Personalized Approach in Smoking Cessation of a Rural Community Health Clinic in Malaysia

Chronic smoking is well known to be associated with many medical disorders in the community. If smoking cessation program can be implemented early in the community it can prevent many non-communicable disease and reduce overall healthcare cost in managing these smoking related complications. The aim of this report is to highlight an organized personalized approach used in smoking cessation clinic in a rural community health clinic in Malaysia. The concept, process, follow up and defaulter tracing system are clearly defined in the clinic. Smoking cessation clinic serves both as treatment and education center for the community people. It can be implemented successfully even in a remote community health care clinic.