California Smoker’s Hotline

A Good Idea

Description

The California Smoker’s Hotline is a collaborative effort between First 5 California and the California Department of Public Health. The toll-free Hotline offers callers one-on-one telephone counseling, referrals to local resources, and self-help materials. The telephone counselors provide support and use evidence-based tobacco cessation counseling protocols. Counseling is available in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

First 5 is funded through Proposition 10, which adds a 50-cent tax to each pack of cigarettes sold.

Goal / Mission

The Hotline’s goal is to help individuals and families quite smoking.

Results / Accomplishments

In the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year, 36,825 individuals called the hotline. Of these, 20% were either pregnant or had a child zero to five years of age, 52% self identified as an ethnic minority, 60% had Medi-Cal health coverage, and 20% were uninsured.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
First 5 California Children and Families Commission (First 5) and California Department of Public Health
Primary Contact
Kris Perry, Executive Director for First 5 California
California Children and Families Commission
2389 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 260
Sacramento, CA 95833
(916) 263-1050
info@ccfc.ca.gov
http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/pdf/press/fact%20sheets/SMO...
Topics
Health / Alcohol & Drug Use
Organization(s)
First 5 California Children and Families Commission (First 5) and California Department of Public Health
Date of publication
2010
Location
California
For more details
http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/pdf/press/FY0809AnnualRepor...
Target Audience
Adults, Families

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  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.