A Model DoD Systems Approach for Tobacco Cessation
Abstract
Military personnel have a smoking rate of approximately 30%, and recent evidence indicates this rate is no longer decreasing. Given the costs in terms of health care expenditures and decreased troop readiness, more must be done to decrease smoking in the military. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate whether implementation of a specialized intervention program based on the recommendations of the DoD Tobacco Cessation Policy Working Group and the VHA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines for tobacco interventions will result in lower smoking cessation rates among active duty personnel and TRICARE Prime beneficiaries (i.e., individuals who receive their medical care primarily from military installations). The project intervention combines state-of-the-art components from community trials with empirically supported clinical interventions to form a unique, comprehensive tobacco control program for military installations. Specifically, it focuses on three areas of intervention: expanding pharmacotherapy as a benefit, providing training to both medical and non-medical personnel regarding brief interventions with tobacco users, and using a social marketing approach to develop a targeted media campaign to reduce tobacco use among junior enlisted personnel.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA447593
Entities
People
- Harry A. Lando
Organizations
- University of Minnesota