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Eliminate tacit approval/indifference Improve company image Increase productivity Lower clean-up costs Common Issues PLANNING Essential Top level support Team approach Timeline Written policy Educate Common Issues ENFORCEMENT Clearly defined consequences Identify responsible person(s) Educate and promote Follow through Common Issues HELPING USERS Customers/Patients Duration of visit Company mission Employees Duty to assist Cost-effective Visitors/guests Inform Common Issues HELPING USERS Withdrawal Medications Coping tips Cessation Provide service Refer out Support Positive attitude Resources - Worksites CDC Taking Action Against Secondhand Smoke www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ETS_Toolkit/worksites/intro.htm Americans for Nonsmokers Rights www.no-smoke.org/goingsmokefree.php?dp=d12 Secondhand Smoke: Clearing the Air in Enclosed and Public Work Places(ANR)www.ama-assn.org/ama/upload/mm/375/ 2ndhand_smoke_manual.doc Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium www.ttac.org/products/health_policy/index.html Resources - Worksites Tobacco Cessation at the Worksite www.coloradohealthonline.com/tobacco/tobacco.htm Secondhand Smoke: What You Can Do About Second-hand Smoke As Parents, Decisionmakers and Building Occupants www.epa.gov/smokefree/pubs/etsbro.html Center for Tobacco Cessation www.ctcinfo.org/resources/toolkits.asp# Guides_&_Toolkits_for_Employers www.ctcinfo.org/resources/toolkits.asp# Resources_on_Smoking_Bans Resources - Hospitals The Michigan Smoke-Free Hospitals project Smoke-Free Environment Implementation Plan How-to manual on CD for developing and implementing a smoke-free hospital campus Tom Peterson, M.D., Medical Director, MMPCPh (616) 974-4455, [email protected] Smoke-Free Baltimore County Smoke-Free Hospital Grounds Smoke-Free Psychiatric Hospital Grounds Resources Healthcare Providers Becoming Tobacco-Free, A Guide for Healthcare Organizations www.mainehealth.com/mh_media/Tobacco8-Final.pdf Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: Practical Strategies to Help Your Patient Quit(with video) and Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence in Hospitalized Smokers Contact Sandy Keller 608-265-4869 [email protected] Download: www.ctri.wisc.edu/main_dept/guide/guide_main.html#GuidelineTraining Resources Healthcare Providers USPHS clinical practice guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tobacco/order.pdf Alliance for the Prevention and Treatment of Nicotine Addiction www.aptna.org/Related_Links.html Online training courses Sources of materials Special populations resources Links to other resources Resources Cessation: Print Employers Smoking Cessation Guide: Practical Approaches to a Costly Workplace Problem www.endsmoking.org/resources/employersguide/pdf/ employersguide-2nd-edition.pdf Cessation Fact Sheets factsheets/index.php?CategoryID=25 Free USPHS materials www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tobacco/order.pdf Resources Cessation: Online ALAs Freedom From Smoking Online www.lungusa.org (scroll down to link) Federal online program (NIH/CDC/NCI) www.smokefree.gov Smokeless tobacco resource www.chewfree.com Smoke-Free Virginia website www.smokefreevirginia.org Directory of local programs Links to other resources Resources Cessation: Phone National Toll-Free Phone Assistance National Network of Quitlines 1-800-QUIT NOW NCI Smoking Cessation Quitline 1-877-44U QUIT ALA Call Center 1-800-548-8252 American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345 Great Start 1-866-66 START (pregnant women) Resources Cessation: Phone Virginia Toll-Free Phone Assistance Coming soon VIRGINIA QUITLINE (via National Network number 1-800-QUIT NOW) Smoke-Free Virginia Helpline 1-877-856-5177 Recorded message Free Quit Kit mailed American Lung Assoc

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