LAUNCH OF HEALTH BOARDS’ ONLINE INVENTORY OF RESEARCH AND QUALITY PRACTICES

On November 10, 2004, health boards in Newfoundland and Labrador are launching a unique, searchable database, an inventory of research and quality practice activities, useful contacts and health board research approval processes in the provincial health and community services system.

Have you ever wondered what is happening in your field out in health boards? Have you ever tried to find projects under way on a particular topic of interest? Are you working in a health board and trying to develop a new policy and wondering whether anyone else has worked on the same type of policy? This inventory showcases a unique collection of useful information, together with contacts in each board to guide you in your further inquiries and help you to make the most useful health board contacts for your purpose.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information are our partners in this initiative.

Take a look at the Inventory:

• http://www.nlhba.nf.ca/Web_Site_Files/Advocacy/Best%20Practices.htm or www.nlhba.nf.ca, click on Research/Best Practices; or
• on the websites of the individual health boards

This two year project is now ready to go online as a continually updated resource, so keep checking for updates!

The Toxic 6 Pack

Benzene
Benzene was once used in Industry to manufacture inks, rubber, lacquers, and paint remover. It is a common ingredient in gasoline.
Benzine is highly toxic. As a chemical it is confirmed to cause cancer/leukemia.
Benzene is not suitable for industrial applications.

Formaldehyde
Did you know... Formaldehyde is used in embalming fluid to preserve dead bodies.
If that doesn't turn you off how about this... Formaldehyde is a know carcinogen - a cancer causing substance.

Hydrogen Cyanide
Hydrogen Cyanide is the poison used in gas chambers. It is an efficient killer.
In smaller doses, like those found in cigarettes, it damages the tiny hairs in your body. These hairs are part of your natural lung cleaning mechanism and if damaged, can cause toxic substances to build up in your lungs.

Carbon Monoxide
CO is a poisonous gas that reduces the amount of oxygen in your red blood cells which means less oxygen for your bodies organs.
There is no safe amount of carbon Monixide.

Nicotine
Nicotine is one of the worlds most addictive drugs.
Nicotine is the drug that makes your body crave cigarettes. If your body craves a cigarett, yuo are addicted. You are an ADDICT.
Within 7 seconds of inhaling on a cigarette, the nicotine reaches your brain, stimulating the nervous system, raising blood pressure, and constricting small blood vessels under the skin.

Tar
Ever wonder why smokers fingers and teeth have yellowish, brown stains?
Answer: Tar
Tar is the black sticky stuff that carries toxic chemicals to your lungs.
Tar not only leaves stains on smokers teeth, fingers, and lung tissue, it is the main cause of
throat and lung cancer.

The Toxic 6 Pack
With every draw from a cigarette, the Toxic 6 Pack plus 4000 other dangerous chemicals are travelling through your body causing destruction along its way.

Cigarettes Kill.0

Coping Without Smoking...
You Can Stop By Starting With Us!

Are you trying to kick the Habit?
Have you quit and are challenged
with staying quit?

The Central Tobacco Awareness Coalition will be providing a Quit Smoking Support Program.

To find out more about this program or
to find out how you can become involved,
call Tina at (709) 651-6483