Developing services of quitline. The best practice of

organizing activities in Lithuania: projects, actions

and programmes

Lithuania, 2010

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•Lithuanian Quitline was born in 2006;

OBJECTIVES:• to provide help, support and advises for those who want to quit smoke;• to train health care and education professionals and to create their network, that could help and support those smokers who want to quit;• to organize activities (actions, competitions etc.) orientated to prevention and primary intervention of smoking;

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6)•NO consulting system for school community, health professionals, social workers and NO abilities for training courses;

•NO Public Health institutions on a Governmental level;

•NO finances;

•NO attitude and values;

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•We joined European Network of Quitlines in 2006;

•Lithuanian Quitline organised trainings „Forming attitude on Healthy lifestyle- help for smoking quiters“ in 2008, 2009 in 8 cities of Lithuania; more then 3000 of medics, pedagogues,social workers, socialeducators, policemen and etc. had possibility to improve their qualification on training courses;

• Methodical material-handbook “The strengthening of addicted personality” was published;

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LITHUANIAN QUITLINE BUDGET2006 - 2007 0 €

2007 - 2008 0 €

2008 - 2009 0 €

2009 - 2010 0 €

“I was born non smoker”

T-shirts for newborns;

9 years tradition;

All Public Health biuros participates;

„Flower instead of cigarette“

On 31st of May about 5000 white flowers with Quitlines number on it were given to smokers in cities; 27 biuros were involved;

“Take care of Yourself”

Pupils were spreading leaflets about Quitline in there living areas;

25 biuros were participating;

“Smoke free Europeans Awards”

more then 25000 leaflets about tobacco damage and Quitline information were spread;

25 biuros were participating;

“The hands of friendship”

Youth is educated to become lectures for their younger colleagues;About 2000 of pupils participated and they all spread information about Quitline;

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