OHA - The Ohio Hospital Association

Tobacco-Free Campuses
References & Resources
  

GETTING STARTED
Great American Smokeout - 11/15/07
Accept the Great American Smokeout Challenge
- American Cancer Society

Becoming smoke-free

How to Implement a Tobacco-Free Environment - Free Kit with CD Rom -
University of Michigan Health System and Health Centers

Becoming Tobacco-Free:  A Guide for Healthcare Organizations A Guide for Healthcare Organizations - MaineHealth

Maryland Hospital Association:  Smoke-Free Hospital Campus Tool-Kit

Tobacco-Free Workplace Toolkit -
Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation

Worksite Wellness:  Creating a Tobacco-Free Workplace Healthy Arkansas - Arkansas Dept. of Health and Human Services

West Virginia Hospital Association – Tobacco-Free Hospitals Toolkit

Kentucky Hospital Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative

Make it Your Business:  Strategies for a Tobacco-Free Workplace
Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services

Implementing a Tobacco-Free Environment
Healthier Worksite Initiative - CDC Dept. of Health and Human Services

Treatobacco.net -
Database and educational resource for treatment of tobacco dependence (Accessible in 11 languages)

UW-CTRI:  Putting Tobacco Cessation Research Into Practice – Tobacco Treatment Education
- University of Wisconsin - Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention

A National Action Plan for Tobacco Cessation
- Subcommittee on Cessation -Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health

(Sample) - Determining a timeline for a tobacco-free rollout - Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville

Timeline for Hospitals Going 100% Tobacco-Free Campus Wide - Healthy Hospital Initiative – North Carolina Hospital Association

Hospital Enforcement Plan for a Smoke-Free Campus

Nationwide Children's Hospital


ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

(Sample) The Ohio State University Medical Center – Human Resources:  Tobacco-Free Zone Explained

(Sample)
Akron Children’s Hospital – Tobacco-Free Policy

Model Policy
 Kansas Hospital Association

Ohio Comprehensive Tobacco Use Strategic Plan 2004-2008 (2006 Update)
- Tobacco Risk Reduction Program - Ohio Dept. of Health

RELATED LINKS
The Ohio Tobacco Quit Line
(800-QUIT-NOW)

Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation

American Lung Association:  Freedom from Smoking® Online

Smoking Cessation Web sites - The Center for Social Gerontology

Quittin’ Time-Helping Employees Become Tobacco-Free - ValueOptions - Strategy for Tobacco Cessation

Tobacco Settlement Funds - The Center for Social Gerontology -
National Center for Tobacco-Free Older Persons

tobaccopolicy.org -
Tobacco Public Policy Center - Capital University Law School

Costs of Tobacco and Tobacco Industry Marketing Efforts in Ohio - Tobacco Public Policy Center - Capital University Law School

MEDIA RELATIONS - Hospital News Releases
(Sample)
- Kansas Hospital Association

Holzer Campus to Go Tobacco-Free Effective July 1, 2007

Ohio Health, Mount Carmel Going Smoke-Free

Middletown Regional Hospital to Join Other Greater Cincinnati Hospitals Adopting Tobacco-Free Campuses in January

Greater Cincinnati Hospitals Collectively To Adopt Tobacco-Free Campuses in January



News Articles
Smoke Free?  Hospital association eyes smoking ban at all member facilities

(Article) Hiring only non-smokers is legal and beneficial - Micah Berman

The Dirty Legacy of Secondhand Smoke -
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

American Lung Association Report Card Grades State Tobacco Control Activities



QUIT SITE RESOURCES
Follow-Up Post Card for the Quit Line
Selby General Hospital developed this postcard as a patient mailer to help with their follow-up. This can be modified to individual hospital specifics for patients referred to the Ohio Quit Line. 

Follow-Up Postcard for A Smoking Cessation Program

Quit Line Excel Spreadsheet
An Excel spreadsheet developed by Selby General Hospital. This can be modified to individual hospital hospital specifics for tracking patients referred to the Ohio Quit Line. 

Smoking Cessation Program
An Excel spreadsheet developed by Selby General Hospital. This can be modified  to individual  hospital specifics for tracking patients referred to your hospital's smoking cessation (or another) program.
 

Share your story and add to our resources.  How did your facility successfully implement a smoke-free initiative?  Did you follow a model or create your own template?  Send your comments to donnad@ohanet.org

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