Legacy e-News, Building A World Where Young People Reject Tobacco And Anyone Can QuitDecember 2007
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Focus on an American Legacy® Grantee: a feature on HiTOPS

HiTOPS is a non-profit health and education center for adolescents and young adults in Princeton, New Jersey. With the help of an American Legacy Foundation grant, HiTOPS is launching an exciting new program in January called, "iQuit!", which will provide information and support for young adults who want to quit smoking for the new year.

The iQuit! program consists of six smoking cessation podcasts that can be downloaded to a home computer, iPod or MP3 device. Each podcast, written by a nurse practitioner, consists of a two or three minute discussion of a key smoking cessation topic that is designed to be both informative and entertaining. Young adult smokers can learn and get support from the voices of their peers helping them develop the skills they need to be successful in quitting smoking. Smokers also have the option to receive a short text message or an e-mail a day for up to 30 days to keep them motivated. If they have specific questions, smokers can e-mail a nurse practitioner for personal help. The iQuit! program provides information and social support.

HiTOPS is setting a goal for itself of 300 clients to use the program on-line and 30 clients to come in for face to face counseling.

The entire program will be available in both English and Spanish and begins in January. The Web site for the free program is www.hitops.org.