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The South Florida Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (SFGWEP) podcast series is committed to providing interprofessional programs to maintain and improve the health of ethnically and culturally diverse older adults from underserved areas across Florida, educating and training health professionals in health promotion and prevention, emphasizing undergraduate and graduate professional education, and serving the needs of underserved with innovative teaching and clinical experiences. The GWEP educates, encourages, enhances, and continually promotes the profession of geriatrics to the community at all levels of education, and provides ongoing education and information dissemination.
Episodes
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Guest Speaker: Kelly Henson-Evertz DNP, RNC-OB, CTTS, NCTTP
Hosted by: Desiree Simon, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
This podcast features a discussion about:
- Tobacco usage, cessation, and free resources for cessation assistance
- Health disparities and how tobacco usage widens the gap
- Nicotine addiction and why it is so hard to quit
- Increased risk for disease and death among older adults who use tobacco/nicotine containing products
- The importance of provider knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy to treat those who want to quit and best practices information
- Where individuals can receive FREE help through Area Health Education Centers (AHEC); (in English and Spanish) and Tobacco Free Florida (TFF) all over the state of Florida
Additional Information:
*The LGBTQI+ population is disproportionately impacted by tobacco usage and targeting by tobacco industry marketing
*Tobacco use and dependence is the single biggest avoidable risk factor for tobacco related disease and premature death
*It is never too late to quit and the benefits of quitting begin as soon as 20 minutes after quitting
*Help is also available outside of Florida by calling the National Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW
About Us
South Florida Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program: https://www.nova.edu/gwep/index.html
Nova Southeastern University: https://www.nova.edu/about/index.html
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine: https://osteopathic.nova.edu/aboutus/index.html
** This podcast was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3.5M with 25% financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.**