• EC: – No Butts About It: How and why hospitals should go smoke free[Pearl: LDR, MDx, PtEd, RNx, StEd] EC News October 2012, Vol 15, # 9, Pg 1

Most psychiatric hospitals have a written policy prohibiting smoking in all buildings as required by EC.02.01.03. However, our smoke-free policies (SFPs) and tobacco cessation programs (TCPs) may not be as effective as we would like. This article shares the experience and strategies of a couple of hospitals that have successfully implemented and maintained both. [PEARL]. It also points out the 28-page TJC resource, Keeping Your Hospital Property Smoke-Free: Successful Strategies for Effective Policy Enforcement and Maintenance (PDF1210). This 28-page toolkit also includes two pages devoted to considerations and strategies of SFP/TCP in mental health facilities. [®]

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