Take a Breath of Fresh Air This May
By Smokefree Coordinator, Wendy Tustin-Payne.
Smokefree Day is looming and will be
celebrated internationally on the 31 May.
Smokefree Day is the perfect opportunity
to encourage work mates, patients, friends
and whānau who smoke, to think about the
effects of their smoking. This year’s theme
It’s about the Whānau, reminds us that
smoking not only affects the individual, but
also those closest to them.
of third hand smoke. Third hand smoke is when cigarette ash and
smoke settles on the surface of furniture, carpet and car interiors
and can be ingested or inhaled, long after smoking has stopped.
“Children in particular are vulnerable to the effects of cigarette
smoke, and often don’t have a choice to
move away,” says Wendy. “Not smoking
Free support including
around children sets a good example,
counselling, nicotine replacement
as research indicates that children with
therapy and information about
parents who smoke are three times more
cessation medication is available
likely to take up smoking themselves.”
to all Bay of Plenty District Health
Board staff who smoke.
Quitting smoking altogether can be a difficult process; however,
taking small steps, like creating a smokefree car and home is a
great step in the right direction.
“Creating a smokefree car and home helps protect family and
visitors from second hand smoke. With more than 350 people
dying from second-hand smoke each year, the dangers of smoking
remain long after the cigarette has been extinguished,” says
Smokefree Co-ordinator Wendy Tustin-Payne. (Wendy is filling this
role while Karyn Borman is on 12 months maternity leave.
Wendy explained that the dangers of second hand smoke are
well known and recent research has brought to light the dangers
“Please, throughout the month of May,
encourage patients who smoke, to make
their homes and cars smokefree. They can ask friends and family
to support them by not smoking in their car and home, putting
up ‘no smoking’ stickers, and being a positive role model by not
smoking around children.
“Free support including counselling, nicotine replacement therapy
and information about cessation medication is available to all Bay
of Plenty District Health Board staff who smoke.”
“If you are thinking about quitting smoking, or want some advice
on creating smokefree spaces, contact Wendy Tustin-Payne at
[email protected]. Alternatively, call the Quiteline on
0800 778 778.
The Finished ARTicle
thoughts, photos and ideas from our rehabilitation patients in a way
to inspire and motivate all patients who attend rehabilitation therapy.
By Team Coordinator, Rehabilitation Therapy Team,
Eilidh McGillivray.
Our patients have often had life changing events and have to
negotiate a new way forward in their life to ensure that they can
still do all the things that matter to them and their families.
A new display board has been designed by the
in-patients attending the Te Koru Reha