JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SC –
As the Great American Smokeout approaches, Nov. 18, now is the time to start preparing to quit the tobacco. Join the hundreds of participants that pledge to quit tobacco use for 24 hours by making your pledge to quit at either of two locations:
· Base Exchange from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
· 628th Medical Group Clinic from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
All pledges to quit tobacco will make you eligible to win a free Thanksgiving turkey and two $25 gift certificates from the Base Exchange.
There are numerous resources available to help you quit including monthly tobacco cessation classes at the Health and Wellness Center. Call the HAWC at 963-4007 to enroll in a class.
Other sources of assistance include:
· Military and Family Life Consultants: 609-8718
· Military Health Coach:
AFMCWellness.com
· Behavior Health Counselor: 963-6846
· Defense Department sponsored website:
www.ucanquit2.org
· Web-based American Lung Association program:
www.ffsonline.org
· HAWC tobacco coordinator