Mahaska Health Partnership to Offer Assistance Quitting Smoking
Mahaska Health Partnership
MAHASKA COUNTY – Struggling with smoking and ready to kick the habit? Mahaska Health Partnership Cardiopulmonary Services will be offering a weekly Freedom from Smoking Class beginning Tuesday, April 7 and concluding on Tuesday, May 19.
Freedom from Smoking is an educational series developed by the American Lung Association that emphasizes long-term freedom from smoking. According to Certified Facilitator Kai Schwab, BA, RPSGT, RST, each smoker who joins will develop an individual plan for quitting and learn the latest updates on stress management and pharmaceutical interventions.
“I strongly encourage anyone considering quitting to attend this class,” Schwab said. “This program is focused on providing the tools necessary for not only breaking the smoking habit, but finding alternative ways to cope with stress.”
Schwab said that even if people have been unsuccessful in the past with quitting smoking, they should try this program. “Nicotine is a very addictive substance and it’s readily available in many retail stores,” Schwab explained. “The Freedom from Smoking Class can help smokers with proven steps to make quitting more successful.”
The Freedom from Smoking Class will be offered for seven weeks with class meeting every Tuesday, beginning April 7 through May 19, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the Board Room on Level 2 of the MHP campus in Oskaloosa, best accessed through entrance #2.
For more information and to register, contact Schwab at 641.672.3163. Pre-registration is requested but can be completed at the first class.
Mahaska Health Partnership, located in Oskaloosa, is a non-profit health system accredited by the Joint Commission. It is guided by its mission to provide exceptional customer service and health improvement, linking the science of medicine with the humanity of compassionate care. For more information about how Mahaska Health Partnership is making healthcare personal, look us up on the web: mahaskahealth.org.
