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LiveSmart: Stress and Smoking in the Age of COVID-19

August 25, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

For many, smoking a cigarette provides the fastest way to ease stress and anxiety. And although COVID has many feeling the urge to reach for a smoke, resisting the urge is more important than ever.

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Free Family Movie Screening Held to #HelpOscarQuit

February 13, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities hosted a free family movie night at the Schenectady County Public Library. The event, held in conjunction with SmokeFree Movies Action Week ahead of the Academy Awards, helped to raise awareness about the impact that smoking in movies has on youth initiation to tobacco use.

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LiveSmart: Make 2020 the Year You Kick the Habit and Quit Tobacco!

January 2, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

Is quitting smoking or vaping on your list of things to do in 2020? If it is, St. Peter’s can help make your quit attempt successful!

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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.

Quit Smoking with The Butt Stops Here

December 4, 2019 Corporate Communications Staff

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.

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Troy Record: Columbia High School Joins Great American Smokeout

November 21, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

Cara Zampi, youth engagement coordinator for Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities, was interviewed by the Troy Record during a Great American Smokeout event at Columbia High School in East Greenbush.

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WNYT: Annual “Great American Smokeout”

November 21, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

Anne Lawton, RN. community outreach nurse for the St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Care Center, appeared on WNYT’s Live at Noon to discuss the Great American Smokeout.

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Quit Smoking with The Butt Stops Here

June 19, 2019 Corporate Communications Staff

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.

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LiveSmart: Give the Gift of Good Health This Father’s Day – Help Dad Kick the Habit

June 12, 2019 Robert Webster Jr.

Make this the year you help the dad in your life kick the smoking habit.

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Head and Neck Cancer: Learn the Risk Factors and Warning Signs

April 11, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month and an ideal time for every adult to check with their medical and dental provider about risk factors and warning signs.

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LiveSmart: Time to Quit Smoking? Kick the Habit for Good!

March 14, 2019 Robert Webster Jr.

Statistics show you’re more likely to quit smoking if you have a plan. Your primary care physician can help you kick the habit!

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