Living the Legacy
Ochsner Health System Is Tobacco Free
Ochsner Health System proudly continues Living the Legacy of our founder Dr. Alton Ochsner by officially becoming tobacco free at all Ochsner facilities and properties as of April 1, 2011.
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Why tobacco free?
In 1939, Dr. Alton Ochsner was one of the first to discover the link between tobacco use and lung cancer. He then dedicated the rest of his life to educating the world on the dangerous effects of smoking. “Living the Legacy, as we call it, will be a reflection of Dr. Ochsner’s life’s work and his breakthrough research,” says Dr. Patrick Quinlan, CEO of Ochsner Health System. “By prohibiting tobacco use at and around our facilities, we are not only living that legacy but also ensuring that our patients have the most healing, safe environment possible.”
As a leader in healthcare, it is important that we continue to set the standard for meaningful care and healthy living. At Ochsner, we do not want to just promote healthy lifestyles – we want to live them. We know that lifestyle choices matter. In fact, research shows that 75% of disease in our country is attributable to the way we live.
Ochsner now begins the education process for implementing this system-wide initiative at all eight Ochsner medical centers and 35 health centers, including Elmwood Fitness Centers. The initiative will prohibit the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and all other tobacco-related products on any Ochsner campus by all employees, patients and visitors.
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Professor pushing for smoke-free LSU campus – WAFB.com, 10/3/11
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Palace Casino in Biloxi, now smoke free – WLOX, 6/14/11
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Lawmakers propose 70-cent cigarette tax hike – New Orleans CityBusiness, 3/31/11
Ochsner to forbid smoking on property – WWL-TV, 3/28/11
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Chabert Medical to go smoke-free – Houma Today, 11/13/10
Federal drug regulators recently unveiled 36 proposed warning labels for cigarette packages, intended to spur smokers to quit. – New York Times, 11/10/10
Smoking Out the Truth - FATE (Female Awareness of Tobacco Effects) reaches out to girls and explains why they should just say no to cigarettes
– New Orleans Living, 11/8/10
Mass. Hospital Association To Ban Hiring Smokers – WBUR , 11/2/10
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