Healthy Living

The American Cancer Society offers great advice on staying healthy, being active, eating nutritiously, and how to quit smoking.

Visit their website to learn more about:

The Great American Health Challenge

Diabetes

The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of communities.

The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Visit their website:

Heart Health

The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Visit their website:

The key to a healthy heart is to balance the right amount and the right kind of fats in your diet. Here’s what the American Heart Association has to say about Fats in Your Diet.

Meet the Bad Fats Brothers by clicking on them:

Smoking Cessation

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website contains a wealth of information about smoking and tips on how to quit smoking and how to prevent children and teens from starting. Visit their website:

For additional information or referrals
Contact Tabacco Free Butler County Coalition at 724-283-9955.

To provide smoking cessation services in the workplace, employers should
Contact Community Health Challenge at 724-283-9955.

Butler County Offers Classes to help teach you to Stop Smoking