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Healthy 4 Life: Quit Smoking

WTAE, ACHD Seeks To Clear The Air

The Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, was Nov. 16.

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Healthy 4 Life, the WTAE-TV/Allegheny County Health Department cooperative two-year commitment toward helping the region get and stay well, received cooperation from restaurants.

The group asked that all restaurants in western Pennsylvania go smoke-free.

Viewers can click here to find out which restaurants participated.

For more information about how to stop smoking, call 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345).

Click here to contact the American Cancer Society.

Click here for information on all of the western Pennsylvania ACS Headquarters.

Healthy 4 Life Smoking Cessation Events

Oct. 16 - Nov. 20 7-8:30 PM StartSMART Smoking Cessation
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
HealthPLACE of Robinson
133 Church Hill Rd., Robinson, 15136
Free to members, Nominal fee for non-members
412-490-2525, Call to register

or

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
HealthPLACE of Green Tree
969 Greentree Rd., Pittsburgh, 15220
Free to members, nominal fee to non-members
412-920-8125, Call to register & other dates

Area schools participating in the national smokeout are Carrick High School, both Knoxville Middle School and Knoxville Elementary School in the Pittsburgh Public School District and the Falk School, which is a private school affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh.

Previous Stories, Related Links:

• October 27, 2000: Healthy 4 Life Screenings, Events (Updated Oct. 27)
• October 17, 2000: Healthy 4 Life: Cooking Cardiologist Recipes
• October 14, 2000: Healthy 4 Life: Recipes From The Cooking Cardiologist
• Access The 'Fit Team' Form

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