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Past Program Sites

What started as a school project, Joel Spitzer made his first smoking prevention presentation in August 1971. Between 1972 to 1978 Joel worked as a volunteer smoking prevention speaker for the American Cancer Society, in the Chicago Unit of the Illinois Division.

He continued conducting smoking prevention programs from 1978 to July of 2000 while working for the Good Health Program of Rush North Shore Medical Center in Skokie, Illinois. He also conducted single-session smoking education programs aimed at helping smokers quit.

Over his career, Joel presented more than 690 single-sesssion programs to approximately 100,000 children and adults. Below is a listing of program sites.

Site of Program Program Date Previous
Programs
at Site
A T & T Longlines 08/16/77
A. C. Nielson 01/13/88 2
Alliance Of Non-Smokers 04/16/77 1
Allstate Insurance Seminar 11/19/92
Altrusa Club (Olympia Fields) 09/15/76
Amigos 05/11/99 2
American Cancer Society Annual Meeting 06/15/77
American Cancer Society Divisional Meeting 06/15/77
American Cancer Society Divisional McDonalds University 09/15/98
American Cancer Society Evanston Kids Board 05/13/00 
American Cancer Society Nurses Training 02/26/86
American Cancer Society Pace Group 1976
American Cancer Society Physician Training 05/20/83
American Cancer Society Staff Training Wkshps 1978 3
Aparacor 03/23/87
Armstrong Elementary 02/10/77
Association House 1976 1
Audubon Elementary School (ABC & CBS TV) 05/19/77 1
Austin Library Youth Group 1975
B'nai Brith Of Skokie 02/06/79
Balcor 03/09/93
Bernard Horwich JCC 06/26/84
Bethesda Elementary School 04/04/77 2
Bethesda Home 07/24/98
Bethune Elementary School 10/19/79
BHI Incorporated 03/13/87
Bogan High School 05/19/77 4
Boone Elementary School 03/18/77 3
Bowen High School 12/20/77 2
Boy Scouts Of America McCormick Place Pow-Wow 1976
Braun Manufacturing Company 09/21/78
Budlong Elementary 03/07/78
Carrol Elementary School 05/24/77 1
Central School Of Libertyville 03/08/85
Chicago Bar Association 03/25/88
Chicago Chamber of Commerce 04/16/97
Chicago Dental SocietyMidwinter Dental Conference 02/23/02 1
Chicago Prepatory High School 11/20/97  
Chicago State University 11/14/78 1
Circle Campus Youth Groups 1975
Civic Center Ralleys 1975-1983 1983 8
Clinton Elementary School 03/27/79 1
Commonwealth Edison Employee Seminar
Cook County School Of Nursing 1976
Copernicus Elementary School 11/22/77
Counterpoint Youth Clinic 11/01/79 4
Culver Elementary School 02/01/90 6
Currie High School 1977 1
Depaul University Health Classes 10/13/78 4
Dever Elementary School 04/01/77
Dexter Missouri Healthy Lifestyles Conference 09/07/01
Dirkson School Pta 01/17/78
Dunbar High School 03/30/78
East Prarie Teachers In-Service
ECTV Our Town Evanston 03/02/02
Edison Park Luther League 1978
Evanston Dental Association03/05/011
Evanston Health Department12/06/043
Evanston City Employees 09/19/00
Evanston Township High School 11/16/00 7
Evanston Township High School Peer Services 04/30/01 1
Fairview South Elementary School 04/11/00 4
Faith, Hope and Charity School (Winnetka) 11/10/99 1
Farragut High School 03/14/77 2
Fel-Pro, Inc. Employee Smoking Seminar 01/13/87
Field Middle School (Northbrook) 05/05/04 24
Field School (Wheeling) 05/30/84
First Church Of God Youth Group 02/21/83
First National Bank Of Skokie Employee Sem. 05/25/82
Five Holy Martyrs Elementary School 04/28/77
Fluid Power Systems 10/26/93
Foreman High School 02/15/78 7
Four-H Fair Arlington Heights 1972
Four-H Southside Group 10/18/78
Frost Elementary School 01/20/89 2
Gage Park High School 02/02/78
Gemini Elementary School 1976 1
General Board Of Pensions United Methodist Church 09/16/82
Glen Oaks Nursing Home 11/25/86
