Northwell Health - Plainview & Syosset Hospitals

Fall 2013

Look North is a magazine published by the Northwell Health System. This publication features health and wellness information geared toward healthcare consumers in the Long Island and New York City region.

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focus on health :::in the know::: health inspiration Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. —Lord Byron fall 2013 table of contents in the know 2 for the family 3 nutrition 6 get smart 7 well-being 10 for her 14 for him 15 Between June 2012 and June 2013, the North Shore-LIJ Center for Tobacco Control provided 2,982 group and individual smoking-cessation counseling sessions for smokers in the community. kicking the habit The state of New York reports that, since 2000, the percentage of smokers among high schoolers has dropped from 27.1 percent to 11.9 percent. The Center for Tobacco Control made anti-smoking presentations to approximately 13,000 schoolchildren in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Between June 2012 and June 2013. For help kicking the habit, call the Center for Tobacco Control at 516-466-1980 or visit NorthShoreLIJ.com/stopsmoking. Flu Season Is Coming To help stop flu from spreading, state law mandates that all unvaccinated medical facility staff members must wear surgical masks in areas where patients may be present. North Shore-LIJ Health System Hospitals:Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York n Forest Hills Hospital n Franklin Hospital n Glen Cove Hospital n Huntington Hospital n Lenox Hill Hospital n LIJ Medical Center n North Shore University Hospital n Plainview Hospital n Southside Hospital n Staten Island University Hospital n Syosset Hospital n Zucker Hillside Hospital n Affiliate: Nassau University Medical Center Follow us anywhere: facebook.com/northshorelij twitter.com/NorthShoreLIJ youtube.com/user/nslijhs bit.ly/14593kP Check out our blog: blog.NorthShoreLIJ.com

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