Decreasing Tobacco Use Among Workers
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.
| Smoke-free policies to reduce tobacco use | Recommended |
| Incentives & Competitions to Increase Smoking Cessation | |
| Incentives & competitions when used alone | Insufficient Evidence |
| Incentives & competitions when combined with additional interventions | Recommended |
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 |
For More on this Topic
A Purchasers' Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
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CDC, Healthier Worksite Initiative ![]()
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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.
- Page last reviewed: February 8, 2011
- Page last updated: August 31, 2010
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services


