Professor Nayongseop of Chosun University Hospital Receives 'Minister of Health and Welfare Award' for Creating a Smoke-Free Environment

Professor Na Yongseop of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Chosun University Hospital (Head of the Smoking Cessation Camp Division at Gwangju Smoking Cessation Support Center) recently received a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare in recognition of his contribution as a bridge to successful smoking cessation.

Professor Na conducted special lectures on the harms of smoking and health checkups (lung CT, pulmonary function tests, blood tests) for 1,200 participants in the professional treatment-type smoking cessation camps (1 night 2 days, 4 nights 5 days). Through treatment and follow-up care based on the results, he helped participants recover and thoroughly provided education to prevent relapse, contributing to the participants' six-month smoking cessation success.

Additionally, over six years from the second phase of the project (2018?2023), 715 inpatients were registered for the inpatient smoking cessation support service. Based on recommendations from medical staff in five major wards requiring smoking cessation (respiratory, neurosurgery, oncology, cardiology, endocrinology), he actively promoted motivation and the necessity of quitting smoking.

Professor Na stated, “I will devote myself to lowering the smoking rate among Gwangju citizens and contributing to health promotion. By developing various smoking cessation contents, I will collaborate with related local organizations to reduce the smoking rate and contribute to health promotion through public health service projects.”

Meanwhile, the Smoking Cessation Support Center at Chosun University Hospital is working to improve patients' quality of life by promoting professional treatment-type smoking cessation camps and creating smoke-free environments through campaigns and publicity activities.

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