Getting Started

Why do we need to do this?

Letter from Joseph Parker, President of the Georgia Hospital Association

Map of Current Tobacco Free Locations

Impact of Tobacco in Georgia: Georgia 2007 Data Use Summary: Tobacco Use

List of Smoke-Free Hospitals in the United States

Key Talking Points for CEO/Board Presentation

PowerPoint Presentation on Tobacco Use

PowerPoint Slides on Disparity Issues in the US with Tobacco

Zip Code Directory for Cessation Services in Georgia

Preliminary Steps: Survey Your Staff

Plan Development: Checklist for Implementation

Suggested 12 month timeline

Sample Policy

Sample Hospital Board Resolution

"Why Should I Quit Smoking?" questionnaire (State of Georgia)

Georgia QuitLine Resources:

Georgia Quitline Brochure for Adults

Georgia QuitLine Brochure - Spanish

Georgia QuitLine Brochure for Teens

Georgia Smoke Free Air Act of 2005 (law)

General Fact Sheet

A Guide for Business Owners and Employers

Employee/Consumer Brochure

Other Links

Georgia Resources for Tobacco Cessation

CDC on Smoking and Health

Cost of Tobacco Online Calculator (for college students)

Cost of Tobacco Online Calculator (American Cancer Society)

Healthy People 2010

For an Index with links to all materials, please click HERE.

Want to quit smoking ?
Call the Georgia Tobacco Quit Line: 1-877-270-STOP (7867)
1-877-2NO-FUME (266-3863) Spanish Language
TTY: 1-877-6534 (Hearing Impaired)

For a directory by county or zip code of available cessation services, click HERE.

For more information about the website, Contact Jan Potter at the Georgia Hospital Association.