Posts Tagged ‘Public Health’

1
Feb

Stop forcing no smoking – Ottawa Citizen

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Stop forcing no smoking
Ottawa Citizen
I cannot smoke at work, in bus stations, restaurants, at home with young children or in our vehicle with children present. This is getting ridiculous. Where does the madness stop and sanity begin? There is nothing worse than trying to quit smoking on ...
Ottawa health board recommends smoke-free city property CTV.ca
Smoking bylaw should have full patio ban CBC.ca
Ottawa Public Health releases Let’s Clear the Air – a Renewed Strategy ... Ottawa Start (press release)

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30
Jan

Quit smoking success rates remain low for pharmacy – Chemist+Druggist

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Quit smoking success rates remain low for pharmacy
Chemist+Druggist
By Melanie Hall Public health Success rates for patients using pharmacy services to quit smoking remain among the lowest, despite being the third most popular service... You must be registered and logged in to view the full article.

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7
Sep

Lawrence Deyton, award nominee, heads FDA campaign against smoking

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As a college student during the 1970s, Lawrence Deyton grew a ponytail to the middle of his back. His mother “hated it, she just hated it,” he said. So the young man, headed toward a career in public health, offered a trade. “Quit smoking, and I’ll cut my ponytail. She said, ‘Deal,’ ” recalled Deyton, sporting considerably less hair now. His mother quit the Pall Malls, and he mailed her the ...

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23
Aug

Columbia receives grant to help smokers quit

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COLUMBIA — A $118,293 grant to help people quit smoking has been awarded to the Health Department. The Public Health and Human Services Department plans to use the grant money to help smokers at two public housing buildings and eight area companies kick the habit. The goal is to get 25 percent of people who sign up to quit smoking. The Columbia City Council must first review and accept the grant ...

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23
Aug

Columbia receives grant to help smokers quit

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COLUMBIA — A $118,293 grant to help people quit smoking has been awarded to the Health Department. The Public Health and Human Services Department plans to use the grant money to help smokers at two public housing buildings and eight area companies kick the habit. The goal is to get 25 percent of people who sign up to quit smoking. The Columbia City Council must first review and accept the grant ...

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19
Oct

Smoking: A ‘Winnable’ Public Health Battle?

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This is the first in a six-part MyHealthNewsDaily series examining the problems and solutions related to six "winnable battles" in public health, as recently announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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15
Mar

Smoking cessation helps blood vessels (University of Wisconsin – Madison)

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MADISON - Patients who successfully quit smoking tobacco rapidly improve their blood vessel function. That's according to the results of the first-ever randomized clinical trial evaluating endothelial function in smokers, conducted by cardiologists at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and clinical researchers at the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW ...

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12
Mar

Quit Smoking With The Help Of Your Mobile, UK (Medical News Today)

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A new iPhone app that helps people to stop smoking was launched yesterday by Public Health Minister Gillian Merron. To coincide with 'No Smoking Day' on the 10 March, the Department of Health has released the first official NHS 'Quit Smoking' app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Available from iTunes, http://www.smokefree.nhs...

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24
Feb

Smoking Is A Real Danger (OfficialWire)

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The famous public health reminder about smoking goes like this; “ Cigarette Smoking is Dangerous to you Health”. It is a known fact that cigarette smoking is really detrimental to human health. It is the cause of many diseases and even deaths.

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15
Feb

Health advocate Joel Nitzkin pushed for smoking ban (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

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Even before he arrived in Rochester in 1976, Joel Nitzkin was eager to tackle tobacco smoking as a threat to public health.

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