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Tobacco Free Florida, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Gulfcoast South AHEC and DOH-Sarasota encourage tobacco users to quit on Nov. 17
November 14, 2016
GSAHEC Tobacco Cessation Program will host a free event to raise awareness about Tobacco Free Florida’s free and proven-effective resources available to Floridians to successfully quit. The “Quit Your Way” program provides users interested in quitting access to free tools, including a 2-Week Starter Kit of nicotine replacement patches, Text2Quit, Email Tips and a Quit Guide. They can choose as many as they need or use them in addition to Tobacco Free Florida’sPhone, Group and Web Quit services.
WHY: The event will educate smokers on the health benefits and added years to life if they quit smoking. Gulfcoast South Area Health Education Center (GSAHEC) will also provide more details about the quit services and how tobacco users may enroll.
For more information about Quit Your Way, visit www.tobaccofreeflorida.com/quityourway.
Two no-cost local events:
Live conversation on Facebook facebook.com/Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Topic: Tobacco dependence and what you can do to overcome it
Participating in the conversation:
Sarasota Memorial Pulmonologist/Critical Care- Kirk Voelker, MD
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner - Amie Miller, ARNP
Gulfcoast South AHEC Tobacco Treatment Specialist- Hailey Shaughnessy, LMHC
IQUIT with AHEC Smoking Cessation Class open to the public
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016
10 am. to 11 a.m. Facebook conversation
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. No-cost smoking cessation class
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DOH-Sarasota Media Contact:
Dianne Shipley, 941-861-2852;
cell 941-302-1058;
DOHSarasotaNews@FLHealth.gov,
Website: www.sarasotahealth.org
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