DAY ONE

WV Quitline Services Offered Free

Quitting smoking is one of the best things a parent can do to protect their own health, and that of their children. Smoking during pregnancy carries great risks to the unborn child. Babies exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke have increased health risks including breathing problems, infections and even Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The WV Quitline is currently offering services at no charge to all pregnant women who smoke as well as those that live in the same household. Call 1-877-966-8784 to apply .

West Virginia Community Voices, Inc. and West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition release A Blueprint to Improve West Virginia Perinatal Health.

Tobacco Cessation Quit Line Services

As of January 1, 2007 the following West Virginia residents are eligible for free, full services including enrollment, educational materials, up to four coaching sessions, and two shipments of four weeks of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) by calling Partners in Corporate Health, a beBetter Company at 1-877-966-8784.

  • Uninsured
  • Pregnant women and their families who live in the same household who are NOT covered by Medicaid
  • College students, faculty and staff
  • Active, Reserve and Retired Military Personnel and their immediate families
  • Youth 24 years and younger (those under 18 will need a physician consent for NRT)
  • Adults 65 and older
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid QMB

All Medicaid Covered individuals must contact Free and Clear's Quit For Life Program for Tobacco QuitLine services at 1-866-784-8454.

This information provided by the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, Division of Tobacco Prevention. For additional information you may contact Kathy Danberry at 304-558-6260.