Kick It California Program

Kick it California (formely California Smokers' Helpline) provides free, non-judgemental quit support in six languages. Coaching is based on clinical research conducted by UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, and funded by the California Department of Public Health & First 5 California.

Text Program

• Text "Quit Smoking" or "Quit Vaping" to 66819
• Envie "Dejar de Fumar" o "No Vapear" al 66819

Mobile Apps (English Only)

• Quit Smoking: iPhones & Android
• Quit Vaping: iPhones & Android

Resources for UC Employees and Students

• UCnet Cessation Resources
• Smoking Cessation for UC Employees & Retirees
• Smoking Cessation for UC Students 

Smoking Cessation

• New Mobile App from Kick it California
• Help Quitting
• UCnet Cessation Resources
• Show Support
• UCSC Student Health Center - How to Help a Friend Quit Smoking

University of California Resources

• UC Smoke & Tobacco Free Environment Policy
• UCSC Faculty & Staff Wellness Program
• UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC)
• UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education
• Kick it California

Other Universities with Smoke-Free or Tobacco-Free Policies

• The organization Americans for Non-Smokers rights has compiled a PDF of colleges and universities which are tobacco free.

Related Links and Research References

• The 2016 U.S. Surgeon General's Report on e-cigarette use among youth and young adults
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office on Smoking and Health (OSH)
• TobaccoFreeCA
• California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP)
• Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)
• National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Health
• American Cancer Society
• American Lung Association
• United States Surgeon General at the Department of Health and Human Services
• American College Health Association
• California Youth Advocacy Network
• Tobacco Use Among Adults Highlights
• CDC Report: Tobacco Use Among Adults 2012-2013

Other Resources

• Kick it California - 1-800-NO-BUTTS
• Santa Cruz County Tobacco Cessation and Education Resources
• American Cancer Society - Stay Away From Tobacco
• American Lung Association - Stop Smoking
• BeTobaccoFree.gov - How to Quit
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Quit Smoking
• Smokefree.gov - Step-by-Step Quit Guide
• UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC)
• Show Support
• UCSC Student Health Center - How to Help a Friend Quit Smoking
• CDC Office on Smoking and Health (OSH)
• Video on Benefits of Quitting from the CDC
• California Youth Advocacy Network Resources

For Questions

Contact Cindy Delgado at cadelgad@ucsc.edu or 831-459-1787.