Course Overview

This is the first course in Tobacco Cessation and includes modules 1 and 2. We will be exploring the causes for disparities for tobacco use in individuals with mental health or substance use disorders. We will also learn ways in which tobacco control intersects with health equity, gain tools to enhance tobacco control and cessation efforts and re-imagine ways to frame tobacco use in mental health, addiction and recovery settings.

  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Credit Hours: MCBAP-R (0.0), MCBAP-S (4.0), Mi-CEC (0.0), Nursing (0.0)
This module has been designed to conform to the WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standards.

Topics Covered

  • Evidence practices to address disparities
  • Integrate trauma informed resilient – oriented care into practices, especially when it comes to comorbidity and tobacco use

Additional Considerations

Did you know individuals with mental health and substance use challenges die, on average 5-25 years earlier than those without?

Course Objectives

  • Learn ways in which tobacco control intersects with health equity
  • Gain tools to enhance tobacco control and cessation efforts and
  • Re-imagine ways to frame tobacco use in mental health, addiction and recovery settings

What People Are Saying

It was easy to use. I liked the fact that I could listen to the narrator instead of reading all the information myself.

- Mike S.