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As part of the policy, UH will offer quit smoking/tobacco use guidance. Each campus is responsible for establishment of such services for their own constituents. While those involved in the process will work together to ensure that all of the programs offered across UH system will meet the basic standards for effective services, the specific format and timeline of services may vary.

University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Nancy Stockert, Ph.D.
Health Promotion Resource Center
956-4493
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University of Hawai‘i – West Oahu
Administrative Services Office
454-4700

University of Hawai‘i – Hilo
Patti Urso
Department of Nursing
974-7760

Hawai‘i Community College
Patti Urso
Department of Nursing
974-7760

Honolulu Community College
Lorri Taniguchi
Health Office
845-9282

Kapiolani Community College
May Kealoha
Department of Nursing
734-9305

Kauai Community College
Charlene Ono
Deptment of Nursing
245-8310

Leeward Community College
Campus Health Center
455-0216

Maui Community College
Nancy Johnson,
Division Director,
Nursing
984-3450/3250

Denise Cohen,
Health Center
984-3493

Windward Community College
Lui Hokoana
Dean of Student Services
235-7466


Other Links on How to Quit Smoking

The Hawaii Tobacco Quitline offers free, confidential, phone based cessation services, at – 1-800-QUIT-NOW. Visit their website at http://www.callitquitshawaii.org

ClearTheSmoke.org is a Hawai’i based organization with a mission to inform Hawaii about the tobacco industry and their manipulative practices.
They provide information on local cessation services at http://clearthesmoke.org/programs.php.

The National Cancer Institute website for quitting.
http://www.smokefree.gov/

This is the official website of office of the Surgeon General, and provides extensive listing of tobacco use cessation related information including all major reports and up-to-date discoveries on treatment of nicotine dependency.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: The AHRC provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. Information from AHRQπs research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. This webpage provides a variety of information to help people quit smoking.
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/helpsmok.htm

QuitNet ≠ Massachusetts: QuitNet strives to be an online resource community and support center for smokers struggling to quit and "ex-smokers" working to stay clean. Many forums are provided along with chat rooms and a personal mailbox. http://www.quitnet.org

Nicotine Anonymous (OFFICIAL) A nicotine anonymous fellowship group comprised of men and women helping each other to gain freedom from nicotine http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org

Arizona Smokers’ Helpline: A non-profit organization dedicated to helping the smoking public to successfully quit smoking. This site includes a Quit Guide that gives smokers tools to help them "kick the habit." http://www.ashline.org