Smoking cessation program to help African
American Men stop smoking
Baton Rouge, LA – The Communities of Color Network
(CoC) at the Southern University Agricultural Research & Extension Center
is helping male smokers quit the habit with its new African-American Male
Cessation Initiative.
The CoC will hold an educational
awareness workshop at 10 a.m. on March 14 at the Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church,
9700 Scenic Hwy. The workshop will provide African-American men with cessation
resources and information about free services that are available to help them
stop smoking.
These services include nicotine
gum, patches and prescriptions, but participants must complete an application
to see if they qualify. CoC employees will be available to assist with the
completion of the application process during this event.
Non-smokers are invited to attend
and learn how they can encourage their family members and friends to stop
smoking as well as learn how to avoid secondhand smoke exposure.
Funding for the initiative is
provided through a smoking cessation trust grant by the Louisiana Public Health
Institute/The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living.
The Communities of
Color Network provides support and technical assistance to African-American
communities to ensure they are well-informed about the dangers of tobacco, and
understand how to protect themselves from unhealthy exposure.
Its mission is to
eliminate health inequalities caused by or related to tobacco use among
Louisiana communities of color by building coalitions, increasing awareness of
the dangers of tobacco, and reducing tobacco consumption and secondhand smoke
exposure.
For
additional information about the African American Male Cessation Initiative or
the Southern University Ag Center’s Communities of Colors Network, contact
Frankie Poland at 225.771.6237 or via e-mail at frankie_poland@suagcenter.com.
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Contact:
LaKeeshia D. Giddens
225-771-2160
lakeeshia_giddens@suagcenter.com
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