Identifying and Addressing Tobacco Use in a Primary Care Setting

Joy Gray, TTS

Joy Gray is the Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) and branch chief of the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program.  As the Branch Chief of the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (TPCP) at the Arkansas Department of Health, Joy Gray oversees all tobacco control activities. This includes the statewide and community subgrantee programs, the National Tobacco Control grant from the CDC, as well as the prevention and cessation activities unique to ADH. Joy is one of the creators of Be Well Arkansas, which is the only state-operated tobacco quitline in the nation and is in its fifth year of operation. ADH also has Be Well Baby, which is a program for pregnant smokers. Joy is one of the writers and creators of Coral’s Reef, a brand-new anti-vaping prevention program aimed at youth in grades K-2.