GRATCC - Greater Rochester Area Tobacco Cessation Center

Partnering with GRATCC Provides:

On-site training for providers and office staff in tobacco use screening and brief interventions based on Public Health Service guidelines.
A CME accredited 1-hour training will focus on systems-based change for brief tobacco dependence interventions using the 5A model.
Access and referrals to local and state tobacco cessation services including the New York State Smokers' Quitline.

GRATCC services are Free

Schedule your CME Program Today. GRATCC will provide lunch or breakfast depending on your schedule and preference.

70% of smokers want to quit.¹
7% of smokers achieve long-term abstinence on their own.²
With physician assistance, this increases to 30%.³

This is your greatest opportunity to save lives

¹ Public Health Service Guidelines for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence,page 26, June, 2000.
² Association of American Medical Colleges (2007). Physician Behavior and Practice Patterns Related to Smoking Cessation. Washington D.C.
³ Orleans, C.T. & Alper, J. (2003) Helping Addicted Smokers Quit, in S.L. Isaacs & J.R. Knickman (Eds.).To Improve Health and Health Care (Vol. 6; pp.125-148). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

70% of smokers want to quit.¹

7% of smokers achieve long-term
abstinence on their own.²

With physician assistance,
this increases to 30%.³

This is your greatest opportunity to save lives

70% of smokers want to quit.1

7% of smokers achieve long-term abstinence on their own.2

With physician assistance, this increases to 30%.3

This is your greatest opportunity to save lives

70% of smokers want to quit.¹

7% of smokers achieve long-term
abstinence on their own.²

With physician assistance,
this increases to 30%.³