Yorkshire Coast Smokers Urged To Take Part In 'Stoptober'

Residents who smoke on the Yorkshire Coast are being encouraged to take part in 'Stoptober'.

It's as the YOURhealth service at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust celebrates its first year of running their Smokefree Generation campaign.

It says more East Riding residents are kicking the habit during the Coronavirus crisis.

Natalie Belt, YOURhealth Service Manager at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, said:

“We know one of the best things people can to do to encourage and advocate the next generation to not smoke is by reducing the visibility of smoking as much as possible. If smoking is no longer considered a social norm, young people are far less likely to follow suit.

"Seeing the impact of our quit smoking campaigns running throughout the last year is really rewarding and shows that people are motivated to change for the better. With the current pandemic, we are more aware than ever of the risks involved in being a smoker and there couldn’t be a better time to see so many success stories when quitting for COVID.”

For support on quitting smoking in the East Riding, contact YOURHealth:

Text QUIT to 60163

Call: 0800 9177752

Email: hnf-tr.healthtrainers@nhs.net

Website: www.nhs-health-trainers.co.uk