World No Tobacco Day: Five facts you need to know
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day! Interested in learning how quitting commercial tobacco can improve your health? Check out these five facts: Quitting improves your health right away. ...
Tobacco cessation
Nine reasons to quit smoking today
I had been smoking for 58 years. When I decided that enough was enough I was smoking over two packages a day. I had tried everything over the years to quit, but nothing seemed to work for me. This tim...
Wildfire smoke: Many tobacco users finding it hard to breathe!
I spoke with a friend who smokes cigarettes earlier this week and she said that she wasn’t able to leave the house over the weekend due to the forest fire smoke in the air. Wildfire smoke is a mi...
Take the clue… don’t do the chew!
This summer, we want to know what wellness means to you! Share a photo, story, drawing, or video explaining what wellness means to you for a chance to win a grand prize! To inspire you, we’ve featur...
Podcasters, meteorologists, physiotherapists, wildfire fighters, many faces of healthy lungs!
In reading through the latest issue of Healthier You, it becomes clear that respiratory health is a significant issue in Northern BC. What is also clear, however, is just how many diverse programs,...
Only in history
"Ten year old Miranda Googles the word 'tobacco'. When the page opens on her tablet, she sees that there are a lot of references there. Old images show people with small, round, tubular objects betwee...
The end game: What are your bold new ideas to reduce the harmful and costly effects of tobacco use?
Helping Canadians lead healthier, tobacco-free lives You probably have a friend or family member who has experienced one or more of the debilitating diseases caused by smoking or chewing tobac...