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* Provides cancer information. Information specialists provide responses to a range of cancer questions, including:
  • cancer research and clinical trials
  • cancer prevention
  • risk factors
  • symptoms
  • early detection
  • diagnosis
  • treatment
  • living with cancer
  • quitting smoking

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Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Medical Information Services
Talklines/Warmlines
Provides research-based informal education programs that encourage girls to take risks and master physical, intellectual, and emotional challenges. Programs address math and science education, pregnancy and drug abuse prevention, media literacy, economic literacy, adolescent health, violence prevention, and sports participation.

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Workshops/Symposiums
Body Image Education
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driving Prevention
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Nutrition Education
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Self Esteem Workshops
* Offers public and professional health education on the prevention and control of lung diseases in adults and children.

* Offers Tobacco Cessation Education.

* Offers professional guidance regarding establishment of smoking restriction policies.

* Provides educational materials on lung diseases, smoking and air pollution.

* Work with and through other agencies to set up services needed to find, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate patients.

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Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Public Awareness/Education
* Offers public and professional health education on the prevention and control of lung diseases in adults and children. * Offers Tobacco Cessation Education. * Offers professional guidance regarding establishment of smoking restriction policies. * Provides educational materials on lung diseases, smoking and air pollution. * Work with and through other agencies to set up services needed to find, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate patients.

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Public Awareness/Education
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
The Student Assistance Program (SAP) is positioned throughout local school districts in Rensselaer County. Student Assistance Program team members are master level substance abuse prevention counselors who use science-based programming. This program is funded through New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.

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Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Provides community assistance, program development, and education about alcohol and other addictions, including measures that support healthy individuals, families and communities. Offers direct community access to information, materials, resource and trained staff to promote organization and community initiatives.

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Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driving Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Partnership with community organizations and individuals working to reduce health and economic burdens of tobacco use by: eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke decreasing social acceptance of tobacco use promoting cessation of tobacco use preventing initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults
Provides prevention, education, training, and information and referral services in efforts to increase awareness of issues regarding alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, abuse, and dependency. Also offers gambling prevention information.

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Tobacco Use Education / Prevention
Gambling Addiction Prevention Programs
Drug Use Disorder Issues
Substance Use Disorder Issues
Specialized Information and Referral
Gambling Issues
Alcohol Use Disorder Issues
Drug Use Disorder Education / Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education / Prevention
Smoking / Nicotine Addiction Issues
Conducts numerous programs for the community, school and public organizations throughout Suffolk County, and operates the Suffolk County Tobacco Enforcement Program. The greatest benefit from prevention and education programs is reaped when Suffolk residents make choices in favor of healthy living. Improving health behaviors is beneficial at every age. Staff works with other agencies to design programming and provide education in Suffolk County communities in an effort to prevent disease, disability and premature death. In particular, we are working to reduce behaviors that lead to the development of co-morbidities such as cancer, diabetes obesity and smoking/vaping. The office is a resource for schools, work sites and community groups, for the latest health education information. Call for detailed information.

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Community Wellness Programs
Health Education
Tobacco Use Education / Prevention
Wellness Programs
Smoking / Vaping Cessation
A comprehensive substance abuse prevention program designed to reduce the risk of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.

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Tobacco Use Education / Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education / Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education / Prevention
This program provides licensed counselors in 4 districts and 10 schools offering substance abuse prevention education and counseling to students, faculties, families and communities through individual and group counseling, information and referral services, as well as familiy communication programs.

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Alcohol / Drug Impaired Driving Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education / Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Counseling
Alcohol Use Disorder Counseling
Alcohol Use Disorder Education / Prevention
Tobacco Use Education / Prevention
Works to lower the prevalence of tobacco use with advertising, sponsorship, and promotion through education, media, and advocacy. This program's goal is to implement strategies and partner with community organizations to decrease the social acceptability of tobacco use.
Offers individuals who are trying to stop smoking an intensive 5 week stop-smoking class focusing on behavior changes and medication use. Please call for exact dates and times.

