tobacco cessation

St. Peter’s Health Partners Honors Alliance for Positive Health for its Tobacco Cessation Efforts

May 16, 2022

St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) held an awards ceremony on May 16 recognizing Alliance for Positive Health’s commitment to improving the health outcomes of the vulnerable populations it serves by addressing nicotine dependence. [...]

WTEN: Tools to Quit Smoking for This Year’s Great American Smokeout

November 18, 2021

Erin Sinisgalli, director of Community Health Programs for SPHP, appeared on WTEN/News10 to discuss the Great American Smokeout. The event encourages smokers to try quitting for one day. [...]

LiveSmart: Quit Smoking to Reduce Your Risk for Lung Cancer

November 4, 2021

If you smoke, the most important step you can take to avoid or reduce your risk for lung cancer is to stop. This year the Great American SmokeOut (GASO) is on November 18 and is a great time to consider quitting your tobacco habit. [...]

St. Peter’s Health Partners Offering Tobacco Cessation Programs in Support of the Great American Smokeout

November 19, 2020

With COVID-19 cases increasing across the Capital Region, there is no better time than now to quit smoking. That’s why St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) Community Health Programs supports the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout on November 19. [...]

Capital Region Smokers Can Receive up to Three Months of Free Nicotine Gum

July 23, 2020

St. Peter's Health Partners Community Health Programs is encouraging Capital Region smokers to contact the New York State Smokers’ Quitline to receive up to three months of free nicotine gum while supplies last. [...]

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. [...]

Tobacco Free Communities Expands to New York’s Southern Tier

March 2, 2020

On February 26, Tobacco Free Communities | Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie (TFC-DOS) cut the ribbon on its new office in Oneonta. Both TFC-DOS and Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities are grant- supported programs of St. Peter's Health Partners, funded by the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Tobacco Control. [...]

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