Open AccessBeauty and the Beast: Results of the Rhode Island Smokefree Shop Initiative
Author(s) -
Laura Linnan,
K Emmons,
David B. Abrams
Publication year - 2002
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.92.1.27
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , environmental health , secondhand smoke , public health , medicine , public health interventions , business , nursing
Licensed hairdressing facilities are prevalent in communities nationwide and represent a unique and promising channel for delivering public health interventions. The Rhode Island Smokefree Shop Initiative tested the feasibility of using these facilities to deliver smoking policy interventions statewide. A statewide survey of hairdressing facilities was followed by interventions targeted to the readiness level (high/low) of respondents to adopt smoke-free policies.