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Smoking Cessation
If you are thinking about stopping smoking, now is the time to do it. K-Staters Inspired to Stop Smoking (KISS) is a program through Lafene Health Center dedicated to help you throughout the quitting process. There is also information at the Riley County Health Department and K-State’s Counseling Services.
Tips to quit:
- Find out what your triggers are.
- Find substitutes for these triggers.
- Quit making excuses.
- Seek support.
Manhattan Resources
- On-Campus:
- Counseling Services
- Lafene Health Center
- general medical services providing health care for illness and injury as well as physical examinations;
- allergy and immunization services including information needed for travel;
- a pharmacy dispenses new prescriptions, refills, and over-the-counter medications;
- a laboratory equipped for any laboratory testing request, including those from non-Lafene physicians;
- asthma clinic;
- sports medicine;
- physical therapy;
- x-ray;
- a full service women’s clinic.
Counseling Services
Having a hard time adjusting on campus? Problems dealing with stress, family, relationships, alcohol, eating disorders, or other issues? Counseling services provides short-term, focused counseling in the areas of: decision-making, crisis intervention, solution, adjustment, and matters of personal concern. They also assist in identifying and referring additional resources on campus and in the community. Check out their website resource page for self-help tips. Also, the Alcohol and Other Drug Education office supports access to personal assessment on alcohol and other drug use.
Hide DescriptionLafene Health Center
Lafene Health Center offers K-State students comprehensive, high quality, easily accessible, affordable outpatient health care. Lafene also serves as a resource and an advocate for health education, promotion and wellness.
Services include:
The Health Promotion/Nutrition Counseling Department provides nutrition counseling to include a self assessment tool through Lafene’s web site; presentations on health topics; peer education programs; and CPR certification. Health Educators also teach an 8 week college health course available for 3 credit hours – enrollment in EDCEP 103 available through iSIS.
Hide DescriptionE-Mail: lafene@k-state.edu
Website: http://www.k-state.edu/lafene
Phone: 785-532-.6544 (general); 785.532.6554 (women’s clinic);
785-.532-.6595 (health promotion & nutrition counseling)
- Off-Campus:
- Healthy Kansas
- Health Department, Riley County
Healthy Kansas
Healthy Kansas
Healthy Kansas is a program out of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Their website provides resources for increasing your activity level, eating better, and avoiding tobacco use. The 24-hour toll-free Kansas Tobacco Quitline provides screening, counseling, support materials, and referral for tobacco cessation.
Hide DescriptionEmail: healthykansas@kdhe.state.ks.us
Website: www.healthykansas.org
Tobacco Quitline: 1-866-KAN-STOP (1-866-526-7867)
Riley County Health Department
The Riley County Health Department provides clinics and community programs. They provide education through brochures, presentations, and newsletters on nutrition, fitness, flu/cold prevention, smoking cessation, and much more. Their clinics provide family planning, immunizations, HIV/AIDS care, communicable diseases, and more.
Hide DescriptionWebsite: www.rileycountyks.gov/index.asp?NID=286
Phone: 785.776.4779
