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Episode 10: Double Digest with Heart & Stroke
World Anti-Tobacco Day
Christine Roherty is the Vice President of Health Promotion for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick. Her job is to ensure the Foundation has mission impact within our programs, projects and special events for all New Brunswickers. They collaborate with other like-minded government and non-government stakeholders on many risk factors related to cardiovascular disease (Heart Disease and Stroke). Tobacco free is one of these risk factors.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick is a not for profit health charity whose mission is to “Prevent Disease, Save Lives and Promote Recovery” for heart disease and stroke.
Their Foundation is made up of staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to improve and advocate for the improved cardiovascular health of the people here in New Brunswick.
NB has the highest rate of school participants in the Jump Rope for Heart program in all of Canada!
Tobacco use is one risk factor that increases a person risk for heart disease and stroke.
In fact it’s the number one risk factor for Heart Disease, meaning that no other risk factor impacts a person risk more than tobacco use. It is also a major risk factor in stroke, second only to hypertension. When a person smokes, they are 3 times more likely to have a stroke or die from of heart disease.
1 in every 4 New Brunswickers, 25%, die of Heart Disease and Stroke each year. Unfortunately New Brunswickers are more likely to die from heart disease and stroke than many other chronic illnesses. In women, it is the number one cause of death. It is also important to know that 80% of your risk is preventable by living a healthy lifestyle that includes being Tobacco Free.
Campaign released recently called Time to see Red around promoting awareness of heart disease in women.
HSFNB has a very active Health Promotion department that is working hard to promote all risk factors for heart disease and stroke. In their tobacco pillar, they have contributed to advocacy efforts with other NGO health charities to ensure tobacco free spaces in New Brunswick and increased taxations for tobacco products. In 2016 HSFNB made a commitment to ensure all of their events and programs not only supported but also promoted their tobacco free nature through the adoption of an internal policy where signage is displayed at all events.
They have also worked to support tobacco free workspaces and campuses in New Brunswick.
They collaborate with other like-minded stakeholders on the New Brunswick Anti-Tobacco Coalition.
And they are just now getting ready to launch their Heart Smart Kids program in Indigenous communities across Canada. This program includes a tobacco prevention curriculum education resource for elementary school children. Teachers who have Indigenous students in their classrooms can register online for free training and resources.
Kristin Farnam is the coordinator for the New Brunswick Anti-Tobacco Coalition. Her role within the coalition is to support the efforts of their steering committee members, partners and working groups who have a stake in tobacco control issues. The coalition is very active in tobacco education, prevention and control as well as the promotion of cessation support networks. She has been in health care for over 20 years as a nurse. The coalition also helps to ensure that all the great work being done around the province on the tobacco issue is known to the public and that the NBATC can be seen as a useful resource for New Brunswickers who are interested in learning more about tobacco-free living.
The NBATC is a coalition which means they bring together members and colleagues who have an interest in the tobacco issue. They are made up of government and non-government members that hav...
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Christine Roherty is the Vice President of Health Promotion for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick. Her job is to ensure the Foundation has mission impact within our programs, projects and special events for all New Brunswickers. They collaborate with other like-minded government and non-government stakeholders on many risk factors related to cardiovascular disease (Heart Disease and Stroke). Tobacco free is one of these risk factors.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick is a not for profit health charity whose mission is to “Prevent Disease, Save Lives and Promote Recovery” for heart disease and stroke.
Their Foundation is made up of staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to improve and advocate for the improved cardiovascular health of the people here in New Brunswick.
NB has the highest rate of school participants in the Jump Rope for Heart program in all of Canada!
Tobacco use is one risk factor that increases a person risk for heart disease and stroke.
In fact it’s the number one risk factor for Heart Disease, meaning that no other risk factor impacts a person risk more than tobacco use. It is also a major risk factor in stroke, second only to hypertension. When a person smokes, they are 3 times more likely to have a stroke or die from of heart disease.
1 in every 4 New Brunswickers, 25%, die of Heart Disease and Stroke each year. Unfortunately New Brunswickers are more likely to die from heart disease and stroke than many other chronic illnesses. In women, it is the number one cause of death. It is also important to know that 80% of your risk is preventable by living a healthy lifestyle that includes being Tobacco Free.
Campaign released recently called Time to see Red around promoting awareness of heart disease in women.
HSFNB has a very active Health Promotion department that is working hard to promote all risk factors for heart disease and stroke. In their tobacco pillar, they have contributed to advocacy efforts with other NGO health charities to ensure tobacco free spaces in New Brunswick and increased taxations for tobacco products. In 2016 HSFNB made a commitment to ensure all of their events and programs not only supported but also promoted their tobacco free nature through the adoption of an internal policy where signage is displayed at all events.
They have also worked to support tobacco free workspaces and campuses in New Brunswick.
They collaborate with other like-minded stakeholders on the New Brunswick Anti-Tobacco Coalition.
And they are just now getting ready to launch their Heart Smart Kids program in Indigenous communities across Canada. This program includes a tobacco prevention curriculum education resource for elementary school children. Teachers who have Indigenous students in their classrooms can register online for free training and resources.
Kristin Farnam is the coordinator for the New Brunswick Anti-Tobacco Coalition. Her role within the coalition is to support the efforts of their steering committee members, partners and working groups who have a stake in tobacco control issues. The coalition is very active in tobacco education, prevention and control as well as the promotion of cessation support networks. She has been in health care for over 20 years as a nurse. The coalition also helps to ensure that all the great work being done around the province on the tobacco issue is known to the public and that the NBATC can be seen as a useful resource for New Brunswickers who are interested in learning more about tobacco-free living.
The NBATC is a coalition which means they bring together members and colleagues who have an interest in the tobacco issue. They are made up of government and non-government members that hav...