Great American Smokeout 2020
For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November. The Great American Smokeout supports tobacco users in committing to healthy, tobacco-free lives – not just for a day, but year round. Great American Smokeout activities provide an opportunity for individuals, college campuses, community groups, businesses, health care providers, and others to encourage people to use the date to make a plan to quit, or plan in advance and initiate a tobacco quit plan on the day of the event . Great American Smokeout also challenges people to stop using tobacco and helps people learn about the many tools they can use to help them quit and stay quit.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and transition from in-person to virtual learning and events, CYAN will be creating materials for social media and provide ideas for virtual activities hosted by or in partnership with colleges and universities.
The Great American Smokeout is traditionally held on the third Thursday of November; however, your campus might choose to plan the event on a different day to accommodate your campus calendar. Great American Smokeout is on November 19, 2020.
For more information about this event, please contact Andrea Fabillaran at Andrea[at]cyanonline.org.
Great American Smokeout Webinar
October 29, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
This webinar featured innovative ideas for virtual Great American Smokeout events as well as a facilitated discussion and sharing of ideas between participants. a look at social media messaging and virtual activities for education, advocacy, and tobacco treatment on college and university campuses.
Great American Smokeout Virtual Event Toolkit
CYAN is pleased to provide an Event Toolkit which offers virtual event ideas, social media messaging, and resources for education, advocacy, and tobacco treatment . Please click below to download 2020 event materials.
Educational Materials
Posters, flyers, fact cards, and other educational materials are available free of charge to help promote tobacco cessation on your campus. If you would like these additional materials for your Great American Smokeout and other events on campus, please click below. Note: You will be redirected to the cyanonline.org website for ordering.
If you would like to request educational materials to from the California Smokers’ Helpline, visit here. You can request materials directly from the Helpline. The California Smokers’ Helpline provides free support for individuals in California to quit tobacco. For more information about the helpline, please visit www.nobutts.org.