Healthy Choices, Healthy Children: Smoke-free Moms September 20, 2018 Rodef Shalom, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Agenda Welcome & Introductions Cele Fichter-DeSando, MPM, Addiction Medicine Services, WPIC, UPMC Tobacco Cessation: Before, During, and After Pregnancy Susan Harshbarger RN, MSN, TTS, St. Clair Hospital 10 Years of Clean Indoor Air in PA LGBT Health Needs Assessment Allegheny Quits for Life […]
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Pgh Mercy Tobacco Cessation Group
Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML When: November 1, 2018 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm America/New York Timezone Repeats 2018-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 2018-11-01T13:00:00-04:00 Where: Mercy Behavioral Health 330 S 9th St Pittsburgh, PA 15203 USA Cost: Free […]
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Month Agenda Day Month Week 2018 Jul August 2019 Sep 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sto-Rox Cessation Group 2:00 pm Sto-Rox Cessation Group @ Focus on Renewal Aug 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Free tobacco cessation (quit) services are available to […]
Staff Joyce Petrow, Chief Operating Officer Tiffany Babinsack, Program Coordinator Natasha Neira, Program Assistant Alan Jones, Retail Compliance Liaison Cele Fichter-DeSando, Program Consultant Board of Directors Mike Blackwood James Bulls Abi Fapohunda, PhD Chuck Fultz Cliff Gorski – Chair of Board Hannah Hardy Frank Vitale William Youngblood Regional Primary Contractors Eight regional primary contractors provide tobacco use prevention and cessation […]
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Tobacco and the LGBTQA Community
About Tobacco and the LGBTQA Community Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and asexual (LGBTQA) individuals face challenges when accessing and receiving care that may lead to preventable adverse health outcomes. A Healthy People 2020 report found LGBTQA youth are 2 to 3 times more likely to attempt suicide, more likely to be homeless, and have […]
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For Healthcare Providers
Helping Patients Who Are Ready to Quit As a healthcare provider, you likely know that smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. Tobacco leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. The majority of tobacco users say they want to quit, and nearly half try to quit each year. For […]
Month Agenda Day Month Week 2018 Jun July 2019 Jul 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Pgh Mercy Tobacco Cessation Group 12:00 pm Pgh Mercy Tobacco Cessation Group @ Mercy Behavioral Health Jul 4 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Free tobacco cessation (quit) services are […]