Mapo-gu Public Health Center Selected as an Excellent Institution for Smoking Cessation Treatment Cooperation for 2 Consecutive Years

Received Certificate and Plaque of Excellence from National Health Insurance Service for Smoking Cessation Treatment Performance... Mapo-gu Public Health Center Recognized for High Increase in Smoking Cessation Medication Prescription Rate and Selected as an Excellent Institution

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) Public Health Center has been selected as an ‘Outstanding Institution for Smoking Cessation Treatment Cooperation’ again this year following last year, receiving a certificate and plaque of excellence from the National Health Insurance Service.

The Outstanding Institution for Smoking Cessation Treatment Cooperation is awarded to institutions with excellent participation performance, such as the number of participants and completion rates in smoking cessation treatment programs. Based on 2019 data, Mapo-gu Public Health Center showed a 110% increase in the prescription rate of smoking cessation drugs compared to the previous year, achieving good results in smoking cessation treatment for two consecutive years.

Recognizing Mapo-gu’s outstanding smoking cessation treatment performance in 2019 compared to other institutions, Mapo-gu Public Health Center was selected as the ‘2019 Outstanding Institution for Smoking Cessation Treatment Cooperation,’ receiving a certificate and plaque of excellence, and was announced as an outstanding institution on the National Health Insurance Service website, widely enhancing the district’s prestige.

Before the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), those wishing to participate in the smoking cessation treatment program could register as smoking cessation patients through the Mapo-gu Public Health Center Smoking Cessation Clinic and receive up to six medical consultations and counseling sessions over 8 to 12 weeks at the first-floor primary care room of the Mapo-gu Public Health Center, where they could also obtain prescriptions for smoking cessation medications and aids.

However, due to the temporary suspension of general medical services at the public health center to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and strengthen quarantine measures, the operation of the smoking cessation treatment program is currently difficult.

To compensate for this, the district actively supports smokers’ successful cessation and encourages their will to quit smoking through the Mapo-gu Public Health Center Smoking Cessation Clinic’s non-face-to-face operation guidelines, including ▲ telephone counseling at the smoking cessation clinic ▲ sending support messages according to smoking cessation stages ▲ providing nicotine replacement therapy and behavioral reinforcement items via a drive-through method.

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “Although there are difficulties in providing services to smoking cessation candidates due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, we will actively participate in creating a smoke-free environment by utilizing various non-face-to-face support, smoking cessation education, and smoking fines reduction systems.”

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