Partnership with Manitoba Tobacco Reduction Alliance to increase resources for Manitobans trying to quit smoking.
July 30, 2015 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Public Health Agency of Canada
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, today announced funding of $600,000 for a project that will expand smoking cessation programs across the province of Manitoba.
Led by the Manitoba Tobacco Reduction Alliance (MANTRA), the project will establish a certification program in tobacco addiction treatment at the University of Manitoba, known as TEACH (Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counselling and Health), so that more healthcare professionals can be trained in smoking cessation counselling.
The project will also expand Cancer Care Manitoba’s Quit Smoking program from one to seven outreach centres across the province, where local health care professionals will also receive TEACH training. This means that more Manitobans will have access to healthcare professionals trained specifically in tobacco addiction treatment to guide and support them in their efforts to quit smoking.
Tobacco cessation is a complex challenge that requires innovative actions from government, industry, non-governmental organizations and other partners, in addition to changes in individual behaviour. Through projects such as these, the Government of Canada is working with partners to better support Canadians in their efforts to quit smoking.
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