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Decreasing Tobacco Use Among Workers

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These interventions seek to reduce tobacco use among employees through organizational policies and smoking cessation programs.

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review.

The Task Force also recommends selected interventions that address two or more strategies to reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure.

Smoke-Free Policies to Reduce Tobacco Use Recommended
June 2005
Incentives & Competitions to Increase Smoking Cessation
Incentives & Competitions When Used Alone Insufficient Evidence
June 2005
Incentives & Competitions When Combined with Additional Interventions Recommended
June 2005

Related Task Force Recommendations & Findings

The following intervention is related to worksite health promotion and also can be found on the page for Reducing Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke.

Smoking Bans & Restrictions Recommended
February 2000

Presentations & Promotional Materials

Community Guide In Action: Stories from the Field

Blueprint for Success in Reducing Tobacco Use Adobe PDF File [PDF - 489 KB]

An Evidence-Based Approach to Montana's Health Landscape Adobe PDF File [PDF - 590 KB]

Investing in Worksite Wellness for Employees Adobe PDF File [PDF - 455 KB]

Planning a Strategy: Changing the Way a County Health Department Addresses Health Conditions Adobe PDF File [PDF - 591 KB]

Slides & Presentations

Using Evidence for Public Health Decision Making: Assessment of Health Risks with Feedback to Change Employees' Health Adobe PDF File [PDF - 307 KB]
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What Works – Fact Sheets

What Works: Tobacco Use – bi-fold brochure Adobe PDF File [PDF - 877 KB]

What Works: Tobacco Use - Insert Adobe PDF File [PDF - 203 KB]




Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

Sample Citation

The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation: Guide to Community Preventive Services. Tobacco use: Decreasing tobacco use among workers www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/worksite/index.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.