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The mission of the Tobacco and Chronic Disease Prevention Program is to develop partnerships and collaborations to promote a comprehensive approach to address tobacco and chronic disease.
Adult Cessation
Why Quit Smoking?
If you're asking this question, chances are that you have been thinking about quitting smoking or chewing tobacco for a while now. Maybe you even tried it a time or two (or three or four...). So, why are you still using tobacco?
Many people blame lack of willpower. Others deny that they want to quit at all. We know that neither of these is the case. You know that:
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You want to quit;
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You need to quit;
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You can quit!
The Arizona’s Smokers Helpline offers FREE telephone counseling! Call today.
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Community Networking
Our staff works with local businesses and organizations to promote a comprehensive approach to address tobacco and chronic disease for their employees and customers.
How We Do It
- Provide educational presentations
- Train and certify staff to provide educational prevention programs
- Promote physical activity and chronic disease prevention through a walking club
- Offer policy development assistance
- Provide educational materials and assistance to enforce the Smoke Free Arizona Law
- Provide referrals to community health programs
Healthy Living
A program that consists of workshops developed by Stanford University to help adults and caregivers successfully living with ongoing health conditions. The workshop consists of 10-16 participants, is 6 weeks long, meeting once a week for 2.5 hours.
- Making an action plan
- Problem solving
- Managing difficult emotions
- Fitness and exercise
- Work with health care professionals and health care systems
- Making plans for the future
- Treatment decisions
What It Can Do For Your Agency
- Reduce healthcare costs
- Increase productivity
- Increase team morale
- Increase customer satisfaction
- Improve customer referrals
- A feature for the community newsletter
- Increase employee wellness
- Stronger employee-employer relationships
Smoke Free Arizona
In November of 2006 the citizens of Arizona made their voices heard by passing the Smoke-Free Arizona Act A.R.S. §36-601.01. This landmark statute prohibits smoking in most enclosed public places and places of employment.
For more information or to file a complaint, please visit the Smoke Free Arizona website or call their toll-free number.
Smoke-Free Arizona
Phone:1 (877) AZ-STOPS or 1 (877) 297-8677
Report a violation: 1 (877) 429-6676
Website: http://www.smokefreearizona.org
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Smoke-Free Arizona Newsletter
Get smoking guidelines regarding private residences, multi-family housing, swimming pools, outdoor common areas, and compliance questions. Read more... |
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School-based Prevention
- Intensive school-based curricula for public schools, grades K-8th
- We train teachers in the “C.A.T.C.H.- Coordinated Approach to Child Health” curriculum to implement in their classrooms
- CATCH seeks to affect children’s attitudes and behaviors towards nutrition and physical activity. In the largest school-based health promotion study that has ever been done in the United States, it was shown to improve children’s food and activity behaviors, increase levels of activity in physical education classes, and reduce the fat content of school lunches
- C.A.T.C.H. also covers such topics as diabetes education, cancer, tobacco prevention, and heart health
- Teachers receive FREE physical activity equipment for implementing our program
Are you a teacher interested in our program? Are you a parent that would like to see this program at your child’s school? .
Call us for more information:
Tobacco & Chronic Disease Prevention Program
Phone: (520) 243-7904
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School Health Advisory Councils
A School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) is a group made up of parents, administrators, school support personnel, students, and interested community members. The SHAC completes an assessment tool to help determine the health related needs of the school and surrounding community.
We can offer support in the following ways:
- Training
- Staff wellness programs
- Curriculum
- Youth engagement
- Policy development
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Youth Coalition
Follow the youth coalition:
Who is part of the coalition and what do they do?
- Our youth coalition is made up of youth in grades K-12th
- The youth participate in a variety of activities that promote healthy lifestyles
- There are over 600 youth in Pima County that are part of our youth coalition
- Annual activities include: Youth leadership training, wellness weeks and a youth summit.
- There are over 40 charters that make up our youth coalition and each charterconducts activities specific to their school and community's needs.
Why should I join the youth coalition? How do I join?
- You will meet youth from all over Pima County!
- Make a positive impact on our community!
- Gain leadership and communication skills!
- Looks great on your college resume!
- It’s fun! Plus, you can win great prizes!
Make a difference. Call us today!
Tobacco & Chronic Disease Prevention Program Staff
Main Phone: (520) 243-7904
Sr. Program Manager
Kristin Barney
(520) 243-7826
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Administrative Support Specialist
Sandy Plank
(520) 243-7904
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Sr. Health Educator
Jenny Snyder
(520) 243-7940
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Community Networking Coordinator
Janelle Jensen
(520) 243-7990
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Community Networking Coordinator
Beauty Adun
(520) 243-7941
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Youth Coalition Coordinator
Greg Rivera
(520) 243-7825
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Community Networking Coordinator
Hector Juarez
(520) 243-7839
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School Based Prevention Coordinator
Brian Eller
(520) 243-7952
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Supplemental Materials & Downloads
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PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT | 3950 S. Country Club Road, Ste. 100 Tucson, Arizona 85714
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