Uljugun Public Health Center Operates Mobile Smoking Cessation Clinic

Uljugun Public Health Center is operating a 'Visiting Smoking Cessation Clinic' for office workers who are willing to quit smoking but have difficulty visiting the health center.

Ulju County Health Center operates a visiting smoking cessation clinic. Provided by Ulju County

The Visiting Smoking Cessation Clinic will be held six times over a period of six months for those who wish to quit smoking at their workplaces.

Since the beginning of this year, Uljugun Public Health Center has conducted a survey on the demand for smoking cessation clinics at workplaces with more than 50 employees in the region. As a result, a total of nine companies have applied to participate: Samsung SDI, LG Chem Onsan Plant, LS MnM, Uljugun Office, Ulsan Culture and Tourism Foundation, Lee Young Industrial Machinery, Korea Paper, Hyundai Engineering Shahin Site, and UNIST.

The main contents include: customized smoking cessation education by a smoking cessation counselor; provision of information on how to cope with smoking and information on quitting; free provision of smoking cessation aids and behavioral therapy items; and distribution of promotional materials for the smoking cessation program. In addition, education on the prevention of alcohol-related harm, which is closely linked to smoking, and counseling for reducing alcohol consumption will also be provided.

For more details, please contact Uljugun Public Health Center or the Southern Integrated Health Branch.

An official from Uljugun Public Health Center said, "Smokers are more vulnerable to diseases due to the harmful substances in cigarettes," and added, "We hope that more office workers will successfully quit smoking by actively participating in the Visiting Smoking Cessation Clinic."

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