Quitline Iowa
Help To Quit
Residents of Johnson
County can access several resources that help tobacco users who want to quit.
Free
Hotline for All Iowans
Quitline Iowa
Want to quit smoking? Help is just a phone call away! 1-866-Quit-Now (1-800-784-8669)
Quitline Iowa is a toll-free, statewide smoking cessation telephone counseling hotline. Trained counselors provide callers with information about the health consequences of tobacco use, assistance in making an individualized quit plan, and on-going support through optional follow-up calls. The Quitline is staffed Monday through Thursday 7:00 am- 12:00 am, Friday from 7:00 am- 9:00 pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 am - 7:00 pm. The Quitline offers both English and Spanish-speaking counselors. Counseling services in an additional 150 languages are available through a translation service. Services are also provided for the hearing impaired.
All
Johnson County Residents
Johnson County Public Health
Johnson County Public Health offers a FREE program to help people stop using tobacco. The program involves individual counseling sessions with a trained smoking cessation counselor. It is tailored to your needs and goals and participation in the program is completely confidential.
Contact Beth Joslin at
Johnson County Public Health for more information or to make an appointment.
(319) 356-6040 extension 119.
College
Students
Health Iowa/Student Health Services
Student Health Service provides a tobacco
cessation program FREE of charge for all registered University of
Iowa students. The Health Iowa cessation counselor will do whatever it
takes to help you quit. An individual tobacco cessation program will be tailored
to fit your needs and tobacco habits.
Students come in for an initial consultation which includes information on the
various methods used for tobacco cessation, behavior modification, goals for
quitting tobacco, barriers in your quitting process, and answers to any
questions you may have concerning quitting smoking or chewing. Tobacco cessation
methods discussed during the consultation include "cold turkey", Zyban, nicotine
replacement therapy (the patch, nasal spray, gum, inhaler), postponing smoking
time, and tapering. Financial assistance is available for nicotine replacement
therapies. If you are interested in using Zyban, you will need to make an
appointment with a physician/physician’s assistant at Student Health Service as
well in order to get a prescription.
After the initial
consultation, continued support is available through individual consultations,
email, phone calls, or letters. Follow-up support is tailored to the individual.
To make an appointment for a tobacco cessation consultation, call Student Health
Service at (319) 335-8394 or visit their website at
http://www.uiowa.edu/~shs/tobacco.htm.
University of Iowa Employees
University Employee Health Clinic
The University Employee Health Clinic (UEHC) Smoking Cessation Program offers individual counseling sessions to employees who would like to quit smoking. The initial visit includes an assessment of health and smoking history, review of smoking effects and development of an individual smoking cessation plan. In addition, the program consists of five follow-up visits scheduled within 12 consecutive weeks.
Many methods to quit smoking can be used such as "cold turkey", nicotine gum, nicotine skin patch, nicotine nasal spray, nicotine inhaler or Zyban. Stress management, behavior modifications and weight control are related issues and are discussed during counseling sessions.
The clinic is conducted by professional nurses who are trained at the Freedom From Smoking Facilitator Workshop sponsored by the American Lung Association.
Walk-ins are welcome during working hours
or call (319) 356-3631 to make an appointment. Visit their website at
http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/
employeehealthclinic/wellness.html
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Coupon
Quitline Iowa provides a free 2 week supply of nicotine replacement therapy to anyone who calls the quitline, and free 8 week supplies for those who enroll in the program.