Support & Resources

Calendar of Events

Join fellow Pennsylvanians by participating in events designed to help smokers quit and stay smoke free.

Pennsylvania Determined To Quit Week - January 28 - February 1, 2008

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced its latest effort to help the state's nearly two million smokers successfully quit, by revealing Governor Edward G. Rendell has pronounced the last week of January 2008 (Jan. 28 through Feb. 1) as "Determined to Quit Week." The proclamation was declared to help smokers continue their New Year's resolutions to quit smoking this year and to raise the general public awareness of ways smokers can seek help through free Pennsylvania resources such as 800-QUIT-NOW and DeterminedToQuit.com. The Department demonstrated the new Web site that was launched on December 31, 2007 at the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, PA during a press conference on Tuesday, January 29, 2008.

Kick Butts Day - April 2, 2008

It's a day for youth to raise awareness on how tobacco is harmful and how Big Tobacco targets kids. If you are a teacher, youth leader or health advocate, you can go to kicksbuttsday.org to plan Kick Butts Day activities in your community.

World No Tobacco Day - May 31, 2008

Celebrated every year around the world on May 31. Created in 1987 by the World Health Organzation to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and preventable death and disease it causes.

Great American Smokeout - November 20, 2008

An annual event sponsored by the American Cancer Society to encourage smokers to quit for 24 hrs.