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Montréal, December 28, 2015 – The Quit to Win! Challenge is back, inviting Quebec smokers to take up the challenge of their lifetime: quit smoking for at least 6 weeks, from March 1 to April 11, 2016. Registration is open until March 1 at quitchallenge.ca... Read more

Montreal, October 21, 2015 – For the ninth consecutive year, the Smoke-Free Family campaign invites Quebecers to make their homes and cars smoke-free to protect children’s health. This year, the campaign can count on the support of a new spokesperson: Dr. Christiane Laberge. Read more

Montréal, June 17, 2015. On the strength of the expertise it has gained over the past 16 years with the Quit to Win! Challenge, Capsana is innovating and is now offering a smoking cessation program specifically designed for the workplace. The Stop Smoking Challenge is an online turnkey solution, available in French and English, which allows workplaces to provide concrete and motivating support to their employees who wish to quit smoking. Read more

Montreal, March 19, 2015 – Since March 1, nearly 19,500 Quebec smokers are taking up the challenge of their lifetime by participating in the Quit to Win! Challenge. They have committed to not smoking for at least 6 weeks, from March 1 until April 11. Year after year, for the past 16 years now, thousands of Quebecers choose the Challenge as their ally in their attempt to quit smoking... Read more

Montreal, February 23, 2015 – Registration for the 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge closes next week. Back for the 11th year, the campaign encourages Quebecers to become health champions by aiming to reach 3 health goals over 6 weeks, from March 1 to April 11, in other words, to eat at least 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day, get active at least 30 minutes a day, and take a break for increased wellness in life. Registration is underway at HealthChallenge.ca. Read more

Montreal, February 17, 2015 – Registrations for the Quit to Win! Challenge are in full swing. Quebec smokers are invited to take up the challenge of their life: to quit smoking for at least 6 weeks, from March 1 to April 11. Registrations are underway at quitchallenge.ca until March 1. Don’t delay, there are only two weeks left to register! Read more

Montreal, January 22, 2015 – Motivating Quebecers to achieve three health goals, the 11th annual 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge was launched this morning at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. From March 1 to April 11, 2015, Quebecers are encouraged to eat 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day, get active at least 30 minutes a day, and take a break for increased wellness in life... Read more

Montréal, December 29, 2014 – The Quit to Win! Challenge is back for a sixteenth year, inviting Quebec smokers to take up the challenge of their lifetime: to quit smoking for at least 6 weeks, from March 1 to April 11, 2015. Registrations will take place at quitchallenge.ca up to March 1^st.

Dr. Rafik Ghali, a new spokesperson

Knowing that tobacco use is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease... Read more

Montreal, February 17, 2014 – Eat better, get more active, and sleep better—that's the message being sent out this year by the 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge team! The campaign—back for year 10—encourages Quebecers to improve their lifestyle by making a commitment to achieve three goals for six weeks, from March 1 to April 11. Registration is open at www.healthchallenge.ca until March 1^st. Free support and prizes are available to all participants! Read more

Montreal, November 4, 2013 – In Quebec, 70,000 children under the age of 12 are still regularly exposed to second-hand smoke at home or in the car. An unacceptable situation, because the dangers of this toxic smoke to the health of children, little known a few decades ago, are today clearly proven. Read more

Montreal, October 20, 2014 – Back for an eighth year, the Smoke-Free Family campaign reminds people of the importance of smoking outside, far away from children, in order to protect their health. In Quebec, there are over 70,000 young “second-hand smokers”. By now, the dangers of second-hand smoke have been proven and documented, yet Quebec is still last by far in the country with respect to the protection of children against this toxic smoke. Read more

Montreal, October 20, 2012 – Because their parents smoke or allow others to smoke in the house or car, over 89,000 Quebec children (nearly one out of ten) are still regularly exposed to second-hand smoke. The 6th Smoke-Free Family campaign was launched this morning in order to make parents aware of the dangers of second-hand smoke to the health of children. Read more

Montreal, October 2, 2014 – On the occasion of the 5e Rendez-vous sur la gestion des maladies chroniques (the 5th meeting on the management of chronic diseases) being held today in Montreal, Capsana is proud to officially launch the new Let’s Discuss Health program (the LetsDiscussHealth.ca website is currently in French only). The objective of this initiative is to promote effective communication between patients and health professionals in order to improve the quality of their interactions and encourage patients to self-manage their conditions. Read more