SUMMIT COUNTY — According to Susan Westhof of the Summit Prevention Alliance, February is American Heart Month — a time to lose weight, eat better, exercise more and quit smoking. Westhof said in an e-mail that more than 4,300 Coloradoans…
Daily Archives: February 17, 2010
DiCaprio struggling to give up smoking
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Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed that he is struggling to quit smokiing. The Shutter Island actor admitted that he has tried using nicotine patches, but they have caused him severe sleep problems. “When I take nicotine patches I have blood curdling…
Williams Health Care Center is tobacco-free
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WILLIAMS- In keeping with its commitment to make a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care, and as a major provider of healthcare in the community, Banner Williams Health Care Center is a tobacco-free campus as of Jan. 1.…
Healthy lifestyle varies from county to county
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A “chew” ring in the back pocket of a pair of blue jeans may reveal status in some schools in McCurtain County. But the outline of running shoes tucked inside a backpack reveals status in parts of Major County. The…
Department of Health Tumwater campus snuffs out tobacco
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OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health is now the first cabinet-level agency in the state to have an entirely tobacco-free main campus. The new policy takes effect today, February 16. Signs are posted (www.doh.wa.gov/NewsRoom/TobaccoFree.htm) on the agency’s Tumwater…
$2.3 million in federal smoking cessation programs
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Medford — Gov. Deval Patrick this week announced more than $2.3 million in federal recovery funds to help smokers quit and prevent youth from becoming addicted to tobacco. Massachusetts received the full amount requested for all three tobacco cessation and…
Anti-tobacco law in effect
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A couple of weeks ago, the Minister of Health announced that some parts of the 2009 Tobacco Act would come into effect on Ash Wednesday. Doubtless, this timing was in the hope that some people, in the spirit of Lent,…