Tobacco Free Partners

Prevention, Treatment, Advocacy

Tobacco Free Partners is a collaborative effort of community stakeholders working together to effect the health of the citizens of the region. Our mission is to build partnerships that provide comprehensive tobacco prevention strategies, treatment programs, and policies to reduce the health, economic, and emotional burdens that tobacco places on the residents of West Michigan.

News and Upcoming Events

10/01/2008: Help for Smokers

  October this the month to create your Plan to Quit tobacco for Good. When you begin any major change in your life you do the reseach on how to do it right.

Tobacco Free for Good is a proven program that has helped hundreds of people in West Michigan Quit tobacco for good.  You could be the next person to begin the  journey to your successful quit.

THE PLAN:  PREPARATION ****EDUCATION****MEDICATION****CELEBRATION

  • Four Classes scheduled in October:
    1. Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 ***  5:30 to 7:30 PM
        Metro Health Jenison - 7686 Georgetown

    2. Wednesday, October 15th, 2008  ***   6 to 8 PM
        Blodgett Campus - Spectrum Health ****  1840 Wealth Street SE

    3. Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 ***   6 to 8 PM
        Priority Health **** 3111 Leonard NE

    4. Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 ***  6 to 8 PM
        Lowell Family Medical Center ***  2550 West Main - Lowell

REGISTER:  CALL 616-975-0123  OR ON-LINE UNDER FREE CESSATION CLASSES


11/14/2008:

Treating Tobacco Dependence in Mental Health Settings

A two-day CME Training Conference for
Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses
and Other Mental Health Professionals

SAVE THE DATE!

November 14 and 15, 2008

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Liberty Plaza
335 George Street
New Brunswick , NJ

Presenters:

Jill M. Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Mental Health Tobacco Services
UMDNJ-RWJMS, Department of Psychiatry

Marc Steinberg, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-RWJMS

Kunal Gandhi, MBBS, MPH
Tobacco Research Teaching Specialist, UMDNJ-RWJMS

Mia Hanos Zimmermann, MPH
Tobacco Treatment Specialist, UMDNJ-RWJMS

Phil McCabe, CSW, CAS, CDVC
Health Educator, UMDNJ-SPH

Ivy Pearlstein, RN, MSN, APN-C
Tobacco Treatment Specialist, UMDNJ-RJWMS

Martha Dwyer, MA, LCADC, CTTS
Tobacco Treatment Specialist, UMDNJ-RWJMS

For additional information contact Nancy Szkodny
Phone: (732) 235-4053 E-mail: szkodnna@umdnj.edu

Jill M. Williams, M.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

317 George St, Suite 105

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

732-235-4341; FAX 732-235-4277