PAY BILL

Aware of this fact, Leticia Morales, one of our primary care patients, decided to no longer contribute to the more than $1 million spent on marketing tobacco and related products in the U.S. every hour. A smoker for almost half a century, Leticia tried to quit smoking cigarettes several times before establishing care with Huguette Kalongo, a Family Nurse Practitioner at our McDowell Road integrated care clinic. Huguette, a staunch advocate of self-empowerment, provided the support and encouragement Leticia needed to sustain her efforts to remain tobacco-free. Thinking back to the time she was struggling to stay tobacco-free, Leticia said: “Both my daughter and Huguette motivated me to quit…for good this time. Huguette would remind me of how cigarettes impact my health and how I need to take care of myself. We are now working on my other health challenges. She is truly my health partner, and I can’t imagine going to another provider.”