Vermont Vaping Clearinghouse
Resources for Healthcare Providers
Welcome to the Resources for Healthcare Providers section of the Vermont Vaping Clearinghouse. This page is dedicated to equipping healthcare providers with the tools and information necessary to effectively counsel patients, identify vaping-related health issues, and advocate for public health measures against vaping. These resources are designed to enhance healthcare providers’ knowledge and skills, enabling them to play a pivotal role in both individual patient care and broader public health initiatives focused on reducing the prevalence and impact of vaping in our communities.
Working with Patients
Youth Tobacco Cessation Progressive Web Application
Tobacco use screening tool for youth age 11+ for use during patient visits
A graphic novel built to foster conversations with and among young people around vaping, choices about substance use, and social factors. This graphic novel-styled story of five teens going through high school incorporates behavioral science of substance misuse prevention with the stories, interests, and ideas of members of the Tobacco Free Rhode Island Youth Ambassadors.
Talk with Your Young Patients about Vaping: Hear What Experts Have to Say
NH experts share strategies, resources and straight-forward facts to start conversations with your young patients. This module explains how to start these critical conversations to help your youth patients stay away from vaping.
Education & Resources
Our local Vermont Quit Partners offer FREE, weekly, small-group workshops across the state. Your workshop leaders and fellow participants will guide and support you to:Create a plan of action for becoming tobacco free.
Stay motivated for the long run.
Find ways to manage your stress and cravings.
E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products Visual Dictionary
This visual dictionary from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aims to educate the public
health officials and healthcare providers about the various types of e-cigarettes and vaping products. It provides visuals and descriptions of different generations of devices, the substances used in them, and highlights the potential for users to modify or ‘hack’ e-cigarettes.
Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults
Quick reference guides and definitions with drop down menus to help navigate understanding of health risks associated with vaping.