Tobacco Learning Collaborative (TLC)

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Welcome to CA Quits' TLC

The TLC is an opportunity for peer-to-peer learning, exchanging of ideas, and dissemination of best practices on tobacco-related processes and workflows. Evidence has shown that learning collaboratives can be an effective way to help health care organizations improve health care quality, reduce costs, and improve outcomes for everyone.

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Our focus is to assist you in reaching your goals for addressing tobacco use among your patient populations. You can expect us to facilitate a monthly virtual session with safety net health care delivery systems* that will cover topics from the TLC curriculum. You can also expect the CA Quits faculty, coordinators, and guest experts to provide technical assistance, training and resources, and facilitate connections to collaborative partners. Please review the summarized curriculum of the TLC content and potential areas where we plan to help. The value of the TLC relies on open dialogue and exchange of ideas, therefore your contribution will be valuable to enrich the outcomes for all participants.

Curriculum Overview

• Introduction to CA Quits & TLC Members

• Billing & Plan Coverage (Medication & Counseling)

• Tobacco Metrics & Quality Improvement
  (Data Collection)

• Referrals – Helpline or Internal/External
  Cessation Supports

• Health Systems & EMR Capacity

• Local & Statewide Partnerships

• Emerging Trends in Tobacco Prevention & Control

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• Improve Tobacco Assessment

• Evidence-Based Practices for Providers & Staff

• Addressing Tobacco Use Among Special Populations

• Patient Health Education/Tobacco Cessation Promotion

• Improving Work Flows & Documentation

• Tobacco Products & Disparities

*Safety net health care delivery systems: PRIME hospitals, FQHC, Community Health Centers, Tribal clinics, VA, MCAH, FPACT and Family Planning Clinics

2020 Provider Collaborative Participants​

PRIME Provider Collaborative

• Eastern Plumas Health Care

• El Centro Regional Medical Center

• Kern Medical 

• Kern Valley Healthcare District

• Lompoc Valley Medical Center

• Mammoth Hospital

• Riverside University Health System

• Santa Clara Valley Medical Hospital

• Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare

• Southern Inyo Health District

• Tahoe Forest Hospital District

• UCLA Health

Affinity Provider Collaborative

• ChapCare (Community Health Alliance of Pasadena)

• LifeLong Medical Care

• Sacramento County Health Center

• Vista Community Clinics

• Worksite Wellness Los Angeles*

• Open Door Community Health Center

• Los Angeles County Office of Education* 

*Works directly with Affinity Provider clinics