WEB ONLY: Public Health again has challenge to quit smoking
Was quitting smoking a New Year’s resolution?
Anyone needing a little more incentive can register for the 2009 Driven to Quit Challenge.
Register by midnight Feb. 28 and stay smoke-free for March to be eligible to win a Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, one of two $5,000 vacation getaways, or other great prizes.
The Driven to Quit Challenge is a health promotion campaign encouraging Ontario adults who are daily smokers or tobacco users to make a quitting attempt for March with the support of a buddy.
Since 2006, the challenge has helped more than 79,000 Ontarians to try to quit. Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health nurse Dora Eaglesham said, “Last year, we had a great response with 688 smokers taking the challenge in Wellington and Dufferin Counties. Seventy-four-point-four per cent of quitters rated the challenge as important in motivating them to undertake a quit attempt.”
Quitting smoking takes planning and effort. There is help from Smokers’ Helpline at 1-877-513-5333 or online at www.smokershelpline.ca.
For more information about tobacco use, smoking and the 2009 Driven to Quit Challenge, go to www.wdghu.org.
