Mass News Network News (Correspondent Liu Yingting Shi Jialing Reporter Wang Jing) May 31 is the 34th World No Tobacco Day, and the theme of this year's event is "Promise to quit smoking and share a smoke-free environment". A few days ago, the Shaanxi Provincial Health Commission issued a notice to carry out publicity and education activities on the theme of World No Tobacco Day in the province, and announced 14 standardized smoking cessation outpatient hospitals for public promotion.
The 14 standardized outpatient hospitals for smoking cessation are the Third Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an Central Hospital, Xi'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Tongchuan People's Hospital, Tongchuan Mining Bureau Central Hospital, Shaanxi Nuclear Industry 215 Hospital, Weinan Central Hospital, Shangluo Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shangluo Central Hospital, Hanzhong Central Hospital, Yulin Second Hospital, Yangling Demonstration Area Hospital, Hancheng City People's Hospital, and Shenmu City Hospital.
The circular proposes that all localities should continue to do a good job in the construction of smoke-free medical and health care, and give play to the leading role of medical and health personnel in tobacco control. Medical institutions at or above the second level in the province should continuously improve the setting of smoking cessation clinics, implement personnel, opening hours, and equip necessary facilities to continuously improve the level of smoking cessation services. All localities should organize medical and health institutions, especially the 14 hospitals in our province to participate in the promotion of the society, do a good job in the publicity and promotion of the "China Smoking Cessation Platform" WeChat Mini Program, educate and guide people who are willing to quit smoking, and provide convenient smoking cessation services.
The circular requires that local health departments should strengthen the publicity and supervision of the construction of smoke-free party and government organs to ensure the completion of this year's smoke-free party and government organ construction tasks. Continue to promote the construction of smoke-free schools. Continue to carry out the signature activity of "refusing to smoke the first cigarette, doing a new generation of non-smoking, and jointly building smoke-free schools" in primary and secondary schools in the province. Actively cooperate with the Women's Federation and the Family Planning Association to vigorously promote the construction of smoke-free families.
The notice emphasizes that all localities should make full use of the existing publicity positions and media platforms, combine online and offline, and focus on publicizing the core information in the "China Smoking Health Report 2020", the significance of the construction of smoke-free party and government organs, the harm of tobacco (including the harm of e-cigarettes), and the "Healthy Shaanxi Action (2020-2030)" tobacco control and alcohol restriction action. Actively advocate health concepts such as "not allowing others to smoke second-hand smoke is a concrete embodiment of a noble social morality", strive to create a comprehensive smoke-free social environment, and jointly build and share the achievements of healthy Shaanxi construction.