Breathe Easy NC: Becoming Tobacco Free is a statewide initiative that offers resources, trainings, and a monthly peer-to-peer coalition to help health, behavioral health, and disability service providers implement tobacco-free policies and tobacco use treatment

What happens when a behavioral health provider goes tobacco-free?

Mary Ward talks about McLeod’s Center’s ongoing journey to becoming tobacco-free.

See past meeting recordings here

Change for Life Coalition 

Monthly peer-to-peer coalition of providers sharing resources, lessons learned and tips for implementing a tobacco-free culture of care.

This coalition is paused; however, stay tuned for future training information.

See past meeting recordings here

Check out the most recent Medicaid Bulletin that notes this requirement is delayed indefinitely.

*References to tobacco or tobacco use treatment on this website, refer to the use of commercial tobacco products. Traditional tobacco used by some American Indians and Alaska Natives is different from commercial tobacco. Traditional tobacco is sacred and should be respected. Learn more about the difference between traditional and commercial tobacco.