Open AccessEvaluation of smoking prohibition policy in a health maintenance organization.
Author(s) -
Irwin M. Rosenstock,
Andy Stergachis,
Christopher D. Heaney
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.76.8.1014
Subject(s) - environmental health , health maintenance , smoke , work (physics) , sample (material) , medicine , psychology , political science , health care , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , waste management
Four months after Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound adopted a policy prohibiting smoking in its 35 facilities, we assessed attitudes and behavior of a sample of 447 employees. Results indicated that 85 per cent of employees approved of the decision to go smoke-free, the rate of reported smoking decreased, and a large proportion of non-smokers believed that their own and co-workers' work performance had improved. Suggestions for successful implementation of future programs are provided.