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Program: Tobacco / Vape Free Living

Organizations: Northwestern Health Unit
Northwestern Health Unit - Kenora
Northwestern Health Unit - Kenora - Health Promotion - Chronic Disease Prevention
Description of Services:
  • Provides information and free resources to support and encourage individuals to quit smoking, protect the public from second-hand smoke and prevent youth from smoking
  • Promotes Canadian Cancer Society's smoker's helpline
  • Offers Brief Intervention Cessation Counselling (BICC)
  • Enforces the Smoke-Free Ontario Act
  • Supports smoke/vape-free outdoor space by-laws and smoke/vape-free housing
  • Provides a website with tobacco laws, smoking cessation tips, facts about second-hand smoke and activities teens have organized to fight tobacco
  • Offers sign-up forums to become involved in ways to quit smoking and to fight tobacco
  • Offers support and guidance to any youth desiring to become involved in health advocacy issues/public health programs
    • Offers various youth programs such as:
    Smoke Free Movies
    • Provides facts and figures about the movie industry's endorsement of smoking
    • Provides online avenues for youth to become involved in the fight against smoking appearing in movies
    • Partners with organizations in attempting to get youth-related movies with smoking in them rated "R"

    Fees: None
    Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Brief Intervention Cessation Counselling: Available to anyone wishing to quit smoking

    Youth Programs: Individuals 12-18 years of age
    Application: Brief Intervention Cessation Counselling: Available upon request on walk-in or phone basis


    Youth Programs: Sign up online or contact Youth Coordinator at the office
    Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
    Languages: English

    Phone Numbers: 807-468-3147
    Toll-Free: 1-800-830-5978
    After Hours: 1-866-475-6505
    Fax: 807-468-4970
    Website: www.nwhu.on.ca
    Address: 210 First St N
    Kenora, ON
    P9N 2K4
    Location:
    • Located at First St N within the former Mount Carmel School
    • Closest intersection is at First St N and Matheson St S
    Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
    Contacts: Thomas Nabb - Environmental Health and Smoke-free Ontario Manager
    tnabb@nwhu.on.ca

     
    This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 12/27/2024

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