Lakeshore Advance, 2011-03-16, Page 13Huron residents step
up to the challenge and
qult tobacco
' ikeshore Advance
Huron County - Close to 200 Huron
County residents are butting out and
have registered for the Ontario 2011
Driven to Quit Challenge. Participants
must remain tobacco -free for the month
of March to be eligible for a chance to
win a new Honda hybrid, one of two
vacation getaways, and one of seven
$2000 Mastercard gift cards. Locally,
one Huron County participant will win
a $350 MasterCard gift card.
"Quitting smoking is hard. It's an
addiction that is difficult to break," says
Kim Ross Jones, Senior Public Health
Promoter at the Huron County Health
Unit, "1 applaud everyone who has
registered and stepped up to the
challenge"
'Ib stay healthy and tobacco -free, Ross
Jones offers the following tips:
■ Learn your triggers - Figure out
when you tend to smoke or use
tobacco and then break the connec-
tion, change your routine.
• Fat healthy - try not to replace ciga-
rettes with food or unhealthy
snacks. Follow Canada's Food Guide
to Healthy Eating and have low sugar,
low-fat substitutes handy. Drinking
lots of water will help reduce the
withdrawal symptoms you may
experience.
• Be physically active - Taking part in
some form of physical activity will
also help decrease withdrawal symp-
toms and reduce stress.
IN Ask for help - Tell your family,
friends, co-workers and anyone else
who will listen that you are quitting
and ask for their support. The Cana-
dian Cancer Society's Smokers' hel-
pline also provides personalized
advice, counselling, and an individu-
alized quit plan, all of which are free
by calling 1-877-513-5333 or visit
www.smokershelpline.ca.
Zuricii Public School
7urich public school focuses on Human Rights
MacKenzie Conant and Sarah Lucas, two grade 8 students at Zurich Public School
demonstrated admirable leadership by preparing and presenting an information
session for their peers in the 817 and 7/8 classes at ZPS. Their presentation focused
on showing respect and dignity for everyone, especially when It relates to the words
we use. Their message: We must be careful In everything we say, regardless of our
intentions, not to use language that is offensive and hurtful to others because we are
all entitled to respect and dignity as a basic human right.
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