WHAT:
The Great American Smokeout awareness campaign
WHEN:
Wednesday (Nov. 16)
WHERE:
10 a.m.- noon, Covenant Women’s and Children’s lobby (4000 24th St.)
1-3 p.m., Covenant Medical Center main lobby, 21st Street and Knoxville Ave.
EVENT:
In conjunction with the American Cancer Society, Covenant will have a resource table in advance of the following day’s Great American Smokeout, which is held annually on the third Thursday in November. The two Covenant Health facilities will be sites where people can come to pick up information and resources regarding the Great American Smokeout, including local smoking cessation programs to help them start on the road to a smoke-free and healthy lifestyle. Both a nurse and a social worker will be available to answer questions.
CONTACT:
Dina Smith, nurse navigator, Joe Arrington Cancer Center, (806) 725-8159 or dlsmith@covhs.org.
About Covenant Health:
Covenant Health has served for almost 100 years as the only faith-based integrated health network in the West Texas, eastern New Mexico region providing a Christian healing ministry. Covenant’s network includes six hospitals, more than 1,000 licensed beds, more than 5,000 employees, 97 primary care providers, a medical staff of more than 600 physicians at its cornerstone facilities, and a regionally based health plan – FirstCare — offering high-quality affordable healthcare coverage. To learn more about Covenant Health, please visit covenanthealth.org.
(News release from Covenant Health)