 February 2003 • Volume 9 • Number 2 |
The AAFP has collaborated with the CDC Office on Smoking and Health in sending stop-smoking patient education materials to a group of selected FPs. "Got a minute? Give it to your kid," the materials suggest, urging parents to be active in the stop-smoking effort. A brochure offers tips for connecting with teens and preteens, separate from actual advice on quitting smoking.
"Focus groups conducted by the CDC revealed that people trust their doctor's advice," said AAFP President James Martin, M.D., of San Antonio. That is why the CDC is sending the materials free of charge to 10,000 FPs, he added.
Letters detailing the campaign will go out this month to FPs who have recently ordered AAFP patient education/public health materials. Free tent cards and brochures can be ordered from the CDC by calling (770) 488-5705 (press 3 for a publications specialist) or by e-mailing tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov. Go to http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/educational_materials/parenting/gotaminbrochure.htm for more information on the campaign.
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