Cultur: El Corchito is now officially a '100% Smoke-Free and Emission-Free Space
It's already the fourth one: the other 3 are the Siglo XXI, the Chichén Inn, and the Meteorite Museum
Mérida, Yucatán, February 22, 2023. The tourist stop "El Corchito," located in Progreso and managed by Cultur, received today the recognition from the Yucatán Health Services (SSY) as a "100% Smoke-Free and Emission-Free Space."
As reported, this is the fourth distinction that Cultur has achieved, previously obtaining it for the Yucatán Siglo XXI Convention Center, the Chichén Itzá stop, and the Meteorite Museum, also in Progreso.
In a simple event held at the Dzibilchaltún Room of the Siglo XXI, Ms. Mariana Rodríguez Molina, Subdirector of Mental Health at SSY, handed over the corresponding document to the General Director of Cultur, C.P. Mauricio Díaz Montalvo.
During the event, Rodríguez Molina expressed that discussing smoking and its effects always involves referring to serious statistics for health, as science and all modern medicine have shown that "smoking seriously deteriorates health."
Therefore, she added, we are very happy to be here today because Cultur is promoting health promotion through concrete actions so that the buildings it manages are healthier public spaces.
Díaz Montalvo thanked the staff of El Corchito for their effort in obtaining the mentioned distinction for the benefit of the people who work there and the tourists who visit this tourist spot.
"We all understand that we are responsible for ensuring that our recognized buildings remain smoke and emission-free and, if necessary, we can rely on security personnel or the corresponding authorities when we see someone smoking or vaping," he pointed out.
The process
To achieve this recognition, at least 80% of El Corchito's employees received a training session about the damage caused to health by any type of emission and how to act to prevent it in public spaces. Then a "buttathon" (butt collection) was carried out to clean up these polluting effects from the surroundings.
During the event, it was noted that so far Cultur has conducted four "buttathons" as part of the process to obtain recognition. At Siglo XXI, 12,900 residues were collected; at the Chichén Itzá stop 5,125; at the Meteorite Museum 3,750; and at El Corchito 1,5625. In total, they add up to 23,300 butts contaminating the soil and subsoil.
Publicado por: Cultur
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