Ku-Great American Smokeout yalo nyaka, i-Upshur Country Tobacco Prevention Coalition ihlela ukuklomelisa izakhamuzi nge-turkey yokubonga ukuze ziyeke ukubhema. I-Great American Smokeout umcimbi waminyaka yonke obanjwa yi-American Cancer Society ngoLwesine lwesithathu lukaNovemba ukukhuthaza abantu baseMelika ukuthi bayeke ukubhema usuku olulodwa. Lokhu kwenziwa ngethemba lokuthi ukuyeka ngolunye usuku kuzokhuthaza ababhemayo abayimilutha ukuthi bagcine beyeke ukubhema.
Phakathi nemicimbi ye-Great American Smokeout, abahleli banikeza uhlobo oluthile lokupha olugxile ekubongeni njengoba usuku luseduze nokubonga. Esifundeni sase-Upshur, u-Amanda Hayes, unobhala womfelandawonye we-Upshur County Tobacco Prevention usanda kumemezela ukuthi inhlangano yakhe izonikeza umhlali onenhlanhla ozoyeka ukubhema amahora angu-24.
Ngaphandle kokuphiwa kwe-turkey, i-Upshur Country Tobacco Prevention Coalition yenze izinto ezimbalwa ezingathathwa njengezingekho ebhokisini. Kulo mcimbi walo nyaka, abagqugquzeli bebeneciko elapenda i-cutout turkey manje esikhonjiswa eceleni komgwaqo eduze kwase-Chase Bank. Lesi isithombe esihle kakhulu se-Opp salabo abazama ukuyeka ukubhema. Futhi kuyindawo ekahle yezithombe zokubonga. Kusukela ngoNovemba 10 izakhamuzi eziningi zase-Upshur zivakashele i-cardboard cutout turkey ukuze zithathe izithombe ezinhle zokubonga.
UHayes uthe ikhomishana yomfelandawonye wendawo izoklomelisa labo abasebenzisana nokunqunywa. Ugqugquzele wonke umuntu ukuthi athathe izithombe zalesi sinqamuleli afake nezithombe ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ukuze asakaze kabanzi ngomcimbi ikakhulukazi nethuba lokuwina. Abantu abathwebule izithombe zabo ngobuso kusikiwe bangathumela izithombe ku-inthanethi nge-hashtag ethi #upshurquitcoldturkey. Izithombe ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ezine-hashtag zizodwetshwa bese kukhethwa owinile. Owine isithombe esihle kakhulu uzogoduka nekhadi lesipho.
I-American Cancer Society ibamba i-Great American Smokeout njalo ngonyaka ngoLwesine Lwesithathu kaNovemba. Umcimbi walo nyaka uzoba mhla ziyi-17 kuNovemba 2022. Umgomo oyinhloko womcimbi we-Great American Smokeout uwukuphonsela inselelo ababhemayo bakagwayi ukuba bagweme lo mkhuba amahora angu-24 ngosuku lomcimbi. Ukucabanga ngale nselele ukuthi uma umuntu esekwazi ukumelana nesifiso sokubhema amahora angu-24 cishe uyobona ukuthi angawuyeka ngempela lo mkhuba. Lokhu kuzosiza lowo muntu ehlise izinga lakhe lokubhema futhi ekugcineni ayeke.
I-Vaping eWest Virginia ingubhubhane olukhulu. Amanani e-Vaping entshonalanga yeVirginia aphumile edlula amanani kazwelonke. Ucwaningo lwakamuva lubonisa ukuthi ngaphezu kwe-35% yentsha entshonalanga yeVirginia isebenzisa i-e-cigarettes. Lokhu ukukhuphuka okungaphezu kuka-150% phakathi kuka-2017 no-2019. Njengoba amazinga okubhema ugwayi aphezulu kakhulu entshonalanga neVirginia ibhekene nekusasa eliyinhlekelele. Lokhu akubona ababhemayo kuphela ngoba ucwaningo luveza ukuthi ugwayi kagwayi unyusa amathuba okuthola umdlavuza wamaphaphu ngaphezu kuka-20%. Lona umkhuba okhathazayo.
Kungenxa yalezi zibalo ezidabukisayo lapho ikhomishana yendawo yase-Upshur County ilahle ukwesekwa kwayo ngemuva kwe-GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT ye-American Cancer Society. Lo mcimbi uzosiza ekusakazeni izindaba mayelana nezingozi zokubhema futhi unikeze usizo kulabo abafuna ukuyeka ukubhema kuyilapho unikeza ithuba izakhamuzi zase-Upshur County ukuthi ziwine kakhulu kulokhu kubonga.
