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Events & Training

The following are tobacco-related events in Lancaster County. If you have an event, class, training or any other activitiy, that promotes tobacco-free living and would like it listed here, contact us


  Millersville University Students Working Against Tobacco Program
Smash the Butt 5k run/walk

Dates:

 Saturday, September 26, 2009
Time:
 9:00am
Location:

Pucillo Gymnasium, Millersville University
Other Info:

$100 cash prize for top male and female finisher

Awards are given to the top finishers in each age category.

View more information at:
http://www.millersville.edu/wandw/events/smash-the-butt-5k-.php

   
  Alternative to Suspension Program (ATS)

Dates:

 Call for current schedule
Time:
  
Location:

Wellness Center of Ephrata Community Hospital
Contact:
 717-336-6578
Other Info:

ATS is a FREE program for teens that violate school or community tobacco policies. It consists of 4 hours of education designed to develop a deeper awareness of the teen's relationship with tobacco. While it is not a quit program, it does emphasize the importance of quitting and suggests strategies to do so.

   
  Freedom From Smoking® Clinic
Date:

Call for current clinic schedule
Location:

Ephrata Community Hospital

Ambulance Conference Room B
Contact:

Wellness Center of Ephrata Community Hospital 717.336.6578

for more information or to register
Other Info:
  • Group Interaction & Support
  • Positive Behavior Change
  • Developing a Quit Plan
  • Coping with Urges
  • Relapse Prevention

Class participants are eligible for up to six weeks free nicotine replacement therapy while enrolled in program.

   
  Freedom From Smoking® Clinic

Date:

Time:  Location:

Call for current schedule
  LG Health Campus Wellness Center
Contact:

Please call 1-800- 341-2121

or 717.544-3138

Other Info:

Pre-registration is required.The eight-session program is conducted by a trained and certified facilitator who helps participants:

  • Strengthen their determination to quit.
  • Learn  to handle situations which trigger their smoking.
  • Identify healthy substitutions for smoking.
  • Develop individual plans fro dealing with the physical, social and emotional aspects of quitting smoking.
   
 

Butt Kickers

Nicotine Anonymous

Date: Tuesday evenings
Time: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Location:

Ephrata Community Hospital

Ambulance Conference Room A

169 Martin Avenue, Ephrata, PA 17522
Contact: Call 717.336.7722
Other Info: "One Day At A Time", a support group for those who have become nicotine free and for those who want to become nicotine free. It is not necessary for you to have already stopped using nicotine in order to come to meetings.