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2003 North Lincoln Street, Knoxville, IA 50138
Tobacco prevention and cessation education is available.
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8030 Farnam Drive, Omaha, NE 68114
Cancer education includes brochures, speakers, signs and methods for prevention and detection, and covers topics such as breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, and smoking.  Support group information also available. Contact by phone for services.
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1412 US 45 N, Eldorado, IL 62930

Provides tobacco cessation counseling and information to tobacco users who want to quit tobacco use, and tobacco cessation materials to individuals requesting information to give to a tobacco user. There is also a support group offered along with tobacco education.

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855 South Dubuque Street, Suite 113, Iowa City, IA 52240

Provides health education and consultation in preventing tobacco use and cessation along with policy work for businesses and communities to prevent exposure to tobacco and nicotine products.

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403 Railroad Avenue, Glenwood, IA 51534
Tobacco prevention for all ages, with specific programs for junior high and high school participants.
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422 East Douglas Street, Oneill, NE 68763

Health promotion and disease prevention education.

Emergency preparedness. Substance abuse prevention coalitions.

West Nile virus surveillance.

Referrals.

Immunizations.

Worksite Wellness including on-site employee health screenings and wellness programs.

School-based youth oral health program.

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405 North Basin Road, Fairfield, IL 62837

Offers a variety of health education programs on topics including smoking cessation, poison control, overdose prevention, lowering cholesterol, and cardiac risk assessment.

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630 9th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201

Addresses the needs of youth who are at risk of using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs of abuse and promotes teen pregnancy prevention, utilizing a team of specialists that provides curriculum in the Rock Island/Milan School District #41.

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1755 Prairie View Place, Kearney, NE 68845

Community coalition aiming to aid communities in the coordination and integration of resources, and the use of evidence-based practices to reduce substance abuse. Focused on decreasing youth alcohol use and other substances by connecting parents with resources. Community meeting take place the fourth Tuesday of the month, at the Community Partners office.

The positive pressure coalition meeting meets the 3rd Tuesday of every other month at the public library at 12 pm.

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1707 21st Street, Eldora, IA 50627
Offers tobacco cessation programs and counseling from a health care provider or trained counselor. Quitline Iowa offers Quit Coaches to help individuals figure out how to quit and stay tobacco free. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or enroll online for further assistance with quitting. Also offers a Youth Tobacco Prevention program for youth needing help with quitting.
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11225 Davenport Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68154
Patient and family education programs for children with asthma. Professional, patient, and public education programs for people with chronic lung disease. Literature on asthma, tobacco, lung disease, and air quality. Information and referral for respiratory care services. Represent public interest in matters concerning lung health, particularly smoke-free environments and indoor air quality. Omaha Asthma Alliance prevents and controls asthma through education, advocacy, and monitoring resources. Open Airways program for schools and public education centers on environmental asthma triggers. Toll-free help line for answers about lungs and smoking cessation. Freedom from smoking resources: online, help line, and self-help guide.
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984340 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198

Educational presentations on tobacco, second hand smoke, smoke-free living, quitting smoking, and Latino specific information. Apartment tenant assistance to make apartments smoke-free, as well as technical assistance to property managers/landlords to increase smoke-free housing options within their properties.

Tobacco cessation counseling and treatment.

Women's tobacco educational support group in English and Spanish (Latinas, Tabaco, y Cancer group).

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301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Floor, Lincoln, NE 68509

Tobacco resources including free and confidential counseling available 24 hours a day.

Coaching is also available online. After enrolling in the program, participants will receive information about how to access Web Coach. The program offers e-learning tools, social support, and information about quitting. Participants can interact with other people trying to quit or with Quit Coaches.

A free QuitNow mobile app is also available.

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Adair County Memorial Hospital, 609 Southeast Kent, Greenfield, IA 50849

Offers public health programs and services, including bioterrorism and county disaster preparedness. Also provides information general education, tobacco prevention, lead poisoning screening, general immunizations and communicable disease control.

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201 West Kenyon Road, Champaign, IL 61820

Provides a variety of education programs to better the health of the community. Many of these programs are funded through grants, and are offered at little or no cost to the residents.

Programs include:

-- Sexual Health Education: Provides Making Proud Choices! (CUPHD's age-appropriate, comprehensive sex education programming) and sexual health resources

-- Tobacco Initiatives: Provides a Youth Tobacco Prevention, Smoke-Free Illinois Act Enforcement, and Tobacco Prevention Coalition programs. Also provides information regarding the health effects of e-cigarettes

-- Community Health Resources: Provides the Germ Busters, Worksite Wellness, Physical Activity and Active Transportation, and Period Product Drive programs. Also provides information regarding statistics and policies related to chronic diseases and obesity

-- Adolescent Health Services: Provides the Adolescent Health Program, resources and support groups for affordable substance abuse treatment services, resources for affordable mental and behavioral health care

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Lucas State Office Building, 321 East 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Works to reduce tobacco use and the toll of tobacco-caused disease and death by preventing youth from starting, helping adults and youth to quit, and preventing exposure to secondhand smoke.
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3204 College Street, Grand Island, NE 68803
Tobacco education for youth and adults.  Tobacco informational resources for policy development, youth activism, parenting classes, referrals for cessation, Quit Kits, and printed information.
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3131 O Street, 27th & Cornhusker Highway, Lincoln, NE 68510

Assists individuals to assume responsibility for their own health, through education and outreach services.

Responds to public information needs or issues related to health and safety. Works collaboratively with other community entities to formulate responses to issues impacting public health.

Major program areas include:

- CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM: Promotes activities that encourage healthy living, embrace health screenings for early detection of disease, and encourage self-management of existing diseases. Works to reduce chronic diseases among racial/ethnic minorities and other vulnerable residents. Activities include community education on topics like reducing childhood obesity, increasing physical activity and healthy eating habits, diabetes prevention or control, learning to manage chronic health problems, and colorectal cancer awareness.

- INJURY PREVENTION and SAFE KIDS: Coordinates activities directed at reducing unintentional injuries and death. Print material, videos, and presentations are available on bike and pedestrian safety, fall prevention, child passenger safety/occupant restraints, and home safety. Monthly community-wide car seat check events are offered at no charge. Visit www.safekidslincoln.org for a schedule of events and call to make an appointment.

- TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CONTROL: Provides tobacco prevention information/education to schools, businesses and the community, and cessation referrals.

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