quit smoking Archives - St. Peter's Health Partners News

Worried About COVID-19? Quit Tobacco With Our Virtual Butt Stops Here Program

April 14, 2020

SPHP offers the 7-week "The Butt Stops Here" program to help smokers quit and reduce their risk of dying from a smoking-related illness.

Smokers are more likely to face increased risk of developing a serious infection from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Smokers can reduce this risk by quitting. Join our seven week, FREE on-line Butt Stops Here program The program begins April 28. [...]

LiveSmart: Know the Facts for Cancer Prevention Month this February

February 6, 2020

February is National Cancer Prevention Month. Do you know all the ways you can take action to reduce your risk? [...]

Quit Smoking with The Butt Stops Here

December 4, 2019

Quit smoking in 2020! To help individuals quit smoking, St. Peter’s Health Partners offers the award-winning The Butt Stops Here program in Albany and Troy. [...]

Hudson Valley 360: Capital Region Residents Encouraged to Join the ‘Year of Cessation’ Movement

July 31, 2019

Hudson Valley 360 published an article on the "Year of Cessation" movement featuring a quote from Erin Sinisgalli, director of SPHP Community Health Programs. [...]

Quit Smoking with The Butt Stops Here

June 19, 2019

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. St. Peter’s Health Partners offers the award-winning The Butt Stops Here program to help smokers quit. [...]

WNYT: Latham Man’s Obituary Urges Smokers to Quit While They Can

February 19, 2019

Jeanie Orr, community engagement coordinator for Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities, was interviewed by WNYT for a story about a Latham man who recently died from lung cancer [...]

LiveSmart: Screenings, Vaccination Critical in Preventing Cervical Cancer

January 24, 2019

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month - Here are the steps you can take to prevent cervical cancer in yourself, as well as those you love. [...]

“The Butt Stops Here” Offers New Virtual Option for Colleagues

January 3, 2019

You asked and we listened! SPHP is hosting a virtual “The Butt Stops Here” option for colleagues looking to stop smoking. [...]

WNYT: The Great American Smokeout

November 14, 2018

Anne Lawton, community outreach nurse at the St. Peter's Cancer Care Center, was interviewed on WNYT's Live at Noon about the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, which takes place on November 15. [...]

“The Butt Stops Here” Helps Get Smokers on the Path to Quitting

September 6, 2018

St. Peter’s Health Partners offers the award-winning "The Butt Stops Here program," to help pariticpants get on the path to quit smoking. [...]