Damyang-gun Receives 'Minister of Health and Welfare Commendation' for Smoking Cessation Environment Creation Evaluation
[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Damyang County, Jeonnam (Governor Choi Hyung-sik) announced on the 28th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the ‘Outstanding Cases of Creating a Smoke-Free Environment in the Local Community’ evaluation and received the ‘Minister of Health and Welfare Commendation.’
The county’s submitted outstanding case of creating a smoke-free environment, ‘Let’s Create Together! Smoke-Free Ecological City Damyang,’ received uniformly high scores across all evaluation categories such as effectiveness of project implementation, sustainability, and applicability, leading to its selection as an excellent institution.
First, to strengthen communication and participation with local community residents, the county formed a smoking cessation supporters group linked with local walking clubs to promote the harms of smoking and the importance of quitting smoking.
Additionally, a cooperative system was established with the Jeonnam Smoking Cessation Support Center, Seegene Medical Foundation, and others to create a multifaceted smoke-free environment foundation.
In particular, through support for tumor marker tests for those who maintained smoking cessation for 4 weeks and a re-enrollment promotion program for those who dropped out of smoking cessation, the 6-month smoking cessation success rate increased by 11.6% compared to the previous year, and re-enrollment in smoking cessation clinics rose by 2.7% compared to the previous year, proving the effectiveness of the project.
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Kim Soon-bok, head of the health center, said, “This award is the result of multifaceted efforts to foster the determination and atmosphere for smoking cessation among local residents,” and added, “We will continue to promote customized smoking cessation projects and strive harder to improve the health of county residents.”
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