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Tobacco dependency web training available for health professionals

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Published: March 17, 2011 | Last Updated: September 12, 2023

Affirmations has collaborated to premiere a web-based seminar, created as part of the "Treating Tobacco Dependency in Michigan" project. The objective of the seminar is to train healthcare professionals on helping their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients quit smoking. The training titled "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Sensitivity Training for Tobacco Cessation Providers" is free and available at http://breeze.mdch.train.org/lgbtcessation.

Michigan Tobacco Quit Line: 800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669). Funded by the Michigan Department of Community Health as a free service to the public.

Online Resources

http://www.michigan.gov/smokefreelaw
http://www.no-smoke.org
http://www.smokefreeup.org
http://www.smokefreemichigan.org
http://www.makemiairsmokefree.org

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