Do you want help you learn how to overcome your tobacco addiction so you can enjoy the benefits of better health, extra money in your pocket and healthier relationships?
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is offering the American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking® (FFS) program. This program is for adults who are ready to quit smoking. Because most people know that smoking is dangerous to their health, the program focuses almost exclusively on how to quit, not why to quit.
The Freedom From Smoking® program consists of eight sessions. Participants will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Education Center at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital on the following dates, April 5, 12, 19, 26, 28, May 3, 10 and 17. There is a $20 registration fee for the program due at the first session. Upon completion of the program, the fee will be refunded.
A Lung Association-trained facilitator will lead the program in a small-group setting so participants receive personalized attention. At the same time, individuals will benefit from the support of their peers, who are going through the same stages at the same time.
You’ll learn about:
- Medicines that can help you stop smoking
- Lifestyle changes that make quitting easier
- Preparing for Quit Day
- Managing stress
- Avoiding weight gain
- Developing a new self-image
- How to stay smoke-free for good
The program provides a group setting for adults to work through the quitting process. Research has proven that the more time a smoker spends in a supportive situation, the more likely he or she is to succeed. People who use the program are six times more likely to be smoke-free one year later than those who quit on their own.
For more information regarding this program, contact HSHS St. Anthony’s Community Programs at (217) 347-1529, or visit St. Anthony’s Web site at stanthonyshospital.org. HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is part of the Southern Illinois Division of Hospital Sisters Health System, which also includes HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland.
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About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System’s (HSHS) mission is to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through our high quality, Franciscan health care ministry. HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care to our patients and is dedicated to serving all people, especially the most vulnerable, at each of our 13 Local Systems and physician practices in Illinois (Belleville, Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Highland, Litchfield, and Springfield) and Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Oconto Falls, Sheboygan, and two in Green Bay). HSHS is sponsored by Hospital Sisters Ministries, and Hospital Sisters of St. Francis is the founding institute. For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org. For more information about Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, visit www.hospitalsisters.org.
