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Learning Academy (Be Healthy, Be Fit)

Being Tobacco Free

This site provides support to GRCC students, employees and their families who want
to live a tobacco free life.

Insurance Providers

MESSA
www.messa.org

  • Weight loss program, online for 12 weeks
  • Online tobacco cessation program
  • Online stress management program
  • Contact MESSA directly for more resources involving tobacco cessation

**Here is a list of meds covered by MESSA
  • Chantix
  • Nicotine Transdermal Patch* (Rx form only)
  • Nicotrol Inhaler
  • Nicotrol Nasal Spray
  • Bupropion SR* (generic for Zyban)
*= Generic Available

Priority Health
www.priorityhealth.com

  • Free tobacco cessation program includes educational materials and referrals
  • Provides a nurse case manager who will answer questions and provide support
  • Contact Priority for a list of companies providing discounts for Priority members interested in healthier lifestyles. These include local gym memberships, yoga classes, and karate lessons.
  • Coverage provides 12 weeks of the prescription drug Chantix and generic Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
  • Contact Priority Health directly for more resources involving tobacco cessation

Grand Valley Health Plan
www.gvhp.com

  • Smoking cessation classes
  • Incentive based wellness programs
  • Stress management courses
  • Contact GVHP directly for more resources involving tobacco cessation

West Michigan Health Insurance Pool (Blue Cross Blue Shield Provider)
www.bcbs.com

  • Covers smoking cessation medications with prescription
  • NO classes or educational material

Medicaid
www.mi.gov/mdch

  • Prenatal Smoking Cessation Program




Updated on 03-AUG-09
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