
the TCS Program, call the Health
Education Line at 1-800-700-3874,
ext. 5580. For the Hearing or Speech
Assistance Line, call 1-800-735-2929
(TTY: Dial 7-1-1).