Patient Information ▼ Services & Programs ▼ Providers Clinics Procurement About Us Contact Us Jobs ▼ Employees Neam Issue One Neam Issue Two Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program at Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (BBAHC) BBAHC Tobacco Prevention and Cessation services are available to everyone living in the Bristol Bay area. Our program promotes health through tobacco prevention education and cessation including individual counseling, medication therapy and continued support. The BBAHC Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Services Tobacco Prevention Program The Tobacco Prevention Program works to educate the public on the consequences of tobacco use. We also conduct school presentations, community health fairs, village clinic presentations, and other health promoting activities throughout the region. We maintain tobacco prevention and education resources: videos, brochures, fact sheets, posters, etc. Materials are available for use throughout the Bristol Bay region and can be checked out by physicians and community members alike. Tobacco Cessation Program The Tobacco Cessation Program focuses on the reduction of tobacco use and the reduction of exposure to secondhand/third hand smoke. BBAHC tobacco cessation services are available to everyone living in the Bristol Bay region. Enrollment and counseling is free of charge. How the program works: 1) Individual Counseling Tobacco cessation counselors will work with you in-person or over the phone to set a quit date and develop a quit plan. 2) Medication Therapy Tobacco medications ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. If you are enrolled in the BBAHC tobacco program, the following medications are available at a discounted price: Nicotine patches Nicotine gum Nicotine lozenges Zyban Chantix 3) Continued Support Tobacco cessation counselors will provide follow-up support for up to one year. Alaska's Tobacco Quit Line also provides tobacco counseling and medications free of charge. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW for information about Quit Line services. BBAHC Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Contact information: (907) 842- 9292 or (907) 842-9547 (800) 478-5201 ext. 6292 or ext. 6547 To find out more about important research on tobacco in Bristol Bay, check out the newsletters below. Also check out our Tobacco Prevention and Cessation resource links. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation resource links Tobacco Prevention and Cessation resource The Tobacco Cessation Program focuses on the reduction of tobacco use and the reduction of exposure to secondhand smoke. Here are some helpful websites to learn more about the impacts of tobacco use. Tobacco Basics U.S. Surgeon General Reports on the Adverse Health American Lung Association – Find Out if Your State Made the Grade in Tobacco Control Tobacco in the Great Land 2012 Wait 21 video Anti-tobacco Campaigns Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP) The Truth Campaign Tips from Former Smokers Campaign American Nonsmoker’s Rights Foundation Tribal tobacco prevention and control matters (Video) Prevention efforts that Work! Ask-Advise-Refer: A Brief Training Tobacco Taxes Success: Bethel's Tobacco Tax Dillingham & Bethel - Compare the censuses Study on New York's Tax Tobacco Free Tribal Resolutions AK Native Supplemental Implementation Packet Tribal School Policy How are school tobacco policies rated? Gold Star Policy signage request form ~ Articles ~ Addiction Definition of Addiction Nicotine Nicotine Addiction 101 Electronic Devices Candy flavors put E-cigarettes on kids' menu What did the Senators say to the Electronic Cigarette Tobacco Executives!?? Smoking Some Little Known Facts About Smoking – You May Be Surprised! Second hand smoke! Triumphs and tragedies (Video) Cigars Cigar Smoking and Cancer Smokeless Tobacco – Spit tobacco, Chew, Snuff, Snus, Dip, Iqmik, and Black Bull Chew and Spit Facts about Smokeless Tobacco Sean Marsee's Story Snus Does Not Save Lives: Quitting Smoking Does Tobacco and Stress Stress and Smoking 10 Ways to Reduce Stress While You Quit Smoking Water and Stress Reduction: Sipping Stress Away Environmental Impact of Tobacco Legacy Fact Sheet #1 Contact information: (907) 842- 9292 (800) 478-5201 ext. 6292 Copyright © 2018 All Rights reserved P.O.Box 130 - Dillingham, Alaska 99576 - 907-842-5201 - 800-478-5201 Patient Information Services & Programs Providers Clinics Procurement About Us Contact Us Jobs Employees Site Map powered by NonprofitOffice.com