A Look Inside The AAMC Smoking Cessation Program

Joanne Ebner, R.N. – Great American Smokeout (2:36) The 2009 Great American Smokeout will occur on November 19th. According to the American Cancer Society, the purpose of the event is to set aside a day each year to help smokers quit smoking or quit using tobacco products, at least for a day. The hope, of course, is to help them quit completely. In this edition of the AAMC Health Connection Videocast, AAMC Smoking Cessation nurse Joanne Ebner, R.N., discusses AAMC’s role in the Great American Smokeout, and how even quitting for one day can drastically improve the body’s internal chemistry. She also provides some insight on why AAMC’s campus became “Smoke Free” in July 2007, and how smoking can impair the body’s ability to heal.

For more information on AAMC’s free smoking cessation classes, call the AAMC Community Health & Wellness Department at (443) 481 – 5360. For more information on national efforts to help people quit smoking, and for helpful tips and insight, visit the American Cancer Society website at www.cancer.org