Glenbrook North 01/20/95
Glenbrook North High School 11/09/81 1
Glenbrook North High School 11/22/94
Glenbrook South 01/26/01 3
Glencoe Union Church Youth Groups 10/20/82 1
Glenview Community Church
Good Council High School 1975 1
Gordon Tech High School 1976 8
Gray Elementary School 03/09/78
Great Lakes Naval Base 08/24/99 1
Greenbriar Elementary School 04/18/83 1
Harper Elementary School 12/11/79
Hazel Wilson Senior Citizens Home 1977
Hiawatha Park Girl Scouts 1976
Home Depot Employees (Evanston) 05/11/99
Howe Barnes 04/05/99 
Illinois Interagency Council Level VI Conferences 11/07/84 7
Illinois State Fair 1976-1977 08/14/77 1
Illinois Student Council Association 04/29/77
Immaculate Conception High School 12/06/77 1
Iroquois Popcorn 02/13/87
Jamison Elementary School 01/11/78 1
Jefferson Park Library 05/08/78
Junior Women's League Of Chicago Seminars 03/06/85 2
Kendall College 02/09/94
Kenilworth Union Church 02/23/99
Kennedy King College 07/21/77
Klein Tools 04/14/94
Knights Of Columbus (Niles) 1980
Lake Zurich High School 12/07/78 1
Lawson YMCA Senior Citizens 01/24/77
Level VI Conference Springfield 04/03/84 1
Lewis Elementary School 05/31/77
Life Fitness 08/12/97
Lincoln Junior High 10/29/92
Lincoln Junior High School 05/03/83 3
Lions Township 07/08/77
Lourdes High School 11/30/78
Loyola Academy 02/04/93 10
Lucy Flower High School 01/31/78
Lyons Township High School 07/08/77
Margolis, Shiffman, and Morris Family Dental Practice 01/31/01 1
Mark Twain School 01/26/90 1
Marrilac High School 02/22/79 1
Martin Luther King Lab School PTA 02/08/83
Mather High School 03/03/82 7
Mayor's Annual Youth Conferences 1973-1976 1976 3
McCracken Elementary School (Skokie) 10/15/99 3
Meadowbrook Elementary School 02/19/82
Melzer Elementary 01/10/83
Methedone Maintenance Clinic Staff 04/07/77
Mexican Community Committee 08/01/77
Middleton Elementary School 04/14/77
Montini High School 11/17/77
Morton Upper Grade Center 05/31/78
Multigraphics 02/09/88
National Louis University 03/02/00
Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago 11/10/00
Nelson Elementary School 05/24/84
New Trier East High School 11/17/99 2
New Trier West High School 04/19/83 3
Niles East High School 11/07/79 11
Niles Elementary School 12/10/79
Niles High Schools Teacher Seminar 02/19/80
Niles North High School 03/14/01 18
Niles West High School 12/16/80 3
North Park Luther League 1975
Northshore Country Day School 05/06/81 1
North Suburban Dental Associates 03/23/00 2
Northeastern Illinois University - Chemistry Of Drugs Course 11/26/84 9
Northeastern Illinois University Health Classes 05/31/79 2
Northeastern Illinois University Health Fairs 1975-1977 1977 2
Northeastern Illinois University Teachers Workshop 1973
Northwestern University Kappa Kappa Gamma Greek Society 03/09/00
Northwestern University Peer Counselors 10/12/99 2
Northwestern University Faculty (Dental School) 11/18/97 1
Northwestern Univ. Dance Marathon Committee 02/16/93
Northwestern University's Faculty Seminar 05/17/79
Northwestern University's Health Service 04/19/79 1
Northwestern University Health Services (CME) 10/28/99 
Northwestern University Student Greek Advisors 11/30/99 
Northwestern University Greek Houses 03/09/00 
Oak Park River Forest High School 10/22/81 1
Oakton Community College Biology Class 1976
Oakton Community College Public Speaking Class 1976
Oakton Community College Student Nurses 1976
Oakview Junior High School 03/01/78
Old Orchard Junior High School 11/12/87 3
Orchard Village Skokie 06/27/02 1
Ort 02/15/79
Our Lady Of Good Council Elementary School 04/04/77
Our Lady Of The Gardens Elementary School 07/20/78
Our Place Youth Center 1975 2
PADA Parents Against Drugs and Alcohol 10/13/98
Pearl Schack Memorial Cancer Fund Raisers 03/10/79
