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Tobacco Guideline Self-Assessment
The self-assessment tool is a companion document modeled on the 12 strategies in the Tobacco Guideline for Behavioral Health. Healthcare providers may use the tool to estimate the extent to which the strategies are being implemented and describe how implementation occurs. Completing the self-assessment will help providers identify the gaps in addressing the Tobacco Guideline.
- Complete the Self-Assessment online on the KDADS website and print a copy of your results for your records before submitting.
- You can also use the Tobacco Guideline Self-Assessment to provide members of your team with the questions in advance of completing the online assessment.
Download the Endorsement Notification Form for additional information about what endorsement means for both provider organizations and associations and to confirm an organization's endorsement of the Guideline. [Please note, this is a fillable PDF form.]
Tobacco Guideline Endorsements
Resources
KDADS is a partner in the Behavioral Health Tobacco Project, which has been working since 2016 to expand education and training for healthcare providers, adult peer audiences, and policymakers regarding the economic and quality of life benefits of reducing dependence on tobacco products. The goals of the project include increasing the number of behavioral health and primary care providers who are actively engaged in providing tobacco cessation treatment and the number of adult tobacco users who participate in tobacco cessation treatment and experience success with quitting tobacco.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) supports the Kansas Tobacco Quitline, which provides free one-on-one coaching for Kansans ready to quit using any form of tobacco, including vaping. The Kansas Tobacco Quitline also has customized programs, including a behavioral health program for people living with a substance use disorder or mental illness. Providers can order free materials to promote the Kansas Tobacco Quitline or no-cost signage to communicate their tobacco-free grounds by visiting the KDHE Tobacco Use Prevention Program.
The following informational posters about KanCare's cessation programs are also available for download. They are designed to be printed as 17 in x 24 in posters.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has also provided the following resources:
- Implementing Tobacco Cessation Treatment for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness A Quick Guide for Program Directors and Clinicians
- Kansas Tobacco Dependence Treatment Provider Directory
This directory was created using data from a provider survey to determine the capacity of Kansas healthcare practitioners to provide evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment. The directory includes providers in many counties throughout Kansas; it is meant to be used by health care providers and other entities for referral for tobacco dependence treatment and patients seeking such treatment. An update to the directory is anticipated before the end of 2022. Contact KDADS.BHS@ks.gov to provide updates in listings or additions of new providers for the directory.