Choosing an Effective Tobacco Cessation Program
Offering a tobacco cessation program at the workplace is nothing new, but as COVID-19 continues, choosing the most efficient and effective program is essential. Making sure employees are happy, healthy, and ready to improve their lifestyle as the most stressful time in their work life continues is just one more thing to pay attention to. While it is true that the prevalence of smoking among adults has declined in recent years, large disparities in tobacco use can be defined by race, educational level, and socioeconomic status. Not only that, but a recent survey by Blue Cross Blue Shield found that tobacco use, and negative health behaviors have risen since the COVID-19 outbreak began, likely related to pandemic related stressors. (1)
Alyfe Tobacco-Free
Many smokers want to quit smoking, but they lack the evidence-based tools to help navigate them through the process. With Alyfe’s Tobacco-Free coaching program, tobacco users are supported through evidence-based techniques and support, driving them toward behavior change.
Alyfe Tobacco-free is a 6-month interactive coaching program utilizing digital tools and health coaching to help individuals along their path to a tobacco-free lifestyle. Each participant develops a unique plan designed specifically for them based on their personal motivation to be healthy.
What does Alyfe health coaching include?
Alyfe’s health coaching program is personalized for each participant's unique lifestyle. Behavior change can be hard, but by working with a health coach that recognizes the diversities, participants gain the following:
A Unique Personalized Plan
Our initial coaching session includes a conversation about a participant's ‘y’, or personal motivation toward change. When motivation comes from within, a participant isn’t operating from just outside reward or gain, but for their own long-lasting happiness and well-being. In the initial coaching session, a participant will use their motivation to develop goals and milestones toward not only quitting tobacco but also what lifestyle changes the participant desires.
Monthly Sessions
After the initial session, a participant continues with five monthly follow-up telephonic sessions with an Alyfe health coach to evaluate behavior change and discuss topics like overcoming obstacles, barriers, and setbacks, all helping to build confidence.
Active Support
Alyfe health coaches serve as mentors and supporters that guide participants along their road to quitting tobacco for good. Health coaches also help participants discover peer-level support and support resources available to them through their employer or in the community.
Evidence-Based Strategies
Health coaches are skilled at incorporating behavior change techniques like the transtheoretical model and motivational interviewing to engage participants toward changing their habits. By the end of the program, a participant is equipped with the knowledge and tools they need to continue on their road of behavior change.
It's important to consider the effects of COVID-19 on employee health and well-being. As more studies emerge, it becomes evident that tobacco use has increased since the pandemic began. There is a new urgency for providing the best resources and support through a virtual platform. The Alyfe Tobacco-Free program hits the mark for participants seeking behavior change and a healthier lifestyle.
For more information on the Alyfe Tobacco-Free program contact us.
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