Jan. 22, 2009 - Hospital Bulletin - NC Prevention Partners

NC Prevention Partners
Hospital Bulletin

Issues of Pressing Interest to all NC hospitals

Jan. 22, 2009

Executive Seminar on Worksite Wellness

March 24 - 25, 2009
Hilton Riverside
Wilmington

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Dear Prevention Partners,

Space is still available for our March 2009 Executive Seminar on Worksite Wellness in Wilmington! Sign up now and improve the health and productivity of your employees and reduce health costs. ***Early bird rate until Jan. 30, 2009.***

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NC tobacco Quitline now open until 3:00AM every day.

More than 1.5 million NC adults still smoke. Anyone thinking about quitting tobacco can call the free Tobacco Use Quitline free at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) any day of the week from 8 a.m. until 3 a.m. Eastern Time. Don't forget about our Fax Referral Challenge to help your patients quit!

Read more about quitting!

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cmc salad Hospitals moving to healthier foods!

Ten hospitals in the state have already earned "Red Apple" status for their healthy food efforts, and others 23 are well on their way.

Visit our hospital website and see who's leading the state.

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Partner Spotlight:
Dr. Jessica Saxe.

Dr. Saxe is the medical director of prevention and community wellness for Carolinas Healthcare System (and long-time friend of NC Prevention Partners). Read her story in the Charlotte Observer.

(Photo: Jessica Saxe, photo by Charlotte Observer)

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Share your healthy products in Wilmington.

Sign up now to share your healthy products and services during the Executive Seminar in Wilmington, March 24-25, 2009. Contact Beverly Biggs: 919.969.7022 ext. 206 or bev@ncpreventionpartners.org.

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