On Smoking Cessation
Preventive Care: A National Profile on Use, Disparities, and Health Benefits
This Partnership for Prevention report—overseen by Texas’ own former Department of State Health Services commissioner—offers incredible insight and hard data to support the investment in five key preventive services that would save lives and money.
President’s Cancer Council Annual Report (2007)
The President’s Cancer Council Annual Report looks at the progress in the nation’s fight against cancer. This year’s report includes a number of recommendations related to preventive care and wellness, including a call to make smoking cessation treatment a standard health care benefit. Specifically, the council, which includes two Texans (Lance Armstrong and Dr. Margaret Kripke of M.D. Anderson) states, “the U.S. [must] set a standard in developing and implementing exemplary programs and interventions that reduce tobacco use and smoke exposure. To do so, tobacco-prevention programs must receive adequate funding and smoking-cessation services must be better incorporated into standard health care.”
Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Programs
America’s Health Insurance Plans provides employers with a wealth on online tools and resources related to smoking cessation benefits and programs, including Return on Investment (ROI) and recent research, news articles and presentations about the cost and health benefits of such an investment.