Preferred Family Healthcare uses a 'private island' in Jibe© to hold American Lung Association Freedom from Smoking sessions online. These sessions are one and a half hours a week for eight weeks. The island also features a library of information on remaining smoke-free.

The admission process is quick - students simply e-mail or call the PFH Tobacco Cessation Coordinator to request admission (tobacco@pfh.org, or 660.665.1962). Within 24 hours, the Coordinator sends an enrollment form to be completed and returned. The participant chooses the most convenient session time to attend, signs on, and creates a personal avatar online. Day, night and weekend sessions are offered to be as flexible as possible. Participants can continue attending Nicotine Anonymous sessions as long as they wish after completing the eight-week program.

Funding for this project was provided in whole by the Missouri Foundation for Health, a philanthropic organization whose vision is to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves. PFH can collaborate with colleges and universities inside the foundation's service region, which is shown in color on the following map: http://www.mffh.org/mm/files/Regions%20of%20Missouri.pdf