UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Kristin Berg is the lead author on the paper, Identifying Differences in Rates of Invitation to Participate in Tobacco Treatment in Primary Care, recently published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal. This secondary analysis assessed the differences of tobacco treatment invitation rates based on patient characteristics from 11 primary care clinics from two …
UW-CTRI regional outreach specialists and staff from the Wisconsin Nicotine Treatment Integration Project (WiNTiP) are partnering with tobacco prevention and control coalitions throughout Wisconsin to train behavioral health providers on how to help their patients quit tobacco use. It’s crucial because behavioral health patients smoke at rates as high as 80-90 percent. Research shows they …
U.S. Office of Smoking and Health (OSH) Director Dr. Corinne Graffunder designated 2019 the “Year of Cessation” during a meeting Nov. 7 with national partners in Atlanta. Graffunder unveiled OSH’s new strategic plan indicating that each quarter will feature significant events and efforts to help people quit tobacco use. One opportunity builds upon the success …
Journey Mental Health Center (JMHC) received a Mac Award for its efforts to make its headquarters in Madison a tobacco-free and vape-free campus starting September 15, 2017. The award, named for David “Mac” Macmaster, co-founder and managing consultant of the Wisconsin Nicotine Treatment Integration Project (WiNTiP), is presented to honor a health-care organization that helps …