Improves access and the health of the community through the delivery of coordinated comprehensive services for all ages and residents of Berks County regardless of their economic status.

Improves access and the health of the community through the delivery of coordinated comprehensive services for all ages and residents of Berks County regardless of their economic status.

Maintains county-wide leadership in the development and implementation of policies, programs, and a system of prevention and intervention services that prevent the onset of illegal alcohol, tobacco and drug use, problem gambling and gaming, and treatment services that promote recovery from addiction to all substances. Provides Naloxone kits for Berks County residents and businesses, requested at: cocaberks.org/narcan, that can be picked up at the RISE Center, Hispanic Center or at the COCA office.

Offers a range of supportive health services, including mental health support and counseling, postpartum care, substance use disorder referrals, diabetes prevention, rapid STI testing, and free period products.

Provides smoking cessation services through the Respiratory Therapy Department. Offers inpatient consulting to all patients who use tobacco products, as well as outpatient one-on-one consulting and group quit classes.

Tobacco cessation program supplements the care that patients receive from their primary care providers. During primary care appointments, provider will assess readiness to quit smoking. When you are ready, a certified cessation specialists will strategize with help come up with an action plan to quit.

Provides tobacco cessation services. NOTE: Trained instructors work with tobacco users to develop an individualized quit plan.

Offers Nicotine Replacement Therapy and provides trained facilitators to help you quit. This is done via phone support and a seven session program that uses information, behavior awareness and group support to help adult participants take control of their lives and quit smoking Classes can be conducted on-site for industries interested in providing the program for their employees.

Provides services geared towards individuals experiencing a substance use disorder, including education and intervention, brief therapy, relapse prevention, adolescent outpatient programs, women in recovery programs, intensive outpatient programs, and more.

WellSpan Health offers the Freedom From Smoking program developed by the American Lung Association. The eight session program is designed to:

Help you quit smoking

Fight the addiction

Develop a smoke-free lifestyle The program is offered free of charge. Wellspan Health offers free one-on-one tobacco treatment planning sessions to Adams and York county residents. At these counseling sessions, a certified tobacco cessation counselor will:

Assess your dependence on nicotine

Discuss any past attempts to quit

Review strategies and coping skills to get you through urges to smoke or chew

Develop a tailored "quit plan" specific to your lifestyle. Wellspan Health also offers a self guided program for those who want to quit on their own. WellSpan also provides referrals to the PA quitline at 1800-quitnow

Offers adult substance abuse counseling on an outpatient and intensive outpatient basis. Provide a comprehensive assessment, referral,drug and alcohol education, and individual and/or group counseling. Also provide aids to prevent addiction in the first place. Offer Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) for Opioid Addiction. Pysicians use Suboxone and Vivitol at treatment modalities.

Provides a list of classes, support groups and events in the community that are available to help individuals to navigate the many challenges that arise with the diagnosis of an illness. Many of the groups are led by community volunteers. Support Groups * Diabetes * Amputee * Eating disorder * Autism * Brain Injury * Ehlers Danlos * Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain * Healing * Lupus * Memory Loss/Caregiver * Multiple Sclerosis * Breastfeeding * Pregnancy loss/Infant death * Stroke * Weight loss * Heart Disease Other Classes/Events * Smoking cessation * Walking club * Yoga * Car seat safety * Child Protect: Free vaccination for children birth to age 18

Provides a variety of programs to residents in regards to personal and professional development, as well as parenting skills classes. These programs encompass health, domestic violence prevention and avoidance, financial education, career workshops, and new parent planning.

Lancaster County's one-stop shop for information on alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and gambling. Information & referral staff provide answers to questions about addiction and provide referrals to treatment and support via phone, email, or web chat. Offers a film streaming library and brochure clearinghouse free of charge to the public.

Improves access and the health of the community through the delivery of coordinated comprehensive services for all ages and residents of Berks County regardless of their economic status.

Operates a call center. Provides information on topics including allergies, how to quit smoking, and environmental issues. Offers physician referrals.

Individual sessions which provides resources and information to help individuals quit smoking. The SmokeFREE program is conducted by phone and participants may be eligible to receive free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).

The Health Dept. offers a wide variety of educational and preventive programs and consulting services. Programs are available to schools, businesses, community organization, etc., and can be tailored to fit most health topics. Available programs include cancer prevention, cardiovascular health and screenings, childhood lead poisoning prevention, dental health, falls prevention, tobacco control, nutrition and physical activity, Lyme Disease and osteoporosis.

Assesses callers for their readiness to quit and provides counseling options and structured assistance. Provides active listening to callers, educational information, and referral to other healthcare professionals if needed, prescription advice for action, social reinforcement, skill training, and encouragement for expressions of thoughts and feelings.

Tobacco cessation program supplements the care that patients receive from their primary care providers. During primary care appointments, provider will assess readiness to quit smoking. When you are ready, a certified cessation specialists will strategize with help come up with an action plan to quit.

Offers a range of supportive health services, including mental health support and counseling, postpartum care, substance use disorder referrals, diabetes prevention, rapid STI testing, and free period products.

Prevention, education, advocacy, enforcement for pregnant women using tobacco. Patients offered free diapers for compliance with quitting smoking.

Provides a smoking cessation program for pregnant smokers.

Offers a range of supportive health services, including mental health support and counseling, postpartum care, substance use disorder referrals, diabetes prevention, rapid STI testing, and free period products.

Receive one-on-one assistance from a trained tobacco treatment specialist, learn tactics on quitting and receive free smoking cessation resources.