Community
Oswego Sunrise Rotary Learns About Effects Of Smoking
Oswego County Rural Health Network coordinator Danielle Wert spoke to the Oswego Sunrise Rotary about her grant to help young (15-24) women stop smoking.
Smoking
Community
Teens: We’ve Seen Enough – We Want Our Change
More than 130 teens came together in Buffalo recently to send a clear message: They have seen enough in-store tobacco marketing, and they want their change. On Aug. 11, Reality Check youth from across New York State rallied together to send the message that dangerous tobacco marketing should be removed from stores where kids shop.
Community
Oswego Health Holds Free Smoking Cessation Program
Teaching the class will be a certified smoking cessation instructor. Among the information covered will be how to recognize and address barriers, the components and importance of a quit plan, and available resources. […]
Health
New Report: One Out of Five Adults Smokes in Upstate New York
SYRACUSE, N.Y.  About one out of every five adults smokes in upstate New York, and about 61 percent of them have tried to quit their habit, according to a report released today by Excellus […]
Community
Oswego Industries, ARC of Oswego Go Tobacco-Free This Thursday
Once the policy is in effect, neither staff, program participants, nor visitors will be allowed to use tobacco products anywhere on the nonprofits’ properties, including in personal vehicles. In addition, employees that primarily work in the community will not be permitted to use tobacco products while on paid time. […]
Community
Oswego Health Offers Seminars on Smoking Cessation
In preparation of the Oswego Hospital campus going smoke free on Nov. 20, employees and community members who would like learn more about how to quit smoking are invited to take part in a free hospital-sponsored smoking cessation program held Sept. 25. […]
