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Article: HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Announces New Initiatives to Help Americans Quit Smoking.
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- November 10, 2004
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today a series of initiatives designed to help Americans quit smoking. The initiatives include the opening of a national quitline number (1-800-QUITNOW) that puts users in touch with programs that can help them give up tobacco. In addition, a new HHS Web site (http://www.smokefree.gov/) offers online advice and downloadable information to make cessation easier.
The Secretary also announced plans to make all HHS campuses tobacco-free, and to make all HHS employees who use tobacco eligible for participation in cessation programs. He made the announcements after a meeting with members of ...