Northern Health's North East Region Going Smoke Free

Friday, December 28, 2007 03:59 AM

Northern Health facilities in the northeast are getting set to butt out and become smoke-free, effective January 2, 2008. The move is part of Northern Health’s overall plan to make all of its facilities and grounds smoke-free by March 2008.

The Provincial Government announced new health authority policies in November that will ban smoking on health facility grounds province-wide by October 2008. Northern Health’s Northeast Health Service Delivery Area is taking the lead on implementing its smoke-free grounds policy, which will take effect January 2^nd. Other areas within Northern Health will follow suit.

The NH smoke-free policy will apply to everyone on Northern Health property. This includes staff, patients, visitors, volunteers, students, contractors and other people providing services to, or acting on behalf of, Northern Health.

Northern Health has put in place special consideration for mental health and addictions programs. Residents in long term care facilities can continue to smoke on NH grounds in outdoor facilities under the new policy.

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Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 03:59 AM in Health by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: whitewater on December 28 2007 7:22 AM

Smokers are mental so nothing should change...mostly inconsiderate around the people who do not smoke.....

Posted by: Wileycoyote on December 28 2007 9:06 AM

So you mean one day me and my kids may be able to walk out of the hospital and not have to walk through the smoke cloud created by the very people that are probobly being treated for smoking related illnesses?