AHS smoking cessation program begins April 23 in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on April 5, 2019.
QuitCore, a free Alberta Health Services tobacco-cessation program that provides tools and support to help individuals build a tobacco-free lifestyle, returns to Medicine Hat this month. Led by trained cessation professionals, the QuitCore program teaches tobacco users how to develop a plan to quit while providing strategies to address recovery symptoms, manage stress and, ultimately, prevent relapse. The program also connects participants with others trying to quit. QuitCore will be held from 6:15-7:15 p.m. on six consecutive Tuesdays starting April 23 in the multi-purpose room at Community Health Services, 2948 Dunmore Road. Call toll-free 1-866-710-QUIT (7848) to register for the session. More information is also available atwww.albertaquits.ca Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability and premature death in Alberta, causing more than 3,000 deaths each year across the province. Many more Albertans have tobacco-related illnesses. AHS offers various programs and services to help Albertans quit tobacco, including telephone and online support services, one-on-one counselling, and group cessation programs, such as QuitCore. The program is now available in more than 20 communities across the province. Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans. 8-7
