Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
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Panhandle Health District offers free quit tobacco services.
Adult Individual Consultations
- General adult consultations that include two 1-1 1/2 hour appointments followed by telephone support.
- Consultations are by appointment. Call 208-415-5143
- Consultations are located at:
Panhandle Health District
8500 N. Atlas Rd.
Hayden, ID 83835
- People in Boundary, Bonner, Shoshone and Benewah counties can call 415-5143 for resources and referrals.
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Millennium Challenge
- Smoking cessation consultations are incorporated into four WIC program appointments for WIC clients and interested adult household members.
- To schedule an appointment, talk to a WIC Customer Representative during a WIC appointment.
Teen classes
- END--Ending Nicotine Dependence
- Classes begin the first Tuesday of each month and continue once per week for three additional weeks.
- They meet 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at:
Panhandle Health District
8500 N. Atlas Rd.
Hayden, ID 83835
- To register for a class, call 208-415-5143.
- Wednesday classes begin the first Wednesday of each month and continue once per week for three additional weeks.
- They meet from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
- Shoshone County Free Teen Quit Tobacco Classes
- Held in March and May, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul H.E.L.P. Center
201 E. Harrison Ave.
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
To register for a class, call 208-415-5143.
Dept. of Labor Conference Room
35 Wildcat Way, Suite A
Kellogg, ID
To register for a class, call 415-5140
All PHD quit tobacco programs include information on:
- nicotine addiction
- consequences of smoking or spit tobacco
- benefits of being tobacco-free
- battling withdrawal symptoms
- stress management techniques
- nutrition and exercise
- engaging social support
- techniques of dealing with relapse
- different quitting techniques
- strategies for coping with urges
Here are some helpful quit tobacco links:
- Tobacco Facts and Fact Sheets Library
- Take the Tobacco & Health Quiz
- The EX Plan
- FDA Analysis of E-Cigarettes
- Tobacco Control Idaho Highlights 2010
- E-Cigarettes: FDA's Questions and Answers
- FDA Warns of E-Cigarette Health Risks
- Tobacco Cessation Resources
- Project Filter
- State Project Filter Program
- Project Filter Resource Library
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