Tobacco Free is designed to assist the clergy of the Diocese of Birmingham and the Diocese of Pensacola- Tallahassee in creating a plan to quit tobacco.
Register by calling our health coaches at 888-963-9548, email coach@rejoiceinhealth.org, or use the contact button below to send your health coach a message.
A Rejoice in Health Coach will work with you to create your plan to quit tobacco.
QUITTING
TOBACCO
STARTS NOW!
GETTING STARTED
COMMIT TO QUIT
Complete the Pledge Form (download below) and keep a copy in a place that you can see every day.
Send a copy of the Pledge Form to your Health Coach. A resource guide is also provided below.
Download Pledge Form and Participant Guide (click images)
ENGAGE IN SUPPORT
Connect with your Health coach who will assist you in developing your Tobacco Free quit plan and monitor your progress by connecting 4-6 times throughout the year.
Identify health resources that will support you in the journey of becoming Tobacco Free
IDENTIFY WHY YOU WANT TO QUIT
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Have more control over my life
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Reduce my chance for heart attack & stroke
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Reduce my chance for lung cancer, emphysema
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Have more energy
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Have better-smelling clothes, hair, breath, home, & car
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Be able to breathe better & have fewer colds
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Be a good example to those around me
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Save Money
"YOU ARE NOT ALONE"
PRACTICE THE 4 D'S
WHEN A CRAVING HITS
DEEP BREATHS
Take 10 slow deep
breaths and review
the reasons you
want to quit
DRINK WATER
Keep a large cup of ice water nearby. Drink water regularly
DO SOMETHING
Stay busy with work and activities to keep your mind and body engaged
DELAY
Delay reaching for tobacco for 10
minutes and the craving will subside
TOBACCO RESOURCES
smokefree.org
Click here for more information: www.smokefree.gov
You can also call your State Tobacco Quit line
Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to get started (800-784-8669). It's free.
Behavioral Health Systems is also available for tobacco counseling.
See the Resources page for more information
Tobacco Free
How to stop tobacco for good.
E-Cigarettes + Vaporizers
Helpful facts + Quitting Tips
ONLINE TOBACCO CESSATION
INFORMATION RESOURCES
1. LifeStyle Improvement programs, located under "Get Started" and "Health Tools" on the www.behealthy.com home page. Smoking Cessation is one of the 7 topics offered.
2. LifeStyle Solutions programs, located under Health Programs
on the www.behealthy.com home page. Smoke Free is one of the 14 topics offered.
Note: To access the resources on www.behealthy.com, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama members must sign in with their own username and password. If members have not yet registered you can click the 'Register Now' button to get started.