Joel Spitzer's Past Seminar Sites
A young Joel at a 1975 smoking prevention presentation
Joel Spitzer started conducting live smoking prevention programs in 1972 when, as a volunteer, he developed and presented his very first smoking education seminars for the American Cancer Society's Chicago Unit in the Illinois Division.
After leaving the ACS, Joel continued conducting school-based smoking prevention programs for the Good Health Program of Rush North Shore Medical Center in Skokie, Illinois (1978-2000). He also started conducting single-session programs aimed more toward helping smokers quit. After leaving the Medical Center he continued conducting stop smoking seminars for the Evanston Health Department (2000-2006) and the Skokie Health Department (2002-2005).
In all, Joel presented 690 seminars to more than 100,000 children and adults. Amazingly, these programs were in addition to having presented 325 thirteen-day stop smoking clinics involving more than 4,500 participants. After nearly 50 years of service, Joel retired on December 26, 2020.
Below is a list of Chicago area single-session programs and seminars presented by Joel.
| 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 Association | 03/05/01 | 1 |
| Evanston Health Department | 12/06/04 | 3 |
| 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 | 12/16/03 | 27 |
| 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 School | 03/26/82 | 1 |
| Whitman Elem. School (Wheeling) | 02/27/90 | |
| William Meyers & Sons | 03/29/88 | |
| 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 |
Page reformatted 06/04/18 and updated 01/09/21 by John R. Polito