The Department of health of Torrevieja promotes health avoiding bad fumes among employees.

-the main objective is to raise awareness to the importance of employees quit to lead a healthy life and that health professionals serve as example for their patients

Torrevieja, February 2013.- the Department of health of Torrevieja, managed by Bank health and Asisa and integrated into the public network of the Generalitat Valenciana, has launched the smoking cessation program ”, within the Plan of health promotion, more health for the employee ”targeting all professionals of the Department who smoke and want to quit.

In this sense, has taken place the first briefing of the program, from the hand of Esther Pastor, physician of Pneumology of Torrevieja Center. The objective of this first touchdown, which has counted with the assistance of more than 40 stakeholders, has been to inform employees about the pros leave smoking and raise their awareness of the importance of abandoning bad habits to prevent disease and live a healthy life.

In addition, other purposes of the organization is that health professionals serve as example to their patients. All those who wish to join the program, may do so through a web page that will set the direction of the Department and which is already in operation.

this month, employees who have shown their interest in quitting, will be attended by professionals of the Centre itself. The Department of health of Torrevieja will take care of the cost of drug treatment, provided that the employee demonstrates, last time, who has fulfilled his promise to quit. The smoking cessation process consist of medical advice and subsequent health monitoring. In addition, they carry out a final follow-up at 12 and 24 months after treatment. The abandonment of tobacco will be valued by co-Oximeter, a therapeutic intervention multi-component smoking cessation group structured character, composition closed and limited duration.

The overall objective of the treatment is to achieve cessation of smoking progressively, through gradual reduction of tar and nicotine intake, and that the patient to develop skills for coping with relapses.

At present, smoking is a public health issue of such significance that the World Health Organization (who) considers it as one of the most serious threats to global health. Therefore, every day, it is one of the most important priorities in health care activity of healthcare professionals.