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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.

Tobacco cessation services to both adult and adolescent patients.

Provides state of the art program specifically designed for teenagers who want to stop smoking.

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.

Substance abuse prevention program for Wyoming County. Professional prevention specialists deliver evidence-based prevention programs to Wyoming County school districts and communities. Programs include responsible server training, underage gambling awareness, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs training, substance abuse prevention skills training, teen intervention, and more. Encourages partnerships between traditional and nontraditional groups in the community such as youth, schools, probation, businesses, libraries, media, youth-serving agencies, and faith-based organizations, parents, and other concerned adults. Through such partnerships, this community-based coalition provides prevention strategies that target under-age drinking, cigarette smoking, vaping, marijuana use, prescription drug abuse, and use of heroin and other drugs.

Provides counseling and outpatient treatment services for individuals experiencing substance use disorders. Offers special treatment services which include MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment), Women's Programs, Adolescent Program, MICA (Mentally Impaired Chemically Addicted) Program, Opiate Treatment Services, and Gambling Program. Also provides DWI evaluations and offers prevention education related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use for youth and adults, including the Alcohol & Drug Awareness Program for At-Risk Youth.

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.

Provides prevention, education, training, and information and referral services in efforts to increase awareness of issues regarding alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, abuse, and dependency. Also offers gambling prevention information.

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 a bi-lingual, six session program for children ages 8-11 to teach them how to better deal with their asthma.

Provides various evidence based programs to youth, adolescents, parents, school districts and community members to help in prevention of substance use. Offers active parenting programs, teen prevention and intervention, bullying and violence prevention, and other programs as requested. Also provides screening for referrals for drug, alcohol or gambling addictions. Includes a resource library for community members and professional training opportunities.

Offers school-based curricula utilizing evidence based information within 13 school districts in Saratoga County. Provides education on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs as well as bullying, and violence prevention, internet safety, and conflict resolution

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.

Provides prevention, education, training, and information and referral services in efforts to increase awareness of issues regarding alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, abuse, and dependency. Also offers gambling prevention information.

The Health Department provides services and programs to help eliminate the use of tobacco products in order to prevent the many serious health consequences from tobacco use

• 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.

Provides community assistance, program development, and education about alcohol and other addictions, including measures that support healthy individuals, families and communities. Offers direct community access to information, materials, resource and trained staff to promote organization and community initiatives.

Provides research-based informal education programs that encourage girls to take risks and master physical, intellectual, and emotional challenges. Programs address math and science education, pregnancy and drug abuse prevention, media literacy, economic literacy, adolescent health, violence prevention, and sports participation.

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

Call today for your FREE Starter Kit. "Great American Smokeout." Call or go online to get information as well as free telephone cessation counseling. Most smokers also qualify for FREE nicotine replacement patches, lozenges or gum. Stop smoking directory, local referrals and educational material available.

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