Community Health Promotion
Free Quit Smoking Counseling For Moms in Delta County
Pregnant women and parents with children in the home can now receive free help to quit smoking, thanks to a grant received from the Community Foundation of Delta County. "A Great Smoke Free Start" is a free program providing individualized counseling with a trained American Lung Association Freedom From Smoking counselor. Those enrolled will receive a Quit Workbook, support material, personalized quit plan, and incentives such as nicotine replacement products and gift cards.
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Babies whose mothers smoke during pregnancy are at increased risk of:
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Children whose mothers smoked while pregnant are at increased risk of:
- asthma
- allergies
- developmental delays
- learning disorders
In addition, the rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is much higher among families that smoke and mothers who smoke during pregnancy.
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Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk of:
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Contact Carley at 789-8105, or creynolds@phdm.org to receive more information or to enroll.