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School 01/06/84 2
Prarie Avenue Research Clinic 04/21/78
Project Girls Staff 06/21/77
Queen Of All Saints Elementary School 05/12/77
Rand McNally Corporation 11/21/97 3
Reed-Custer High School, Braidwood 11/17/89
Ressurection High School 09/23/82 4
Ressurection Hospital Smoking Clinic 01/03/77
Rhoden Library Community 1975
Ridgeway Hospital 1976
Rogers Elementary School 04/06/77 1
Roselle School 10/27/92
Rosenwald Elementary School 05/19/77
Rotary Club (Matoon, Illinois) 1976
Rotary Club (Skokie, Illinois) 08/12/86
Rotary Seminar 01/19/93
Rush North Shore Medical Center Diabetes Workshop 10/22/98
Rush North Shore Medical Center Nicotine Addiction Seminar 05/09/00 9
Rush North Shore Medical Center Teen Smoking Seminar 12/04/96 1
Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Employees 06/16/93
Rush University Grand Rounds 01/12/93
Salvation Army 03/25/77
Scott Foresman 07/28/87 1
Senn High School 05/30/79 19
Senn Park Nursing Home 12/02/77
Skokie Health Department 12/16/0327
Skokie Savings And Trust Employee Seminars 06/24/82
Skokie School (Winnetka) 11/05/98
Skokie Valley Hospital Oncology Nurses 10/09/81
Skokie Valley Hospital Weight Control Class 10/27/81
Skokie Valley Hospital's Cardiac Rehab 12/14/82 1
Skokie Valley Hospital's Careunit 03/09/83 1
Social Security Office Staff 06/16/77
St. Ambros Elementary School 12/15/77
St. Anthony's Hospital In-Service 07/18/78 1
St. Barnabus Elementary School 03/20/78
St. Bartholemews Elementary School 04/18/78
St. Casimers High School 05/19/78
St. Genevieve Elementary School 03/28/77 1
St. Francis Xavier School (Wilmette) 11/17/00 1
St. Johns Lutheran Elementary School 02/07/77 2
St. Julienna Elementary School 01/20/77
St. Mathias Elementary School 1975 1
St. Sebastion High Shool 11/10/78 5
St. Sylborsters Elementary School 01/12/78
Stanley Field Elementary School 05/09/94 14
Steinmetz High School 05/02/85 3
Stevenson Elementary School 03/09/82 2
Stevenson Elementary School 05/25/77
Stratford Home 04/19/78
Sullivan High School 10/04/77 9
Sunset Ridge Elementary School 01/20/84 1
Sunshine School, Niles 12/18/86
Taft High School 04/20/78 11
Teaching Health, Education And Motivation 03/03/78
Temple Judea Mizpah 02/20/00
Train The Trainer (Chicago) 02/22/77 1
Train The Trainer (Edwardsville, Illinois) 07/19/77
Train The Trainer (Springfield, Illinois) 07/20/77
Trustmark 09/08/99 
Twin Grove Ivy Hall 10/16/92
U.O.P. 04/21/94
Northeastern Illinois University - Chemistry Of Drugs Course 11/26/84 9
Northeastern Illinois University Health Classes 05/31/79 2
Northeastern Illinois University Health Fairs 1975-1977 1977 2
Northeastern Illinois University Teachers Workshop 1973
Union Church Youth Groups 2
United Conveyer Corporation 03/23/82
University Of Illinois Medical School 02/11/78 1
Us Robotics 05/18/93
Village of Northbrook Employees 09/29/99 
Washburne Jr High School 04/12/00 4
Wauconda High School 11/22/83 1
Wauconda Junior High School 04/18/85 1
WCLR Radio 08/04/83
WEAW Radio
West Chicago Community High School 05/17/77
West Lawn Public Library 10/05/78
West Pullman Elementary School 02/28/78
West Pullman Teachers In-Service Training 1977
West Town Boys Club 07/29/77
Wheeling High School03/26/821
Whitman Elem. School (Wheeling)02/27/90
William Meyers & Sons03/29/88
Wilmette Jr High 11/10/98
Wilmette Optimists Club 03/24/81
Wind Radio 03/29/80
Winnetka Presbyterian Church 09/27/81
WOJO Radio 03/02/82 1
Womans Christian Temperance Union Evanston 07/09/81
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School 05/02/78
World Book Encyclopedia 11/23/92
WSEX Radio 07/06/84 1
WVVX Radio 07/21/81
W. W. Grainger 01/12/99
Zenith Data Systems 09/06/94



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