Open residential burning in Kansas City, Kansas is SUSPENDED until Tuesday April 15th at 7:00 a.m. The National Weather Service has forecasted high wind conditions for the area above the limits for safe open burning for Kansas City, Kansas for Sunday April 13th, and Monday April 14th.
UG offices will be closed on Friday, April 18, in observance of Spring Holiday.
Quitting is hard, but the more resources you use, the more likely you will stay tobacco-free. The Health Department offers free support to help you quit tobacco, including smoking, vaping, and other tobacco and nicotine products.
The Wyandotte County Public Health Department offers free tobacco treatment services to help you quit and stay quit from smoking and vaping. These services include counseling, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), access to medication, quit plan, and more. No health insurance required to enroll.
To get started, contact Tobacco Program staff:
KanQuit is a state-wide program offering free support quitting tobacco or vaping. Anyone in Kansas can get services by calling 1 (800) QUIT-NOW (784-8669) or going online to KSquit.org. Support options include:
If you decide to use a quit medication (including nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges), the Quitline will also help you select and order quit medications.
In addition to providing tobacco treatment services, the Wyandotte County Public Health Department also coordinates the Tobacco Free Wyandotte coalition, which works on community-wide initiatives to reduce tobacco use and the burden of tobacco-related disease in our county.
Want to get involved? Then, contact the Tobacco Program Staff:
(913) 703-6302
uamachree@wycokck.org
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