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Tobacco Use Education / Prevention
Smoking / Vaping Cessation
* Provides in-home assessments and interventions for asthma, tobacco cessation, indoor air quality, lead, fire safety, and other environmental health hazards.* Provides programs designed for individuals who are pre-diabetic.* Offers education and information about many variables that contribute to diabetes prevention including but not limited to: nutrition exercise stress management other lifestyle variables

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Lead Testing
Comprehensive Indoor Air Pollution Testing
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Fire Safety Inspections
Household Hazardous Materials Information
Lead Information
Indoor Air Pollution Information

Provides public health services in programs that respond to concerns dealing with the indoor and outdoor environment.

Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act:
. Tobacco retailer compliance checks to ensure that they are not
selling to minors
. Enforcement of the self-service display ban (includes vending machines)

Environmental Exposure Response
. Toxic and hazardous substance site surveillance
. Hazardous spill response
. Environmental radiation investigations

Waste-to-Energy Facility Monitoring
. Sampling of soils at sites associated with the Waste to Energy Facility
. Testing of soils and ash for metals and organics
. Review of stack testing reports and compliance reports

Indoor Air
. Indoor air complaint investigations
. Mold, asbestos, odors, general indoor air quality

New York State Clean Indoor Air Act
. New York State Clean Indoor Air Act enforcement (smoking in public
buildings and work places)
. Smoking in restaurants and bars is regulated by the Food Protection program

Radon
. Radon surveillance and investigations
. Information on testing homes for radon
. List of state certified radon mitigation contractors

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Climate Change Prevention Programs
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Water Quality Information/Reporting
Industrial Pollution Control
Radon Information
Tap Water Information
Soil Contaminant Testing
Automobile Emissions Control
Asbestos Information
Oil Spill Cleanup
Hazardous Spill Cleanup
Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup
Air Pollution Control/Fuel Efficiency Incentives Programs
Mold Pollution Information
Smoking Regulation
Offers school-based curricula utilizing evidence based information within 13 school districts in Saratoga County. Provides education on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs as well as bullying, and violence prevention, internet safety, and conflict resolution

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Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driving Prevention
Bullying Prevention
Internet Safety Education
Provides drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention and empowerment to youth in the community.

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Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention

Provides public health services in programs that respond to concerns dealing with the indoor and outdoor environment.

Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act:
. Tobacco retailer compliance checks to ensure that they are not
selling to minors
. Enforcement of the self-service display ban (includes vending machines)

Environmental Exposure Response
. Toxic and hazardous substance site surveillance
. Hazardous spill response
. Environmental radiation investigations

Waste-to-Energy Facility Monitoring
. Sampling of soils at sites associated with the Waste to Energy Facility
. Testing of soils and ash for metals and organics
. Review of stack testing reports and compliance reports

Indoor Air
. Indoor air complaint investigations
. Mold, asbestos, odors, general indoor air quality

New York State Clean Indoor Air Act
. New York State Clean Indoor Air Act enforcement (smoking in public
buildings and work places)
. Smoking in restaurants and bars is regulated by the Food Protection program

Radon
. Radon surveillance and investigations
. Information on testing homes for radon
. List of state certified radon mitigation contractors

