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LEARN WHAT TRIGGERS THE IMPULSE Michelle first addressed her triggers. In a regular day, she was drinking eight to 10 sodas. "Eliminating that trigger helped me eliminate the craving," she says Michelle has seen a big improvement in her health, and she's not the only one. "I have more energy. I walk, and my neighbors say I am definitely more outgoing." Michelle was concerned about gaining weight when she quit smoking, but eliminating her soda trigger led to losing 15 pounds. "Plus, my cholesterol is down and I'm out of the high triglyceride zone," she adds. Her advice: "If you don't think positively about it, you can't do it. I take it one day at a time." Building LISTEN ONLINE Glenda Miller, collaborative care coordinator, explains how to kick the habit once and for all at coxhealth.com, "The help you need to quit smoking." "Quitting tobacco is the number one most important thing you can do for your health," says Glenda. KNIT, BREATHE, WALK Michelle keeps her hands busy. Instead of turning to a cigarette in times of boredom, she's crocheting scarves and donating them to those in need. Glenda Miller suggest five things to do before lighting up: Drink water Breathe deeply Go over reasons you want to quit Take a 10-minute walk Call a support person A HEALTHY, HEALING WORK ENVIRONMENT: CoxHealth is the first health system in the Ozarks to screen potential employees for nicotine before they are offered employment. better care SPRINGFIELD — Work is underway on our new 310,000-square-foot addition to Cox Medical Center South. The nine-floor patient tower is scheduled to be completed in Fall 2014. It will include: THE DEE ANN WHITE WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, with a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Unit and PostPartum Unit with easy access to Cox South's existing Labor and Delivery area and women's and children's physician offices. THE JARED NEUROSCIENCE CENTER, with inpatient care units, plus clinic space for Springfield Neurological and Spine Institute physicians and Ferrell-Duncan Clinic neurologists. BRANSON — A 60,000-square-foot construction and renovation project at Cox Medical Center Branson will provide our patients and staff with a new Emergency Department, expanded Critical Care Unit and a third floor of shell space to allow for future expansion. The Emergency Department will have 32 private exam and treatment rooms and eight observation beds. coxhealth.com 19