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June 11, 2007 Volume 16 No. 11

Countdown to Tobacco-Free
Duke Medicine Counting Down Days Until Campus Goes 100% Tobacco-Free

When Duke Medicine announced it was joining other Triangle hospitals in going tobacco-free on July 4, 2007, Shelia Glenn decided it was time to try to quit smoking -- this time for good.

“I had been wanting to quit to improve my health after unsuccessfully trying a couple of years ago,” says Glenn, a supervisor for the shipping and receiving area of the Duke University Hospital Operating Rooms. “Knowing that I soon wouldn’t be able...Duke Medicine announced last October that it would join with other Triangle hospitals to make each of their campuses tobacco-free by July 4, 2007. The other hospitals include UNC Health Care, Rex Healthcare and WakeMed Health & Hospitals.

This initiative will apply to all employees, medical staff members, volunteers, visitors, patients and vendors at each of the Duke Medicine campuses and practice settings, including all Duke University...

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