A smoke free life, one Monday at a time.
What is Quit & Stay Quit Monday?
Maybe you tried to quit smoking on New Year's or your birthday. Then you relapsed and pledged to quit again... next year. You're not alone.
Don't worry, many smokers take several attempts before they successfully stay quit. However, if you select a yearly event to start, it may take years for you to quit.
With the Quit & Stay Quit Monday (QSQM) concept you use Monday as a reset day from the occasional slip. Instead of waiting for the next annual event to quit again, QSQM encourages you to quit again on Monday. This gets you back on track quickly, giving you a better chance of success.
Get Started:
Download the QSQM overview. This handout explains more about the concept.
Download the QSQM Monday Check-in. Use this checklist to track your progress (as well as your struggles) and discover resources that keep you committed to your quit.
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PCHD Campaigns
The Pima County Health Department shares tobacco prevention and cessation messages with our community through the following campaigns:
Blackout Tobacco - designed to coincide with the Great American Smoke Out (GASO), we encourage community members who smoke to give it up for one day - the 3rd Thursday in November - and explore resources for quitting for good!
REAL DEAL on Vaping - this campaign was created in response to the rapid uptake of e-cigarette use and vaping by teens and youth. Many people are not aware what is in vapes and what those chemicals can do to their health, especially during the teen years.
STAND Youth Tobacco Coalitions - Prepare, Advocacy, Involvement
Take a STAND with us! Students Taking a New Direction (STAND) is Arizona’s anti-tobacco youth coalition effort for Arizona teens. These youth coalitions aim to reduce youth tobacco initiation and exposure to secondhand smoke through community involvement, peer education and advocating for environmental changes.
The youth coalitions partner with adult leaders at their site and work closely in conjunction with them for support towards the coalition's goal. Pima County Health Department mentors and supports STAND coalitions by providing technical guidance, including trainings, equipment, and other support.
Current STAND youth coalitions are:
- Anza Trail K - 8 SWAT
- Cholla High School Youth Coalition
- Empire High School SWAT
- Tucson Indian Center Youth Coalition
- Walden Grove High School SWAT
If you would like to learn more about or be a part of a grassroots movement with STAND, please contact us at 520-724-7904 or visit STAND online.
Arizona Retailer Tobacco Training
Information and Registration
Presentations
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I Care About Smoke Free Air
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Tobacco Marketing - Targeting Youth
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The REAL DEAL on Vaping
Counter Strike
When teens have easier access to tobacco, more of them will get addicted. Counter Strike is about teenagers making a difference in their community by working with local law enforcement to identify stores that sell tobacco to minors.
Since 2002 the Attorney General’s Office has partnered with the Arizona Department of Health Services to develop and maintain the Counter Strike program. Youth volunteers in Pima County, accompanied by special investigators from the Attorney General’s Office, enter tobacco retailers and attempt to purchase tobacco products. If the retailer sells a tobacco product to the volunteer, they may be given a citation for furnishing tobacco to a minor. If the retailer refuses to sell the tobacco product to the volunteer, they are notified of the inspection and congratulated for their vigilance in keeping tobacco away from minors.
The program’s goal is to reduce youth access to tobacco in retail outlets by systematically monitoring retailer compliance with state laws which prohibit the sale of tobacco products to minors. The program also serves to coordinate and encourage local enforcement with those laws. Over 23,000 retail inspections have been performed since the program’s inception.