Balance November 2016

November 2016

In This Issue Effective Coping Skills Suicide Prevention Suicide Prevention Month Base Events USNH Yokosuka Events For Suicide Prevention Tobacco Cessation-Class Schedule Health Promotion Calendar (2 Pages) Health Promotion Services Meet the Staff

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Quitting Tobacco

Great American SmokeOut By: USNH Yokosuka Health Promotion Mrs. Ivette Moore, Health Promotion Director USNH Yokosuka, Health Promotion

“Quit, even for one day. It is a race for your health and starts today” Every year on the third Thursday of November, the American Cancer Society (ACS) encourages millions of smokers to participate in the Great American Smokeout campaign and stop using tobacco for at least one day. According to the ACS (2016), since its inception in the 1970’s, the Great American Smokeout has helped tobacco users to make a plan and quit for good. In addition, the Great American Smokeout has helped communities including the military to led anti-tobacco efforts banning smoking in workplaces and restaurants, raising taxes on cigarettes, and limiting cigarette promotion. Although 1 in 5 of the United States adult population continues using cigarettes and other forms of tobacco, from 1965 to today, cigarette smoking has decreased from 42% to approximately 17%. Smoke free policies, media campaigns, and increases in the prices of tobacco products have been partially attributed to the efforts of the Great American Smokeout Campaign (ACS, 2016).

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Quitting Tobacco Cont.

Great American SmokeOut By: USNH Yokosuka Health Promotion Mrs. Ivette Moore, Health Promotion Director

Since May 31, 2009, in accordance with Navy policy, Naval Hospital Yokosuka is proud to be a smoke-free health care facility and support a cleaner environment. Every year, Naval Hospital Yokosuka Health Promotion promotes the Great American Smokeout to discourage the use of tobacco products among Navy military personnel, civilians, family members, and retirees. Although it is hard to quit tobacco, Naval Hospital Yokosuka Health Promotion staff can assist smokers to kick the habit by offering group classes, one-on-one individual counseling, telephone consults, nicotine replacement products, prescription medications, and encouragement and support to family members and friends. To sign up for a tobacco cessation group class or individual counseling contact 243-9776/9775.

In addition, the Freedom Smoking Quitline is available to assist Tricare beneficiaries with counseling and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) (Freedom Smoking Quitline, n.d.). The program is available at no cost to all active duty military, dependents, and retirees with Tricare benefits. For more information visit http://www.freedomquitline.org/ or call 1-844-426-3733.

References: American Cancer Society. (2016). The Great American Smokeout. Retrieved from http://www.cancer.org/healthy/ stayawayfromtobacco/greatamericansmokeout/ 3

Freedom Smoking Quitline. (n.d.). Welcome to the freedom quitline. Retrieved from http://www.freedomquitline.org/

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Women’s Sexual Health BY: HN Williams, Joseph Preventive Medicine Dept., USNH Yokosuka

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Event

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UPCOMING EVENTS November 1-4 Health Promotion Advance Class, Tobacco and ShipShape Facilitator Class November 14th at 1300-1500 Diabetes Management November 17th Great American Smokeout November 18th Step Out for Diabetes By USNH Yokosuka Dietitians

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Meet The Staff

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From left to right: Mrs. Mary Cobb (Secretary), LT Daniel Crouch, PO2 Napoleon Paraja, PO3 Prince Delyons (Health Tech.), PO1 Andreas Raigoza (LPO), Mrs. Ivette Moore (Health Promotion Director)