Smoking Cessation Clinic Offered at BCHS in 2008
Holiday resolutions are much easier to fulfill if there is a support system in place-one like Battle Creek Health System's smoking cessation program. In February, BCHS will again host the American Cancer Society's 'Fresh Start' program, a free, four-part smoking cessation clinic Mondays and Wednesdays, February 4, 6, 11, and 13. The classes will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. in the hospital's Medical Office Building, Room 107. Participants should enter from the Fremont Street side of the building.
This program is a behavior modification training that can be used in conjunction with many 'quit' methods and nicotine replacement therapies. It consists of four successive lessons that help the participant understand nicotine/tobacco addiction and then to guide her or him to successfully quite the habit.
"Research shows that smoking increases your chances of developing emphysema, heart disease, and lung and other cancers," says Deb Pierce of the BCHS pulmonary rehabilitation center. "But, quitting smoking, no matter how long you have been indulging, does decrease your risk of smoking-related diseases, and it does improve your health as well as those around you."
You are not alone in your efforts to quit. On October 1, 2007, Battle Creek Health System became a tobacco-free campus, inside and out. And Calhoun County followed suit by going tobacco-free in county workplaces effective January 1, 2008.
Anyone resolving to quit smoking in 2008 should call (269) 966-8438 to receive more information about the classes.
Battle Creek Health System, sponsored by two parent organizations--Trinity Health (the fourth largest Catholic health system in the U.S. with 12 hospitals, 9 nursing homes, 19 senior house facilities, 8 home health care agencies, and 4 hospices in Michigan alone) and BCHS Community Partners, is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Battle Creek Health System as a recipient of the 2008 HealthGrades Orthopaedic Surgery Excellence Award(tm). HealthGrades is a leading health care information company that provides objective 'report card' ratings nationwide. BCHS provides excellent health care for the community and promotes wellness for the whole person with access and compassion for all. For the latest medical information, visit the BCHS web site at www.bchealth.com or call the BCHS Marketing Department at (269) 966-8132.
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