Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

• When: Monday - Friday
• Time: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., CST
• Where: Room 3c 123, 3rd floor by Green elevator

To schedule an appointment, please contact Aleyamma Baby at .

Thinking about quitting? Let us help you! When you’re trying to quit tobacco, counseling or medication increase your chance of success. Using these two together offers the best chance of quitting. From casual self-help to one-on-one counseling, your VA has options to help you quit for good.

Join our tobacco cessation group. We are currently offering group participation by video and telephone conference only.

• When: Thursdays, 1:00 p.m.
• Where: Join Webex meeting
• Phone: 404-397-1596
• Access code: 2#

The group meets weekly for 60 minutes and you can start attending at any time. This is a drop-in group; no referral is required. There is no co-pay for attending tobacco treatment.

Need extra support during the week?

Call 1-855-QUIT-VET (1-855-784-8838), 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Monday-Friday to speak to a tobacco quit coach in English or Spanish. QuitVET connects Veterans to a trained counselor who can help develop a quit plan and provide ongoing counseling and support.

Prefer to text or find support online?

• Text VET (or VETesp for Spanish) to 47848 to receive texts with tips and tools to beat cravings.
• Text URGE, STRESS, SMOKED, or DIPPED to 47848 for extra support.
• Follow the SmokefreeVET Facebook page for tips and encouragement from other Veterans.
• Download Stay Quit Coach, VA’s interactive quit tobacco app. Available for IOS or Android in your app store.
• Find more VA resources on how to quit.

For more information, please contact Dr. Zina Peters at 281-797-8662.

MOVE! is a national weight management program designed by NCP to help Veterans lose weight, keep it off, and improve their health. 

Learn more about our MOVE! Program.

VHA aims to help you stay healthy.

Staying Healthy: Recommendations for Men lists the preventive health services that VHA recommends for men.

Staying Healthy: Recommendations for Women lists the preventive health services that VHA recommends for women.