March 2011 Halton LHIN (MH LHIN) serving South Etobicoke, Mississauga, CaregiversMilton & Oakville MISSISSAUGA HALTON LHIN HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS WORK WITH REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORTING SMOKERS WHO WANT TO QUIT! .

Smoking Cessation Collaborative of Peel/Halton A collaborative partnership between the Mississauga Halton LHIN’s Partners –Chaired by Trillium Health Centre health care partners and our two Public Health Regions are working on  Trillium Health Centre a system-wide coordinated effort to support smokers who want to quit.  The The Mission of the Collaborative is to work together to reduce the  Halton Healthcare Services burden of chronic diseases associated with smoking and to improve the  Family Health Teams in Peel and Halton health of our communities by providing consistent and equitable access Regions to smoking cessation for our residents.  Halton Public Health  Peel Public Health Through the CAMH - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Smoking  William Osler Health System Treatment for Patients (STOP) program, The Region of  Pfizer Canada Halton has offered counseling and free nicotine replacement therapy  University of Ottawa Heart Institute (OMSC) (NRT) to over 55 people.

In the 2008, RRFSS polling found that 15% of Halton residents aged 20 and over were classified as current smokers, with the majority being daily smokers. The proportion of current smokers in Halton decreased significantly between 2001 and 2008: from 22% to 15%. Youth Related Initiatives in Halton The goal of Peel Public Health is to reduce smoking prevalence by making Tobacco-Free Sport and Recreation (TFSR) is a tobacco control a strategic program priority in the region. We will be looking province-wide program supported and promoted at at prevention, protection and cessation to achieve these goals.. a local level by the Halton Region Health Department in partnership with sport and recreation The Region of Halton has supported social marketing campaigns organizations in Halton. The program aims to such as the Canadian Cancer Society's ‘Drive to Quit Challenge’ with encourage sports and recreation organizations to more than 5,000 Halton residents registered over the last five years. adopt voluntary tobacco-free policies.

“Tobacco is a major cause or contributor to all of the five top Halton Region is working to reduce youth access to causes of death in Halton Region,” said Dr. Bob Nosal, Medical tobacco products by conducting routine Officer of Health for Halton Region. “We support residents’ inspections of all tobacco vendors to increase their efforts to break the cycle of tobacco addiction in a number of awareness, obligation and responsibility under the ways. These include our Stop Smoking Clinic, partnership efforts Smoke Free Ontario Act (SFOA). NOT TO KIDS! such as community capacity building, legislation and supporting is a comprehensive program that is helping to the development of Region-wide smoke free policies beyond decrease youth access to tobacco by reminding both provincial requirements.” retailers and the community that it is against the law to sell or supply tobacco to anyone under 19.

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