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Evaluation 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.

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