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VITALITY
Winter 2016
SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES
Get help
quitting for good
If you’ve tried to quit smoking
on your own, you know
how hard it can be, because nicotine is extremely addictive.
Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause
of disease and premature death in the U.S., according to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—yet an
estimated 40 million Americans still smoke cigarettes.
CMH offers free Smoking Cessation classes every
quarter at different locations in our service area.
The
2017 classes start Monday, Jan. 9, and will be held for six
weeks in Ash Grove, Missouri.
Classes are taught by Anne Bristow, RRT, a certified
American Lung Association smoking cessation counselor.
Bristow holds a master’s degree in counseling and education.
She has more than 40 years of experience as a respiratory
therapist and 20 years of experience as a smoking cessation
counselor at CMH.
Advanced registration is requested, and space is
limited. Call CMH Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation at
417-328-6574
to register and for more information
about the class.
COMMUNITY
CMH NEWS
EL DORADO SPRINGSMEDICAL CENTER
NEARS COMPLETION
Residents in northwest Cedar County have another option
for medical care, starting in January 2017. Citizens Memorial
Hospital is completing the 5,600-square-foot family medicine
and walk-in clinic in El Dorado Springs.
The new clinic, El Dorado Springs Medical Center and
Walk-In Clinic, located at 322 E. Hospital Road, will offer
family medicine, behavioral health, X-ray and lab services,
and walk-in care. To make an appointment, call
417-876-2118
.
NEW TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD: El Dorado Springs Medical Center
and Walk-In Clinic
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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SMOKING IN THE USA
A LOOK AT SMOKING RATES
IN AMERICAN ADULTS
A DEADLY
HABIT
THERE ARE MORE THAN
480,000
DEATHS A YEAR FROM SMOKING
278,544
DEATHS AMONG MEN
201,773
DEATHS AMONG WOMEN
JOIN THE RANKS OF FORMER SMOKERS.
Thousands of Americans have quit for good—and you can too!
Call us at
417-328-6574
to learn more about our smoking cessation programs.
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