FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 19, 2007

Contact:
Jill Oldham, Project Director
Summit County Tobacco Prevention Coalition
(330) 861-7173
joldham@barbertonhealth.org
www.smoke-freecommunity.org

Support for New Year's Quit Smoking Resolutions

Summit County, OH " If your New Year's resolutions include quitting smoking, you don't have to do it alone. Free quit smoking classes are offered by the Summit County Tobacco Prevention Coalition. Participants of the classes may be eligible to receive quit smoking medications such as Chantixtm, the nicotine patch, gum and lozenge at a reduced cost. Classes in January are being held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and run for 5 weeks each. Choose from sessions on Wednesdays beginning January 9th at St. Thomas Hospital; Wednesdays beginning January 23rd at Shaw Jewish Community Center; Thursdays beginning January 24th at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital; or Thursdays beginning January 31st at Barberton Citizens Hospital. These class, and others throughout the year, are run by the Summit County Tobacco Prevention Coalition with funding from the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation. Registration is available online at www.smoke-freecommunity.org or by calling (330) 861-7179. Picture yourself smoke-free in 2008!

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