The 1964 Surgeon General's Report on Tobacco
clearly described the adverse health risks of tobacco use. Tobacco use
and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a major cause of
heart disease, lung disease, and cancer in Jersey County residents.
The goals of Jersey County Health Department are:
· To reduce tobacco use in the adult
population, specifically, in women of childbearing age.
· To prevent youth, under the age
of 18, from starting to use tobacco.
· To reduce exposure of all age groups
to ETS.
· To increase the communities awareness
of tobacco control issues and the need for public policy and social change.
The Illinois Tobacco Free Communities grant
from the Illinois Department of Public Health is the main funding source
for the smoking cessation programs, for the tobacco prevention education
programs and for the programs to reduce exposure to ETS.
The Monster Cigarette uses a giant cigarette as a visual aid to increase awareness of the toxic chemicals in secondhand tobacco smoke. Programs are directed to audiences of all ages.
SFTM is a 45-minute program targeting students in 2nd, 4th, and 6th grades. The programs cover the harmful effects of smoking and chewing tobacco, how to deal with peer pressure and the influences of tobacco advertising.
Tar Wars targets 5th grade students and emphasizes that most people do not smoke and there are good things about being a nonsmoker. A part of the program is having students design posters with the message that being a nonsmoker is a good thing and that tobacco advertisers do not tell the truth about tobacco. Tar Wars was developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
http://www.tarwars.org
1-800-TAR-WARS
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Make Yours A Fresh Start Family (MYFSF) MYFSF, which was created by the American Cancer Society, is designed to specifically help women of childbearing age quit smoking and stay smoke free. WIC and MCH clients are counseled to quit smoking by case managers on visits to Jersey County Health Department. |
FFS is an 8-week smoking cessation program from the American Lung Association. The program is provided twice a year at the Health Department and there is no cost for taking the class. Information on classes is available by calling the Health Education Department at Jersey County Health Department, (618) 498-9565. Over-the-counter nicotine replacement products are available for class participants at a reduced rate.
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Illinois Tobacco Quitline 1-866-784-8937 The Quitline helps people who want to quit smoking but may not be able to attend a regular smoking cessation class. Specially trained registered nurses and respiratory therapists are available to counsel callers. |
The American Lung Association and Jersey County Health
Department
want to help you
Break the Habit
A free Smoking Cessation Program for
Jersey County residents age 18 and older.
Break the Habit uses telephone counseling scheduled at
convienent times to help you quit smoking! Nicotine replacement
products are available if needed for a $5 copay.
For more information about Break the Habit, call 618-498-9565,
extension 334, OR the Illinois Tobacco Quitline at 1-866-QUIT-YES.
Funding for this program was made possible by funds received from the
Illinois Department of Public Health.
LINKS
American Lung Association (www.lungusa.org)
American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org)
American Cancer Society, National Web Site (www.cancer.org)
National Cancer Institute (www.nci.nih.gov)
Centers for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov)