Hospital Hosts Stop Smoking Class

Wheeling Hospital will host Freedom from Smoking facilitator training Wednesday and Thursday for anyone interesting in helping adults quit smoking.

The free training, conducted by the American Lung Association of West Virginia is a day and a half long. Those who attend will be certified to facilitate the eight-session Freedom From Smoking clinic program.

The program’s behavior modification approach to quitting smoking offers committed quitters a step-by-step method for changing behavior and quitting smoking. The program uses positive thinking and alternative behaviors, and rewards to motivate the smoker to quit.

To register for the training, call Freedom From Smoking specialist Kelli Caseman at the American Lung Association of West Virginia, 304-342-6600 or 800-586-4872.

The training is funded by a grant from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Tobacco Prevention.

The American Lung Association of West Virginia is a continuing education unit provider for registered nurses and respiratory therapists.

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