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QuitWorks-NH is a free, evidence-based stop-smoking service developed by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services in collaboration with all major health plans in New Hamsphire.

The QuitWorks-NH Story

The QuitWorks-NH program was introduced in September 2007. It is based on the original QuitWorks program developed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Massachusetts health plans. It is intended for health care providers to use as a tool to aid the cessation efforts of their patients.

In 2002, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, in collaboration with all major health plans, launched QuitWorks, a first-of-its-kind tobacco cessation service for all Massachusetts residents. Operated by the Try-To-STOP TOBACCO Resource Center of New Hampshire (Quitline) in Boston, QuitWorks is a universally endorsed program for use by any provider with any patient, regardless of health insurance status.

Initially introduced to more than 4,000 physician practices, in 2003, hospitals in Massachusetts increasingly expressed a need for the program, in part to meet JCAHO core measures. In response, QuitWorks for hospitals was launched, creating a continuum of effective treatment interventions from admission to post-discharge or post-outpatient visit. More than one-third of Massachusetts hospitals have adopted the QuitWorks program or are in the process of doing so, and more come on board every year.