Well being unit and 7 native hospitals, together with Royal Victoria Regional Well being Centre in Barrie, partnering for ‘Breath of Recent Air’ initiative
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SIMCOE MUSKOKA DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT
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The Simcoe Muskoka District Well being Unit (SMDHU) and 7 native hospitals are partnering for the primary time to advertise smoke and vapour-free hospital grounds all through the area.
The marketing campaign, A Breath of Recent Air for Our Hospital Group, goals to remind sufferers, workers and guests of the necessary function they play in maintaining hospital grounds smoke- and vapour-free.
Smoking is the primary explanation for preventable illness and dying in Ontario. In Simcoe-Muskoka, almost one-in-five deaths, one-in-10 hospitalizations and one-in-20 emergency division visits are linked to smoking.
Secondhand smoke additionally poses vital well being dangers, growing the prospect of growing cardiovascular and respiratory situations comparable to COPD and lung most cancers amongst adults and bronchial asthma and acute respiratory infections amongst kids.
The marketing campaign seeks to strengthen and remind sufferers, workers and guests in regards to the very important function they play in sustaining smoke and vapour-free hospital grounds. It options quite a lot of supplies, together with posters, banners, digital signage and social media messaging, which will probably be distributed by hospitals and the well being unit to advertise shared neighborhood accountability for guaranteeing A Breath of Recent Air for Our Hospital Group.
“Hospitals are places for care and part of that is ensuring an environment that supports good health,” says Dr. Lisa Simon, affiliate medical officer of well being on the Simcoe Muskoka District Well being Unit. “This marketing campaign reminds the general public that hospitals are smoke- and vapour-free underneath the Smoke-Free Ontario Act.
“It additionally goals to assist individuals of their efforts to not smoke or vape by selling recent air areas in and round our hospitals, whereas additionally reminding the general public in regards to the well being advantages of smoke- and vapour-free areas.”
A Breath of Recent Air for our Hospital Group marketing campaign begins throughout Nationwide Non-Smoking Week, which takes place from Jan. 19 to 25. Space hospitals embrace Georgian Bay Basic Hospital, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, Orillia Troopers’ Memorial Hospital, Royal Victoria Regional Well being Centre, Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Waypoint Centre for Psychological Well being Care and Collingwood Basic & Marine Hospital.
For info and assist to stop smoking or vaping, go to smdhu.org or DontQuitQuitting.ca.
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