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ODH funds tobacco cessation initiatives
Reminder: The Ohio Department of Health Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation program seeks to fund initiatives in health systems and behavioral health facilities to increase availability and utilization of evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment for Ohio residents by promoting health systems change.
Two RFPs have been released and are available on the Ohio Department of Health website. Applications are due August 15, 2022. Eligible applicants are health systems including hospitals and physician groups and behavioral health facilities (including inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities with adult patients).
Background: While there has been some success in reducing tobacco and nicotine use, new products and challenges still result in tobacco being the number one preventable cause death. With an estimated 80% of tobacco users in the United States seeing a health care provider each year, health care providers play an important role in addressing tobacco use. The Ohio Department of Health Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation program seeks to fund initiatives in health systems and behavioral health facilities to increase availability and utilization of evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment for Ohio residents by promoting health systems change, including:
- Ensuring tobacco free environments
- Providing comprehensive evidence-based coverage for tobacco cessation treatment to all employees
- Screening for tobacco (including e- cigarette use)
- Increasing referrals for treatment, including to state quit lines
- Providing access to individual and group counseling
- Prescribing FDA-approved pharmacotherapy when clinically indicated
Who Can Apply: Eligible applicants are health systems including hospitals and physician groups and behavioral health facilities (including inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities with adult patients).
Bidder's Conference: A bidder’s conference, covering both opportunities, was held on July 13th, 2022. The presentation and recording can be found here:
PEI Bidder Conference PowerPoint Presentation
PEI Bidder Conference Meeting Recording
How: Those interested will submit a letter of intent and will be invited to a Bidder’s Conference to learn more about the details of the project.
Where to Find the RFP: The RFP has been released and is available on the Ohio Department of Health website. To locate the document, please use this link.
Project Budgets: Project budgets will be determined following the completion of an assessment prior to application submission. All proposals on due August 15, 2022 for a project period beginning October 1, 2022.
Call to Action: As a partner of the Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation program, we need your help in promoting this RFP project. Please share this information through your networks and contacts and let us know how you are able to help so we can provide additional information and support, as well as better gauge our reach in promoting this exciting opportunity. Consider the following distribution methods:
- Newsletters (Sample information can be provided)
- Weekly Updates
- Posting to websites
- Staff Meetings/Notification
- Communications with QI staff
- Personal emails/contacts
- Sharing with other staff in your organization who work or partner with health system and behavioral health staff
- Social Media (Sample messaging can be provided)
Questions: If you have questions or would like the sample messaging mentioned above, please email tobaccoprevention@odh.ohio.gov.
