The World Trade Center Health Program: Smoking cessation.
Gerald LillyGeoffrey M CalvertPublished in: Archives of environmental & occupational health (2023)
Cigarette smoking can cause and/or worsen a variety of health conditions. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that smoking cessation services be offered to all adults who currently smoke, and governmental and non-governmental professional organizations support providing these interventions to patients who smoke. The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, a federal program that provides health monitoring and treatment to those directed exposed to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, provides smoking cessation therapy for eligible members. This paper identifies treatment strategies for smoking cessation and references the treatment coverage policy in the WTC Health Program. In addition, this paper notes the higher smoking prevalence among those with mental health conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the need for heightened cessation efforts given the lower quit success rates among such persons.
Keyphrases
- smoking cessation
- mental health
- healthcare
- replacement therapy
- public health
- quality improvement
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- health information
- primary care
- health promotion
- mental illness
- physical activity
- risk assessment
- gene expression
- human health
- dna methylation
- depressive symptoms
- social media
- affordable care act