Great American Smokeout Materials – November 19.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) announces a new feature article for this year’s Great American Smokeout®, observed on November 19th this year. CDC joins the American Cancer Society in urging people in this country who smoke to make a commitment to quit for better health. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, including the lungs. In addition to causing lung cancer, smoking also makes chronic lung disease worse and increases the risk of severe illness from infections like pneumonia and the flu. Adults who smoke have an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19, as well.
In the CDC article, readers can explore the health benefits of quitting, and find resources and proven treatments that help people quit smoking successfully.
Free downloadable resources for use in workplaces, health systems, and other places in your community are available from ACS. Additional Tobacco Cessation materials are also available with a login that you can request.
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