Tobacco Cessation - QuitPower by UnitedHealthcare

See details below and call 1-877-QUIT-PWR (1-877-784-8797) to enroll.

UnitedHealthcare provides this comprehensive tobacco cessation program to help smokers withdraw from nicotine dependence. By participating in this program, you will more than double your chance of successfully quitting tobacco.

This six (6) month program offers:

• Home fulfillment of up to 8 weeks of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy, patches or gum;

• Toll free telephone access to a dedicated tobacco cessation coach (you will receive up to eight (8) scheduled coaching sessions and may place unlimited calls for support when you have a question);

• Help to identify and avoid common reasons why quit attempts fail, including weight gain and stress management; and

• Educational articles, quizzes and progress tracking tools designed to provide support through this program.

Participation is completely voluntary and without extra charge.

Participation in this program is one way you can earn your Healthy Lifestyle Medical Premium Discount (2012-2013). (View Employee Benefits website for details.)

Call 1-877-QUIT-PWR (1-877-784-8797) or visit myuhc.com for additional information and to enroll.

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Community Resources

Arizona Smokers' Helpline: Telephone counseling, information and internet resources

Please call Employee Wellness at 740-8114 if you would like us to refer you to the ASHLine. You may also contact them directly to get started.

Pima County Health Department: Tobacco and Chronic Disease Prevention

Brochure from the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What It Means to You

Additional UnitedHealthcare Offerings
(For UnitedHealthcare members only - Employees & Family Members)

OnlineHealth Coach: Smoking Cessation
This five week program will help you with information and motivation to quit smoking. To access this special program, first take the Health Assessment. Then this coach will be available to you on the Health & Wellness page once you've identified yourself as a smoker.

Health Allies Discounts
Log in to your myuhc.com account to access the discounts listed below along with other tobacco cessation discounts.

QuitSmart®: 18% discount
The QuitSmart® Stop Smoking Kit includes a 96-page guidebook that teaches non-smoking skills and presents stop-smoking medication options, a powerful and relaxing hypnosis audio tape or CD, and a patented realistic cigarette substitute to help overcome the hand-to-mouth habit of smoking. Developed by the Director of the Duke University Stop Smoking Program, the QuitSmart system has been proven very effective in research studies. Members save 18 percent when ordering a QuitSmart Kit or other QuitSmart products.

www.quitsmart.com

Free & Clear: 46% discount
For nearly 20 years, Free & Clear® has helped thousands of people quit using tobacco through the Quit For Life® program.  Quit For Life is one of the most successful tobacco treatment programs available today. Why? Because it helps you quit your way. Quit Coaches find out what has worked for you in the past and what hasn't.  Then you create a quit plan that includes up to five one-on-one phone-based coaching sessions scheduled at your convenience, unlimited toll-free telephone access to Quit Coaches for the duration of the program, recommendations for medications like the nicotine patch, gum, bupropion or Chantix and a Quit Guide designed to help you stay on track between calls.

Normally, a $375 program, members pay only $200--a savings of 46 percent.  Contact the Quit For Life Program to enroll today - 1-866-QUIT-4-LIFE (1-866-784-8454). Be sure to mention the name of your health discount program to receive your discount.

www.freeclear.com