Please note: We are not currently holding quit smoking workshops. Please visit our other resources to help you quit.
As a health care provider in Oxford County, Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas, you play an important role in helping your patients quit smoking. See our Quitting Smoking page for our smoking cessation services.
Referral for smoking cessation support
If you have a patient interested in quitting smoking, you can email smokingcessation@swpublichealth.ca for more information and guidance on the appropriate referral path.
Resources for health care providers
- 5A Tobacco Use Intervention
- Health 811 Smoking Cessation Referral Form
- You Can Make it Happen
- Patient Resources for Pharmacy-led NRT program for OW/ODSP recipients:
- Download: Video for Waiting Room / Clinical Room TV Screens (16:9) without audio (10 sec.)
- Download: Video overview of the program (16:9) without audio (15 sec.) (15 sec. with audio). Other lengths available by request.
- By Request: Postcard handout for patients (SWPH has limited quantities available for distribution. Email smokingcessation@swpublichealth.ca to request a supply.)
Stay Connected
Southwestern Public Health will be rebooting it’s quarterly Smoking Cessation Community of Practice to encourage partners and professionals to come together for networking opportunities, knowledge sharing, and to stay up to date on the latest news in cessation. Click below to be added to the invitation list for virtual 1-hour sessions. 
Archived Smoking Cessation Newsletters
Get more information
For more information, call 1-800-922-0096 ext. 1444 or email smokingcessation@swpublichealth.ca