Northern Kentucky Health Department

Cooper Clayton Smoking Cessation Classes

 

The Cooper-Clayton Method to Stop Smoking program is a free, comprehensive, 13-week program that helps you stop smoking with peer support, educational guidance, and nicotine replacement products (i.e. patch, gum, lozenge).

 

The program is offered in person and online.

 

In-person

Three sessions of the Cooper-Clayton program are planned for the spring of 2013:

  • 6 to 7 p.m. on Mondays, starting February 25, 2013, at the Erlanger branch of the Kenton County Public Library, 401 Kenton Lands Road, Erlanger, Ky. This class is sponsored by Remke biggs. Registration is required--please visit http://www.kentonlibrary.org/events or call 859.962.4002.

  • 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, starting March 19, at the St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas Cancer Care Center, 85 N. Grand Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. Registration is not required for this class; simply show up the first class. For more info, call 859.301.5570.

  • 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Mondays, starting April 8, at St. Elizabeth Grant, 238 Barnes Road, Williamstown, Ky. Registration is not required for this class; simply show up the first class. For more info, call 859.301.5570.

Online Program
A session of the online course began in January 2013. Check back for details about future sessions of the online program.    

 

Participants will need use of a computer capable of accessing the internet. A facilitator will be online for live chat during the time given for the Web-based classes, but the information can be retrieved at any time. Live chats held each Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for the duration of the 13-week program.

 

Cooper-Clayton classes are free. The only cost to participants is the purchase of nicotine patch or gum, if you use one of those.

 

Find Help Quitting on Facebook
The Health Department's smoking cessation program has a Facebook page. From the page, you can learn more about the health benefits of smoke-free air and resources to help you quit smoking.