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NUMBER:
06-25 I DATE:
September 25, 2006 I
FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
CONTACT: Phoebe Leung (209) 558-7116 |
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American Lung Association's Freedom from Smoking Classes |
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Media Advisory |
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Stanislaus
County – The Stanislaus County Health Services
Agency is working with several community partners to continue
offering the American Lung Association’s Freedom From
Smoking classes to help people who smoke learn the skills
it takes to quit for good. Registration is FREE and is open
to anyone who wants to quit smoking. The 8-session course
will cover a variety of topics including stress management,
assertive communication and exercise skills to help you succeed.
Even if a person has had a difficult time in the past, this
program offers additional tools to develop a quit-plan that
works.
Registration is currently open for the following classes:
- Tuesday evening course, from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. beginning October 12. Coordinated
by the Health Services Agency Tobacco Education Program
and located in Modesto at 830 Scenic Drive in the Martin
Conference Room.
For more information or to register
call 558-5657.
- Thursday evening, from 6 to 8
p.m. beginning November 2. Coordinated by the Sutter
Gould Medical Foundation and located in Modesto at 1700
McHenry Avenue at the Health Education & Conference
Center (on the east side of McHenry Village).
For more information or to register
call 548-7860.
For additional information on local stop-smoking and tobacco
education resources contact the Health Services Agency Tobacco
Education Program at 558-5657. Or visit us online at www.hsahealth.org/tobacco.
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