A smokefree expo providing alternative options will be held in Raetihi as part of World Smokefree Day. Photo / Bevan Conley
In support of World Smokefree Day, a smokefree expo is being held at Raetihi on Friday to raise awareness about ways to quit smoking.
The vape to quit expo will be at the Raetihi Community Hub from 10am and will involve demonstrations, health activities and competitions.
Whanganui Stop Smoking
service facilitator Jan Power has organised the event on behalf of a more rural community that has not had such an expo in several years, she says.
"It is based around smoking but I'm trying to get as many organisations involved as possible that people can interact with," she said.
Several cancer foundations are involved. The Bowel Cancer Foundation is raising awareness by having a giant inflatable bowel with the key message that stopping smoking can help prevent a variety of cancers.
