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Smoking Cessation & Education Resources

Listed below are some of the resources in Fall River that can provide opportunities to reduce or eliminate cigarette smoking. This is not a complete listing, and additional resources can be added at anytime by contacting the webmaster at drweed@cox.net

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Freedom from Smoking Dixie Tavares, R.N., leads the Freedom from Smoking program at St. Anne's Hospital. This program offers eight weekly sessions to guide persons through the process of quitting. This is the program recommended by the American Lung Association which is also offered on-line.
Neighborhood Festival Tobacco Education Judith Coykendall from Partners for Clean Air, a Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program that promotes smoking cessation resources as well as Smoke-Free Homes in Fall River and New Bedford, offers residents the opportunity to check the level of carbon monoxide gas in their breath.
Partners for Clean Air Judith Coykendall of Partners for Clean Air, a program of the Seven Hills Foundation offers information about the risks of smoking and methods of quitting.
Patch Give-Away Program Partners for Clean Air, a program of The Center for Human Services, an affiliate of the Seven Hills Foundation, working in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr.’s Office, was able to offer a free 2-week supply of nicotine replacement therapy patches to several thousand smokers in Fall River.
Tar Wars Education Program A program about the effects of tobacco use provided to 4th graders by Charlton Hospital staff

Smoke Free Homes & Cars

Partners for Clean Air, a program of The Center for Human Services, an affiliate of the Seven Hills Foundation, in collaboration with the John E. Boyd Child Care and Development Center offers kit to encourage parents of young children to keep their homes and cars smoke-free.