Making your workplace smokefree: a decision maker's guide

"As scientific evidence documenting the health hazards posed by environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) continues to mount, workplace decision makers have more reason than ever to protect employees from exposure to ETS on the job. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concluded in January 1993 that each year ETS kills an estimated 3,000 adult nonsmokers from lung cancer and that the workplace is a significant source of ETS. In a recent study, nonsmoking employees exposed to ETS at work but not at home had significantly higher levels of a nicotine metabolite in their blood than did nonsmoking workers with no work or home exposure to ETS. Levels of exposure to ETS are lowest in smokefree workplaces. Even before these recent studies were available, the U.S. Surgeon General had determined in 1986 that ETS is a cause of disease, including lung cancer, in otherwise healthy nonsmokers. The Surgeon General also reported that the simple separation of smokers and nonsmokers within the same airspace may reduce, but does not eliminate, the exposure of nonsmokers to ETS. In 1991, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that 'all available preventive measures should be used to minimize occupational exposure to ETS.' Health issues provide ample justification for restricting ETS exposure at the worksite. But there are other good business reasons. Instituting smokefree work environments can reduce costs for cleaning and maintaining facilities and equipment and improve employee morale. 'Smokefree' does not mean 'anti-smoker.' Policies that restrict or eliminate smoking may provide incentives for employees to stop smoking altogether. You can demonstrate your commitment to employees who smoke by offering to help interested smokers quit. In brief, that's the 'why' for companies and organizations to go smokefree. This handbook, Making Your Workplace Smokefree: A Decision's Maker's Guide, provides the 'how.' This up-to-date guide draws on years of research and first-hand experience, and it offers practical and proven strategies for implementing successful policies in a variety of work settings. As you will see in this guide, with a little planning an effective workplace policy is easy to implement. We hope that workplace decision makers will use this handbook as a blueprint for action in promoting the health and safety of all workers." - p. i1. Costs and other consequences of tobacco -- 2. Benefits of a smokefree workplace -- 4. A decision maker's guide to choosing a workplace policy -- 4. Support for employees who smoke . -- 5. Step-by-step: your decisions and how to make them work -- Appendix A. Resources -- Appendix B. Sample policies -- Appendix C. Organizations with smokefree workplacesIncludes bibliographical references

Health consequences of smoking

Cover title.Includes bibliographical references and glossary (p. 677-679)

Designing and implementing an effective tobacco counter-marketing campaign

"This manual is designed to be a comprehensive resource for state health departments and other agencies and organizations in developing and implementing tobacco counter-marketing campaigns. It is designed to help readers who have different levels of experience and are managing programs at different stages of development." - p. 9Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- How to use this manual -- 1. Overview of counter-marketing programs -- 2. Planning your counter-marketing program -- 3. Gaining and using target audience insights -- 4. Reaching specific populations -- 5. Evaluating the success of your counter-marketing program -- 6. Managing and implementing your counter-marketing program -- 7. Advertising -- 8. Public relations -- 9. Media advocacy -- 10. Grassroots marketing -- 11. Media literacy -- Resources and tools -- Glossary -- AppendicesCover title.The following individuals serves as the managing editors for this publication: Linda Block, Karen Gutierrez.Includes glossary, p. 331-341

Youth tobacco cessation: a guide for making informed decisions

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health ; contributing authors, Micah H. Milton ... [et al.].Also available online.Includes resources, pp. 61-68.Milton MH, Maule CO, Yee SL, Backinger C, Malarcher AM, Husten CG. Youth Tobacco Cessation: A Guide for Making Informed Decisions. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2004

Focusing on people with mental illness

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the US. Despite overall declines in smoking, more people with mental illness smoke than people without mental illness. Because many people with mental illness smoke, many of them will get sick and die early from smoking. Recent research has shown that, like other smokers, adults with mental illness who smoke want to quit, can quit, and benefit from proven stop-smoking treatments. Some mental health providers and facilities have made progress in this area, while others are now beginning to address tobacco use. The 2006 Surgeon General's Report (available at www.surgeongeneral.gov) found that smoke-free policies reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and help smokers quit. Mental health facilities can benefit by making their campuses 100% smoke-free and by making stopping tobacco use part of an overall approach to treatment and wellness. It is critical that people with mental illness get the mental health services they need and are able to get help to quit smoking to improve their overall health and wellness.Fact sheet released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (OSELS) in association with: Vital signs: Vital signs: Current cigarette smoking among adults aged ?18 years with mental illness--United States, 2009-2011, published: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 62, early release, February 7, 2013, p. 1-7.CS236885-B"February 2013.""Publication date: 02/05/2013."Introduction -- Problem -- What can be done -- Related links-- Social media -- Read associated MMWRMode of access: World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (2.67 MB, 4 p.).Text document (PDF)

