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Freedom From Smoking
 Action Plan Participant:  St. Anne's Hospital

Freedom from Smoking is a smoking cessation program that involves group sessions once a week for eight weeks to guide people through the process of quitting. Dixie Tavares, R.N., leads the program at St. Anne's Hospital. This is the program recommended by the American Lung Association, which is also offered on-line. The St. Anne's program is offered several times a year for a nominal registration fee of $25.

 
Priority Area: 

Health Education

  
Priority Sub-Area:   

3, B)    Tobacco education

Goal:

To offer smoking cessation groups three times a year.

Method(s):

Group sessions
Timeline:          

Continuous
Indicators:         Decreased number of smokers
Progress:  

How citizens can  get involved:

Attend the program and refer others      
Contact Information:

Call Dixie Tavares, St. Anne's Cardiac Rehab Program, 795 Middle Street, Fall River, MA 02721, 508-674-5600, X2392 or dixie_tavares@cchcs.org.