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Tobacco free for your health.....tobacco free, for the health of it!.

January 1, 2007 was the official day when the entire MGHS system, (Main Campus, Clinic & Home Health) went tobacco free. What this means to you is that MGHS employees, visitors, and vendors will not be permitted to use tobaccco at any MGHS facility or location.

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Tabacco Free Campus at MGHS

 

This initiative began at the request of physicians, employees, and visitors, and has met with overwhelming support not only by them, but also MGHS Board of Directors and Senior Management. In Michigan, many other hospitals are tobacco free, including University of Michigan, Spectrum Health, Portage Health System, and War Memorial, to name a few. A committee has been meeting monthly since May 2004 to draft and approve the tobacco free plan. The comprehensive plan will offer support for those who decide to quit smoking.

 

MGHS Mission is “to improve the health status of the residents of Marquette County, the Upper Peninsula, and the surrounding region.” By committing to be a tobacco free system, we are further contributing to the mission and improving the health status of the peninsula.

Customers, visitors and employees will not be permitted to use tobacco products on MGHS property, owned or rented. This decision, as most decisions, come with positives and negatives for all involved.

 

 

Quit Smoking Links and Information provided by
Marquette General Health System

http://www.quitnet.org
The Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program/ Boston University presents a great assortment of information pages for quitters, news items, bulletin boards, and other resources. Support from others quitting smoking can help.

 

http://www.ffsonline.org
The American Lung Association’s Freedom from Smoking program is now available free online. Smokers can quit on their own time schedule. Information and support in this program have been successful for millions of smokers over many years.

 

These sites offer lots of information from credible health organizations:
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco – the Centers for Disease Control

 

 

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