"My whole life changed the day I started to smoke"
“Hey, when did you start?” Bryan looks up. “When I was 13 - I’m 20 now and I’m hooked.” As we acknowledge National Non Smoking Week this week, our attention turns to youth. Nearly all t...
Second-hand smoke
Creating a smoke-free community
This article was co-written by Nancy Viney (tobacco reduction, Northern Health), Rhya Hartley (City of Quesnel), and the Quesnel Healthier Community Committee. It was originally published in the Winte...
It's all about the big picture
This article was co-written by Reg Wulff and Doreen Bond. Did you read our last blog post about the rollout of Northern Health's new and improved Smoke Free Grounds policy? Now that you've had a bi...
Changes in the air
This blog was co-written by Reg Wulff and Doreen Bond You know, it wasn't that long ago that things were a lot different when it came to where a person can smoke. I can remember when smoking w...
The challenge of quitting smoking during pregnancy and staying quit after delivery
Want to improve your own health and protect your developing baby from the harmful effects of tobacco and tobacco smoke? Women and their partners who use tobacco during pregnancy are encouraged to quit...
True-life quit stories – Northerners going tobacco-free!
In Prince George, Carolyn is newly tobacco-free: “I've been a non-smoker for about 3 weeks now, after 20 years of smoking. I feel much better. I can keep up with my sons better, and I'm not cough...
World No Tobacco Day 2016
Once again, it's that time of year. The warm days of spring, which signal the start of soccer, baseball, and yard work have arrived. Now before you get lost in thoughts of hammocks and hamburgers, I w...