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All N.C. Hospitals will be 100% Tobacco-Free as of July 6, 2009
All North Carolina hospitals have voluntarily passed tobacco-free campus policies, which means no tobacco can be used anywhere on the hospital’s premises, including buildings, sidewalks, entrances, and parking lots.
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Peg O'Connell, NCPP Board Chair, talks with Chris Fitzsimon of NCNN about increasing the tobacco tax. Listen... |
NCPP issues latest Prevention Report Card.
North Carolina is getting healthier when it comes to avoiding tobacco, particularly among youth, but it remains too difficult to make healthy choices.
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Read the report card. |
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Healthy employees work better and save your company money.
Very overweight workers have seven times more medical costs and miss more work days than employees at a healthy weight. Sign up for our Workplace Health Assessment and improve employee health today.
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In Loving Memory of Jim Long
Jim Long was a founding board member of NC Prevention Partners and a dear friend. He was one of the first public officials to speak out on the importance of breaking tobacco addiction and fighting obesity. Read our statement.
Thank you for considering a contribution to the Jim Long Memorial Fund. |
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Health Care Providers: talk to your patients about increasing healthy behaviors.
NCPP's award winning Starting the Conversation series offers brief screening and referral tools to help patients move to healthier behaviors. Available in English and Spanish, we offer tools on quitting tobacco, healthy eating, physical activity, and better managing blood pressure and cholesterol.
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NC Prevention Partners is a leader in reducing preventable illness and early death in North Carolina caused by tobacco use, poor nutrition, physical inactivity and obesity.
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