Using Digital Health to Quit: The 2025 Great American Smokeout
From A Virtual View by Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center
November 14, 2025 · 38 min · Season 5 · Episode 3
About this episode
The episode discusses tobacco cessation strategies and the role of digital health in quitting smoking, featuring experts from health organizations.
Join Danielle for a conversation with two experts on tobacco cessation – Natalie Rivich, the Director of Health Systems Change and Cessation Services at the Indiana Department of Health's Division of Tobacco Prevention and Cessation and Andrea Radford, the Senior Program Manager for Tobacco Control at the American Cancer Society . In preparation for the Great American Smokeout, we discuss how to quit, why it matters and how digital health can make all the difference. Resources Mentioned: American Cancer Society - Great American Smokeout Quitlines by State: Indiana – Quit Now Indiana (QNI) or 1-800-784-8669 Illinois - Illinois Tobacco Quitline (ITQL) or 1-866-QUIT-YES Michigan - Michigan Tobacco Quitlink or 1-800-784-8669 Ohio - Ohio Tobacco Quit Line or 1-800-784-8669 Read the UMTRC's monthly blog for more information - The Great American Smokeout: How to Quit and How Digital Health Can Help
People in this episode
Host: Danielle
Guests: Natalie Rivich, Andrea Radford
Topics covered
- tobacco cessation
- digital health
- Great American Smokeout
- health systems change
- quit smoking
Keywords
- quit smoking
- tobacco cessation
- digital health
- Great American Smokeout
- quitlines
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, American Cancer Society
Places: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio
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