Department of Health

National Center for Disease Prevention & Control

TOPIC: SMOKING CESSATION

Roles and
Responsibilities of
Stakeholders/Health
Workers in Smoking
Cessation
 Roles and Responsibilities of Health
Workers & Other Stakeholders in
Smoking Cessation

A. As health educator
B. As a care provider
As a Health Educator:
1. Assess health education needs of individuals, families,
population groups and community related to:
a. smoking and its social, economic, political and health
impact to society
b. smoking and health effects
c. determinants of smoking habits
d. benefits of smoking cessation
e. interventions in smoking cessation

2. Develop a plan for health education that will address specific

learning needs of:
a. smokers and their families
b. non-smokers, vulnerable population groups and general
population
c. smokers who are planning to quit and their families
3. Develop health education materials appropriate to
target population’s age, sex, language, culture and
educational level.

4. Evaluate effectiveness of health information,

education and communication materials & activities.
 As a care provider :
1. Assess the client’s smoking history, status and readiness to
stop smoking.
a. Determine the physiologic and psychological status of
the client.
b. Identify the determinants of client’s smoking habits.
c. Determine extent of client’s nicotine dependence
d. Determine factors/resources necessary to support
client’s readiness to stop smoking.

2. Develop a plan of care consisting of interventions

appropriate to client’s readiness to stop smoking.
b. Behavioral therapy and counseling
c. Stress management
3. Implement agreed upon interventions with
the client.
.
a. Behavioral therapy and counseling
b.1 Explain the nature and outcomes of
behavioral therapy and counseling
b.2 Monitor client’s response to behavioral
therapy and counseling.
b. Stress Management
c.1 Describe the different techniques in stress
management.
c.2 Demonstrate different stress management
techniques.
c.3 Monitor client’s response to stress
management.
4. Develop the capability of the client’s family and
significant others to sustain necessary support and
resources towards smoking cessation and prevention of
relapse.

5. Evaluate client’s progress and effectiveness of

interventions.
THANK YOU!!