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This program provides licensed counselors in 4 districts and 10 schools offering substance abuse prevention education and counseling to students, faculties, families and communities through individual and group counseling, information and referral services, as well as familiy communication programs.

Offers a smoking cessation program specifically designed for adults desiring to quit smoking. Teaches skills and techniques that have proven to help smokers quit in a group clinic setting or through an online program and self-help book.

* Provides Preventive services through: Parenting services for adult caregivers, age 18 years and older: Active Parenting Program. Parenting Inside and Out (PIO). Positive Parenting Program (Triple P). PAX tools, evidence-based, trauma-informed strategies to improve cooperation and self-regulation with youth. Children and youth prevention/intervention services: Bounce back, focuses on social problem solving, psychoeducation, and relaxation, while adding additional components for children grade K-5. Boy's council, a strengths-based group approach to promote boys and young men safe and healthy passage through pre-teen and adolescent years for adolescent grades 6-12. Girls Circle, helps adolescent girls deal with a variety of issues that include bullying, the pressures of social media, early puberty, gender exploration and binge drinking. SPORT, single-session substance use prevention program, includes physical activity, sports participation, and practicing stress control. Support for Students Exposed to Trauma, 10-session intervention for youth who have been exposed to traumatic events and are suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for adolescent's grade 6-12. Teen Intervene, a brief early interventions for teens who display the initial stages of alcohol or substance use involvement, for adolescent's grades 6-12. Vape Intervention, students explore motivations for using e-cigs, gain knowledge about the risks of vaping nicotine or other substances. Adult services: Empowered Health Consciousness. Ripple Effect of Thriving, group sessions for adults. Resilience and Thriving, offers resilience skills and go from coping to thriving for adult caregivers 18 years and older.

Provides an opportunity for college, high and mid school students to learn about, promote and advocate the legislation and public policy regarding the selling, marketing, and the negative impact of tobacco.

Works to discourage tobacco use in the community. Initiatives include smoke-free housing listings, advocacy for tobacco-free outdoor air, and preventative education to reduce youth exposure to tobacco and tobacco products.

Erie County's ATUPA (Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act) Program is part of a comprehensive state wide enforcement program designed to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use, and to attempt to prevent tobacco access to youth less than 18 years of age. The program coordinator maintains an up to date listing of registered and unregistered tobacco retail dealers and vendors (including cigarette vending machines) within the County. All facilities are visited yearly by program personnel to verify that they are properly registered with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to sell tobacco products; that proper signage regarding the sale of tobacco products to minors is conspicuously posted; and that tobacco products are properly and safely stored to prevent access to unauthorized individuals. Additionally, at least one compliance check per year with underage youth is done at each facility where tobacco products are available for sale, to verify that such products are not being sold to minors.

Provides education and support in areas of disease and injury prevention. Areas may include nutrition, dental health in children, STDs, worksite wellness, HIV/AIDS, cancer screening and education, teen pregnancy, family planning, lead poisoning prevention, physical activity, communicable and chronic diseases, rabies control, tobacco use prevention and cessation, and car seat safety.

Works to lower the prevalence of tobacco use with advertising, sponsorship, and promotion through education, media, and advocacy. This program's goal is to implement strategies and partner with community organizations to decrease the social acceptability of tobacco use.

Laryngectomy support group for the WNY area. Members of the New Voice Club also visit approximately 40 Buffalo area schools each year, teaching youth how to avoid picking up a deadly tobacco addiction.

Conducts numerous programs for the community, school and public organizations throughout Suffolk County, and operates the Suffolk County Tobacco Enforcement Program. The greatest benefit from prevention and education programs is reaped when Suffolk residents make choices in favor of healthy living. Improving health behaviors is beneficial at every age. Staff works with other agencies to design programming and provide education in Suffolk County communities in an effort to prevent disease, disability and premature death. In particular, we are working to reduce behaviors that lead to the development of co-morbidities such as cancer, diabetes obesity and smoking/vaping. The office is a resource for schools, work sites and community groups, for the latest health education information. Call for detailed information.

The North Country Chronic Disease Coalition’s goal is for each Health System Service Area to have developed and started implementation of a Community-Clinical action plan. These plans will create and/or increase awareness of health-promoting resources that providers can refer patients to for community-based chronic disease risk reduction activities and support.

Offers individuals who are trying to stop smoking an intensive 5 week stop-smoking class focusing on behavior changes and medication use. Please call for exact dates and times.

DBCH provides information and resources to help reduce the risk of smoking-related diseases, and ways to help those who want to quit smoking.

Provides information on tobacco legislation including the Clean Indoor Air Act and Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act. Also offers outreach education on the health dangers of smoking.

The Cessation Center works closely with hospitals and healthcare institutions in Putnam, Orange, Westchester and Rockland to reduce the risk of tobacco related diseases.

Provides evidence based substance abuse prevention and education services in schools and through community and summer youth programs.

Provides information to help anyone who wants to quit smoking, along with smoking ordinances and the law.

Offers information and presentations to the public on various health topics including tobacco and substance abuse prevention, nutrition education, HIV/AIDS prevention, rabies, and injury and safety prevention. Included is providing information prevention and protection from Lyme disease, West Nile virus or Equine Encephalitis, and tracking the number of those infected in order to help prevent or reduce such diseases.

Provides cessation support, referrals and information to callers who wish to quit smoking or obtain information related to cessation and tobacco use. Callers may speak to trained information specialists or leave a message during off-hours to have their phone call returned by a specialist. They may also order a free smoking cessation guide to be mailed directly to their home or listen to a taped message library that provides information about quitting smoking.

* Provides information on cancer that is easy to understand. Information specialists provide personalized responses to a range of cancer questions, including: Cancer research and clinical trials. Cancer prevention. Risk factors. Symptoms. Early detection. Diagnosis. Treatment. Living with cancer. Quitting smoking.

Provides primary prevention programs and services to build and sustain good health and improve the overall lifestyles of soldiers, family members, retirees, and DA civilians. Services include fitness testing, metabolic and body composition assessments, and stress management classes.

Partnership with community organizations and individuals working to reduce health and economic burdens of tobacco use by: eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke decreasing social acceptance of tobacco use promoting cessation of tobacco use preventing initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults

* Offers public and professional health education on the prevention and control of lung diseases in adults and children. * Offers Tobacco Cessation Education. * Offers professional guidance regarding establishment of smoking restriction policies. * Provides educational materials on lung diseases, smoking and air pollution. * Work with and through other agencies to set up services needed to find, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate patients.