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Are Electronic Cigarettes a Threat to Progress?
Smoke-free policies at North Carolina hospitals help pr … Read more
Matthew Englund: “There is No Shame in Getting Help”
January 26, 2016 will be two years since Matt Englund has been tobacco free. This wasn’t Matt’s first attempt at quitting, but he says it’s his last. Four years prior, he quit for a year without using any medication. He used the “Delay” method. (When you crave a cigarette, delay, delay, delay.) That worked until the stress of school, work, and a new baby made him feel like he wanted to smoke again. This most recent period of smoking lasted about 18 months. It was then that he went to his primary care physician at Family Medicine, who asked him if he smoked. When he responded “yes,” the physician asked if he wanted help in quitting. When Matt responded “yes” again, he referred Matt to the UNC Tobacco Free Tar Heels Program. Since his wife was a UNC Health Care employee, and Matt was a dependent on her insurance, he was able to enter the free program.
New Study Finds the Use of Multiple Tobacco Products Is Popular Among Teenagers
UNC Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program Finds Pol … Read more
New Study Shows Race, Neighborhood, Income Affect Availability of Single Cigarettes
A new study from the UNC Family Medicine Tobacco Preven … Read more
Shaken baby prevention effort reduces crying-related calls to nurse advice line
The study found no reduction in state-level rates of ab … Read more
UNC Family Medicine Partners with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Triangle on Healthy Child Initiative
On Saturday, September 19, 2015 a team from UNC Family … Read more
UNC Family Medicine Part of Collaborative Receiving Large Award to Reduce Health Disparities in Rural South
Researchers from UNC Family Medicine, in partnership wi … Read more
Lana Simons: Proud of her Accomplishment
Lana Simons, a Chapel Hill Transit employee, has been tobacco free for 2½ years! She says it’s a “nicer way to live,” not having cigarettes as part of her life, and she is proud of herself for doing it.