Would you like to have a more productive,
safer, cleaner and healthier workplace? Institute
for Prevention, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Behavioral
Health Network offers an on-site tobacco treatment program as a proven
way to improve your company’s bottom line and the health and
well-being of all of your employees.
Did you know?
- Each smoker generates $1,623 in excess medical
expenditures each year
- Smokers incur higher lifetime medical expenses when compared to
nonsmokers -- $16,500 more for men and $19,500 more
for women (by CDC Estimates in 2004, those costs
are higher now!).
In terms of employee productivity, smokers use a higher number of sick
days and have longer absences than nonsmokers. Your business may
incur project delays or other employees may have to work overtime to
take up their work load, thus increasing business expenses.
The President of the Causeway Family of Dealerships in Manahawkin,
realized that happy and healthy employees increase productivity and
hired Institute for Prevention to run a tobacco cessation program
for his employees.
I have been impressed with the comprehensive
nature of the Institute for Prevention’s
tobacco cessation program and with Helene Long,
IFP’s Tobacco Treatment Specialist. Helene
completed 25 individual employee assessments
and created an individual treatment plan for
each employee. Helene is also overseeing
a 4-week and 6-month follow-up and I am hopeful
that my employees will be successful in their
efforts to quit smoking… David Wintrode
According to the Surgeon General's report, 70 percent of
all smokers desire to quit but only 3% are successful on their own. The
key to quitting is a planned and professionally supported approach
to dealing with nicotine dependence. Our researched-based
program, modeled after the Mayo Clinic, is designed to increase
success rates and can be offered where it will do the most good-
right at your work site..
The Tobacco Dependence Treatment Program provides state-of-the-art,
specialized treatment by trained, caring professionals. Participants
in the program receive:
- A one-on-one comprehensive assessment
- Six weeks of effective group counseling
- An individualized Quit Smoking Plan
- Up to date information on medications and nicotine replacement therapies
- Strategies for overcoming cravings and dealing with withdrawal symptoms
- Weight management tips
- Techniques on reducing stress
- Suggestions for preventing relapse
If you are interested in bringing our tobacco treatment program to
your worksite or have any questions, please contact Helene Long, CTTS
at hlong@barnabashealth.org or
at 732.886.4149 in Ocean and Monmouth Counties and Dennis Lee, CTTS
at denlee@barnabashealth.org or
973.926.7978 in Essex and Union counties.
The mission of the Institute for Prevention is to reduce the factors
that place individuals, families and communities at risk and to promote
healthy lifestyles. For more information about the Institute
for Prevention, please call 732.914.3815
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