Lung Health COPD Support Group

“Oxygen Equipment Options and Tips for Traveling Safely with Oxygen”
Via Christi Hospital – Conference Room 2035
929 N. St. Francis Street
Wichita, KS 67214
August 11th from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Admission is FREE

Please register by calling Via Christi Health Connection at 315-689-5700.

For more information, please contact Kylie Brinkman at or 315-558-3090.

FFS Facilitator Trainings – Wichita, KS

April 20-21, September 21-22 and November 1-2, 2010

Honda Green Zone
7017 E Kellogg
Wichita, KS 67207

Registration fee of $400 includes training, workshop supplies and continental breakfast and lunch.

Freedom From Smoking (FFS) is a community based smoking cessation program that offers a supportive environment in which individuals can quit smoking. The program has more than 20 years of success nationally. The program has an orientation and seven sessions that extend over a seven-week period, with each session lasting two hours. The psychological principles and methods used help the individual gain control over his/her behavior, which makes quitting a less stressful experience.

This behavior modification program helps people:
• Learn about their addiction
• Builds motivation to quit.
• Provides the support needed to quit.

Included in the program is counseling on diet, exercise, stress management, and relaxation techniques.

To register, contact Kylie Brinkman at or 316-558-3090.

2011 Fight For Air Climb in Wichita

April 9, 2011

INTRUST Bank Arena 500 E. Waterman
Wichita, KS 67202

Join us for Wichita’s only competitive stairclimb! On April 9, hundreds of people will huff and puff their way around the INTRUST Bank Arena for a great cause. This is more than your same old 5K, this is a vertical climb for clean air in Kansas. We guarantee that all finishers will have a newfound respect for healthy lungs.

Get started today by taking advantage of the early bird registration discount! Register today for $15 before the registration fee goes up to $25. All participants must register and raise the $75 minimum fundraising requirement by Friday, April 8, 2011 to participate in the climb.

For more information, contact Diane Tinker at or 316.558.3090 ×202.

FFS Informational Session – Wichita, KS

July 19, 2010, 6:00 p.m.

Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis Street
Conference Room C, 2nd Floor
929 N. St. Francis St.
Wichita, KS

Want to stop smoking? Join Via-Christi Pulmonary Rehab as they present the American Lung Association “Freedom From Smoking” program, offering a wide range of strategies to quit smoking including:

· Lectures, group discussion, skills practice
· Latest nicotine replacement therapy
· Latest smoking cessation medications
· Maintenance to help you stay tobacco free

For more information, call 316-261-3276.

2010 Fight for Air Climb in Wichita

March 13, 2010
INTRUST Bank Arena
500 E. Waterman
Wichita, KS 67202

Join us for Wichita’s only competitive stairclimb! Hundreds of people will huff and puff their way around the INTRUST Bank Arena for a great cause. This is more than your same old 5K, this is a race for clean air in Kansas. We guarantee that all finishers will have a newfound respect for healthy lungs.

For more information contact Diane Tinker at or 316-558-3090.

Click here for past event photos.

FFS Informational Session – Andover, KS

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm

Andover Public Library
1511 East Central Ave.
Andover, KS 67002-8579

For more information, contact Gary Blevins, FFS Facilitator, at 316-371-3381.

FFS Clinic – Lawrence, KS

Thursday, January 28th
Time: 6:00 pm

Hy-Vee Pharmacy
3504 Clinton Parkway
Lawrence, KS 66047

Cost: $150

Contact: Katy Brown or Janet Hierl at 785-832-0110

Freedom From Smoking – Free Information Session

January 11, 2010, 6:00 p.m.

Via Christi Regional Medical Center
Conference Room C, 2nd Floor
929 N. St. Francis St.
Wichita, KS

Want to stop smoking? Join Via-Christi Pulmonary Rehab as they present the American Lung Association “Freedom From Smoking” program, offering a wide range of strategies to quit smoking, including:

• Lectures, group discussion, skills practice
• Latest nicotine replacement therapy
• Latest smoking cessation medications
• Maintenance to help you stay tobacco free

For more information call 316-261-3276.

Freedom From Smoking Class

Monday August 31, 2009
6:30 p.m.

Via Christi Regional Medical Center
Conference Room C, 2nd Floor
929 N St. Francis St.
Wichita, KS 67214

Freedom From Smoking is an adult tobacco cessation program designed to assist adults in quitting tobacco. This nationally recognized research-based program is highly successful in helping adults quit tobacco use — for good. Led by trained facilitators who understand why people smoke, this program is proven effective. The program uses a positive behavior-change approach that teaches you how to become a non-smoker for good.

For more information call 316-261-3276.

Smokefree Air Challenge

Launched in 2006, the American Lung Association’s Smokefree Air Challenge calls on all 50 states and the District of Columbia to pass laws prohibiting smoking in all public places and workplaces, including restaurants and bars. The country has made great progress towards meeting the Smokefree Air Challenge. Currently, 27 states and the District of Columbia have met the Smokefree Air Challenge, including Kansas in 2010. The American Lung Association will fight in 2010 and beyond to make sure everyone in all 50 states can enjoy clean, smokefree air where they work and play. You can join our fight for smokefree air by signing our Smokefree Air Challenge petition, click here.

Freedom From Smoking Online

Freedom From Smoking® Online, or FFS Online, is a program specifically designed for adults who want to quit smoking. It’s an adaptation of the American Lung Association’s gold standard, group clinic that has helped thousands of smokers to quit for good. FFS Online allows participants to receive that same smoking cessation assistance in a 24-7 accessible online format that can be done from the comforts and privacy of their own home. FFS Online takes participants through modules, each containing several lessons that they access through a protected website. These lessons include valuable information and the messages in each lesson reinforce their commitment to quit.

Lung Help Line

The American Lung Association is committed to assisting those who have lung health questions. The Lung Help Line, at 1-800-LUNG-USA, is available toll-free, 7 days per week from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. The Call Center is staffed by Registered Nurses and Registered Respiratory Therapists. The Call Center staff have extensive experience in the healthcare industry. Areas of expertise include: Education, Smoking Cessation, Respiratory Therapy, Lung Disease, Nursing, Physician Referral, Respiratory Home Care, Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult Intensive Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, Medication Counseling, Patient Advocacy, Health Care Insurance, and Nursing Case Management.