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Climate Change Prevention Programs
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Water Quality Information/Reporting
Industrial Pollution Control
Radon Information
Tap Water Information
Soil Contaminant Testing
Automobile Emissions Control
Asbestos Information
Oil Spill Cleanup
Hazardous Spill Cleanup
Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup
Air Pollution Control/Fuel Efficiency Incentives Programs
Mold Pollution Information
Smoking Regulation
* Provides Preventive services through: Parenting services for adult caregivers, age 18 years and older: Active Parenting Program. Parenting Inside and Out (PIO). Positive Parenting Program (Triple P). PAX tools, evidence-based, trauma-informed strategies to improve cooperation and self-regulation with youth. Children and youth prevention/intervention services: Bounce back, focuses on social problem solving, psychoeducation, and relaxation, while adding additional components for children grade K-5. Boy's council, a strengths-based group approach to promote boys and young men safe and healthy passage through pre-teen and adolescent years for adolescent grades 6-12. Girls Circle, helps adolescent girls deal with a variety of issues that include bullying, the pressures of social media, early puberty, gender exploration and binge drinking. SPORT, single-session substance use prevention program, includes physical activity, sports participation, and practicing stress control. Support for Students Exposed to Trauma, 10-session intervention for youth who have been exposed to traumatic events and are suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for adolescent's grade 6-12. Teen Intervene, a brief early interventions for teens who display the initial stages of alcohol or substance use involvement, for adolescent's grades 6-12. Vape Intervention, students explore motivations for using e-cigs, gain knowledge about the risks of vaping nicotine or other substances. Adult services: Empowered Health Consciousness. Ripple Effect of Thriving, group sessions for adults. Resilience and Thriving, offers resilience skills and go from coping to thriving for adult caregivers 18 years and older.

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Mental Health Related Prevention Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Parenting Skills Classes
Provides cessation support, referrals and information to callers who wish to quit smoking or obtain information related to cessation and tobacco use. Callers may speak to trained information specialists or leave a message during off-hours to have their phone call returned by a specialist. They may also order a free smoking cessation guide to be mailed directly to their home or listen to a taped message library that provides information about quitting smoking.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Printed/Printable Materials
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
* Provides information on cancer that is easy to understand. Information specialists provide personalized responses to a range of cancer questions, including: Cancer research and clinical trials. Cancer prevention. Risk factors. Symptoms. Early detection. Diagnosis. Treatment. Living with cancer. Quitting smoking.

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Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Medical Information Services
Talklines/Warmlines
The Health Promotion Program encompasses a broad range of activities along with health education, to encourage health and well being in Tompkins County.Public information and crisis communicationsSocial marketing, media relations, editorial and design services, and production expertisePlanning, evaluation and epidemiological supportAssistance on creating and maintaining tobacco free environmentsHealth and wellness assistance for local worksitesGuidance to encourage lifelong healthy behaviorsPromotion of Whole Health programs to local providers, individuals, business, and community and faith based organizationsHealthy Neighborhoods Program - provides FREE home safety visits and distribution of supplies to promote healthy homes.Community Health Workers - dedicated staff to provide on-going support and connection to resources to address overall well being.Tobacco use prevention and cessation - T-Free TompkinsCommunity Health Assessment (CHA)Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)

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Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Healthy Eating Programs
Provides primary prevention programs and services to build and sustain good health and improve the overall lifestyles of soldiers, family members, retirees, and DA civilians. Services include fitness testing, metabolic and body composition assessments, and stress management classes.

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Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
General Health Education Programs
Physical Fitness Assessment
Armed Forces Civilian Auxiliaries
Physical Activity and Fitness Education/Promotion
Nutrition Assessment Services
Stress Management
Offers a smoking cessation program specifically designed for adults desiring to quit smoking. Teaches skills and techniques that have proven to help smokers quit in a group clinic setting or through an online program and self-help book.

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Tobacco Use Education / Prevention
Smoking / Vaping Cessation
Provides law enforcement services for Town of Manlius residents.

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Drug Crime Reporting
School Related Crime Reporting
Hate Crimes Reporting
In Person Reassurance/Monitoring Programs
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Traffic Accident Reporting
General Crime Reporting
Bullying Prevention
Crime Investigation
Gang Activity Reporting
Abandoned Vehicle Reporting/Removal
Child Identification Programs
Organized Crime Reporting
Dangerous Weapons Reporting
Non-Emergency Crime Reporting
Driving/Accident Records
Active Arrest Warrants
Municipal Police
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Reckless Driving Reporting
Arson Reporting
Employment Related Fingerprinting
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Public Nuisance Reporting
Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Reporting
Police Reports
Internet Safety Education
Safe Havens for Abandoned Newborns
Holiday Safety Education