Tobacco control state highlights: 2010

Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Each year in the United States, cigarette smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke causes 443,000--or 1 in 5 deaths. Economic losses are also staggering. Smoking-caused diseases result in $96 billion in health care costs annually. Some states have significantly improved the health of their citizens by reducing smoking rates, thereby decreasing smoking-related diseases, deaths, and health care costs. Even in economically challenging times, states can make a significant difference in public health by employing high-impact, cost-effective tobacco control and prevention strategies to: Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies; Protect people from tobacco smoke; Offer help to quit tobacco use; Warn people about the dangers of tobacco; Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship; Raise state cigarette taxes on tobacco. Tobacco Control State Highlights 2010 guides states in developing and implementing high-impact strategies and assessing their performance. This report also provides state-specific data intended to: 1.) Highlight how some states are making great strides in reducing smoking rates using evidence-based strategies while also showing that more work needs to be done in other states; 2.) Enable readers to see how their own states perform; 3.) Help policymakers with decision making.Foreword -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Indicators and summary of findings -- Datasources, definitions and interpretation -- Selected indicators by rank and state -- Datafor all indicators by stateTitle from title screen (viewed Apr. 30, 2010)Mode of access: Internet from the CDC web site.Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-232).Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tobacco Control State Highlights, 2010. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2010

Sustaining state programs for tobacco control: data highlights, 2006

"Because CDC is the lead federal agency for comprehensive tobacco prevention and control, a key priority for the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is supporting states in their efforts to preserve tobacco control capacity and infrastructure in the face of decreased funding. OSH's National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) seeks to reduce disease, disability, and death related to tobacco use by: Preventing the initiation of tobacco use among young people; Promoting quitting among young people and adults; Eliminating nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke; Identifying and eliminating the disparities related to tobacco use and its effects among different population groups. Through the coordinated efforts of the NTCP and the activities of the Sustaining States workgroup at CDC (officially known as the "Promoting Sustainable Science-Based Comprehensive State Tobacco Control Programs at CDC-Recommended Levels priority"), OSH provides technical assistance to state tobacco control programs and other partners to help maintain and increase support for essential tobacco control activities." - p. 9Date from pdf document properties: 12/7/2006.Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (1.42 MB, 32 p.).Includes bibliographical references (p. 29)

Key outcome indicators for evaluating comprehensive tobacco control programs

"If the United States were to meet the Healthy People 2010 goal of reducing smoking prevalence to 12% among adults and 16% among young people aged 14 through 17 years, more than 7 million premature deaths after 2010 could be prevented. Studies show that investing in state tobacco control programs and implementing effective tobacco control policies significantly reduces cigarette consumption and improves health outcomes. To continue funding state programs, however, legislators, policy makers, and other funders of state programs want to see evidence that the program is effective and that resources are being used wisely. To produce such evidence, state tobacco control programs must evaluate their programs. Good evaluation is the key to persuading policy makers that your program is producing results that will lead to improved health for the community. If good evaluation is key to proving that your program is effective, then selecting the right indicators to measure is key to a good evaluation. That's where this book will help. This publication is a companion to the 2001 publication Introduction to Program Evaluation for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs, which is based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Framework for Program Evaluation." - p. iiiPreface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Goal area 1: preventing initiation of tobacco use among young people -- 3. Goal area 2: eliminating nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke -- 4. Goal area 3: promoting quitting among adults and young people -- 5. Future directions -- Appendix A: National Tobacco Control Program -- Appendix B: Selecting and rating the indicators -- Appendix C: Expert panel members -- Appendix D: Data source indicator table -- GlossaryCenters for Disease Control and Prevention."May 2005."Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (2.11 MB, 319 p.).Includes references, glossary and appendices.Starr G, Rogers T, Schooley M, Porter S, Wiesen E, Jamison N. Key Outcome Indicators for Evaluating Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2005

Surveillance and evaluation data resources for comprehensive tobacco control programs

1. National and state surveys and tools -- 2. Registries and vital statistics -- 3. Topic-specific tools: health systems and clinical settings -- 4. Topic-specific tools: sales data -- 5. Topic-specific tools: national, state, and local policy tracking -- 6. Topic-specific tools: pro-tobacco advertising and promotions -- 7. Topic-specific tools: advertising tracking and outcomes measurement -- 8. Topic-specific tools: communitySue Lin Yee, Michael Schooley."November 2001."Also available via the World Wide Web as Acrobat .pdf file (3.22 MB, 30 p.).Yee SL, Schooley M. Surveillance and Evaluation Data Resources for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2001

Women and tobacco : seven deadly myths

Discussion guide fro Women and tobacco: seven deadly myths -- Video posttest -- Education and outreach activities: Community activities -- School activities -- College campus activities -- Health care provide and insurer activities -- Help with quitting: You can quit smoking: consumer guide -- Cessation resources -- How to be heard: making the media work for you: Media advocacy -- News conferences -- Sample talking points -- Sample news release -- Op-eds and letters to the editor -- Proclamations and resolutions -- Media Campaign Resource Center (MCRC) -- Internal industry documents targeting women: searching tobacco industry documents: basic information, steps, and hints -- Excerpts about women from internal industry documents -- More references and resources -- Appendix: Materials from Women and smoking: a report of the Surgeon GeneralDiscussion guide for the video: Women and tobacco: seven deadly myths"September 2001.Available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (1.03 MB, 107 p.)