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Briefing
Smoking cessation

Evidence into practice: Motivating quitting through behaviour change communications

Mar 2021
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Summary

This evidence into practice briefing is a guide for local authorities and NHS organisations about how to use communications to motivate smokers to change their behaviour. It is designed to help localities to embed their communications activity in a broader approach to tobacco control designed to drive down smoking prevalence, with case studies to provide examples of good practice at local and regional level.

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