For Quebec-based employers or organizations with offices in La Belle Province, your employees who smoke could be rewarded with a trip to the sunny south just for butting out.
ACTI-MENU, a social enterprise wholly owned by three foundations—Fondation Prévention Santé Intégrale, Fondation ÉPIC and Fondation de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont—has launched its 14th annual smoking cessation campaign, offering prizes to successful quitters.
The organization invites smokers who want to quit smoking to register for the six-week challenge, which kicks off March 1.
Participants must commit to not smoke for the duration of the program. Through the challenge, participants will have access to online resources and personal support in order to help them complete the challenge successfully.
In Quebec, there are still 1.5 million smokers, more than one in five people. All are invited to register now for the 2013 Challenge at quitchallenge.ca.
“Sixty percent of the smokers in the province want to quit smoking. That’s more than half of the smokers! So it is important to continue our actions and to offer them the accompaniment they need in order to succeed,” says Dr. Roxane Néron, the medical spokesperson for the Challenge. “The Challenge is a credible resource to help smokers who want to butt out. It is indeed remarkable to see the number of smokers the campaign reaches!”
Nearly 20% of the adult participants remained non-smokers a year after quitting, which is much higher than the abstinence rate of individuals who quit smoking without having recourse to an assistance method (3% to 5%).
For more information, visit quitchallenge.ca.