Providence Medical Center, 8929 Parallel Parkway, will offer free stop smoking classes beginning Monday, Jan. 18.
The program will provide support and individualized planning for those who want to quit smoking.
Classes will cover preparations to quit, reasons for quitting, handling stress, understanding withdrawal symptoms, exercising, coping strategies and more.
Classes will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 18, 20, 25, 27; April 18, 20, 25 and 27; and Oct. 17, 19, 24 and 26.
Classes will be in the Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Health Services Unit, Providence Medical Center, second floor, 8929 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. Tobacco is not allowed indoors or outdoors on the Providence campus.
To register for the free classes, call 913-496-4950.
There is a limit of 10 persons per class.