STARSS
(Start Thinking About Reducing Secondhand Smoke) |
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Media campaign and tobacco reduction support and information for pregnant women and mothers who smoke, particularly women who don’t want, or aren’t ready to quit smoking. Available resources include:
- A guide to STARSS strategies for providers,
- A journal for women to record and support their smoking reduction or cessation goals,
- Reports and posters describing the STARSS program.
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| Why Women Smoke: Women and Smoking |
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This resource from AWARE (Action on Women’s Addictions, Research & Education) provides information on why women smoke and supports women in considering their own reasons for smoking, and strategies for reducing or quitting smoking.
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| Couples and Smoking: What You Need to Know When You are Pregnant |
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The booklet looks at how your routines, habits, and ways of interacting in relationships influence smoking. It includes:
- Understanding your tobacco related interaction patterns (TRIPS),
- Ideas and questions about relationships and quitting smoking.
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| Pregnets |
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This website has:
- Information for women on how to talk to a doctor; reducing second-hand smoke; common questions and answers; and smoking statistics,
- An online discussion board for mothers and mothers-to-be.
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| Healthy Choices in Pregnancy |
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This website has:
- Print and web-based material about alcohol, tobacco and other substance use during pregnancy,
- A list of where you can find support in BC.
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| QuitNow Services |
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This website is designed for smokers in general.
- FREE web-based support 24/7,
- FREE confidential telephone hotline,
- An online community offering tips and strategies on quitting.
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| Health Canada |
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website has information for pregnant women on the health effects of smoking.
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| Canadian Lung Association |
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website has information for pregnant women on the health effects of smoking, benefits of quitting and reducing secondhand smoke exposure.
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| How Not to Smoke: A program for women who want to quit smoking |
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Order this self-help manual and accompanying video from the Canadian Public Health Association, Health Resources Centre. |
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| Smokefree.gov |
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This website provides information on quitting smoking, including resources for the general population, and for pregnant women who have recently quit smoking.
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