QUITPLAN(R) Services web site offers free membership, expert advice and new
features
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Created by ClearWay Minnesota(SM),
QUITPLAN Services provides free professional counseling for those looking
to quit smoking and a variety of help options, including online guidance at
quitplan.com. The web site now has a new look and added features for
Minnesotans looking for help in breaking their nicotine addiction.
The web site, originally launched in 2003, will continue to offer free
membership for Minnesotans, personalized quitting plans, expert advice from
online certified tobacco-treatment specialists, and forums to discuss
successes and obstacles with other smokers online. The web site will also
provide a new, cleaner look to help Minnesotans in any stage of quitting,
whether they are contemplating quitting, in the process of quitting or have
already quit and are seeking support.
In addition, the site will now feature more information about all the
QUITPLAN Services available to Minnesotans, including the QUITPLAN Helpline
phone counseling program; QUITPLAN Centers, where Minnesotans can receive
in-person counseling; Community-Tailored QUITPLAN Centers, which provide
culturally appropriate counseling for different populations; and the
at-work program, QUITPLAN at Work.
"QUITPLAN Services provides one of the most comprehensive programs for
tobacco users to quit, and quitplan.com is one of our most popular
services," said David Willoughby, ClearWay Minnesota chief executive
officer. "We hope Minnesotans will appreciate the new look of the web site
and will take advantage of the new features. Our belief is that the new
look and function of the web site will continue to increase the number of
Minnesotans who quit successfully."
In addition to being unhealthy for the smoker, tobacco use takes its
toll on all Minnesotans. Each year, 5,600 Minnesotans die from
tobacco-related diseases, and the cost of smoking is estimated to be $2
billion in direct health care costs. Minnesotans can find out about all the
free help to quit smoking through QUITPLAN Services by visiting
quitplan.com or calling 1-888-354-PLAN (7526).
QUITPLAN(R) Services for Minnesotans include:
-- The QUITPLAN(R) Helpline -- The QUITPLAN Helpline, 1-888-354-PLAN
(7526), offers telephone counseling and free nicotine patches, lozenges or
gum to eligible callers.
-- quitplan.com -- The web site offers free lifetime membership,
helpful quitting tools and activities and the chance to connect online with
thousands of others who have chosen to quit tobacco.
-- QUITPLAN(R) Centers -- QUITPLAN Centers provide in-person counseling
in a healthcare setting, as well as access to nicotine patches, lozenges or
gum.
-- Community-Tailored QUITPLAN(R) Centers -- Community-Tailored
QUITPLAN Centers offer a combination of stop-smoking tools and
culturally-tailored counseling for communities of color.
-- QUITPLAN(R) at Work -- The QUITPLAN at Work program offers free
on-site professional group counseling for eligible businesses with at least
eight employees ready to stop smoking.
About ClearWay Minnesota(SM)
ClearWay Minnesota is an independent, non-profit organization that
improves the health of Minnesotans by reducing the harm caused by tobacco.
ClearWay Minnesota serves Minnesota through its grant-making program,
QUITPLAN(R) stop-smoking services and statewide outreach activities. It is
funded with 3 percent of the state's 1998 tobacco settlement. For more
information on ClearWay Minnesota or QUITPLAN Services, call 952-767-1400
or visit clearwaymn.org.
Contact: Mike Sheldon
Communications Manager
(952) 767-1425
SOURCE ClearWay Minnesota
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Related links:
http://www.quitplan.com
CONTACT:
Mike Sheldon, Communications Manager of
ClearWay Minnesota, +1-952-767-1425
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