A collaborative study by The Joint Commission and HFHS revealed that 45 percent of U.S. hospitals had a smoking ban for their entire property in 2008 and 15 percent were planning to adopt a similar policy. However, few resources existed to help healthcare organizations maintain and enforce the policy.
The new how-to guide, “Keeping Your Hospital Property Smoke-Free,” is designed to help hospitals maintain a smoke- or tobacco-free policy once enacted. The tool provides strategies based on research and case studies on gaining leadership and employee support, communicating effectively and avoiding common mistakes, among other topics.
Read the Joint Commission release on its smoke-free guide.
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