JOINT BASE CHARLESTON –
As the Great American Smokeout approaches, Nov. 18, now is the time to start preparing to quit the tobacco habit for good and the Health and Welfare Clinic has everything in place to help you begin. Below is a series of steps you need to take now, to ensure you have all the necessary tools you need to successfully become tobacco free.
First:
1. Call the American Lung Association Quitline at 1-877-695-7848 to enroll in the Joint Base Charleston program.
2. Schedule an appointment with HAWC or go to HAWC during walk-in hours to complete the JBC mandatory questionnaire. Our walk-in hours are:
Monday: 9 to 10 a.m.
Thursday: 2 to 3 p.m.
HAWC can be reached at: 963-4007.
3. After completing the questionnaire, allow four days from your HAWC patient appointment for our staff to activate medication prescriptions to be sent to the pharmacy if they have been prescribed. Call the pharmacy at 963-6808 to make sure your prescriptions are ready to be picked up.
4. Call the American Lung Line counselor weekly in order to stay compliant with the program.
5. Patients must call the Quitline counselor weekly in order to receive prescription refills.
There are numerous resources available to help you quit including monthly tobacco cessation classes at HAWC: Call HAWC at 963-4007 to enroll in the class.
Other sources of assistance include:
1. Military & Family Life Consultants: 609-8718
2. Military Health Coach: AFMCWellness.com
3. Behavior Health Counselor: 963-6846
4. DOD sponsored website: www.ucanquit2.org
5. Web-based American Lung Association program: http://www.ffsonline.org
6. HAWC tobacco coordinator