Smoke Free Research Articles

Smoke Free, Care Free?

Offers practical advice for companies contemplating an in‐house smoking policy. Details a range of options which can be offered to employees to encourage them to stop smoking, or at least cope with smoking restrictions, including talks and workshops, fact sheets, leaflets and posters, counselling, competitions, financial incentives, health checks, nicotine patches, hypnotherapy and telephone helpline support. Concludes with ten tips to help employees stop smoking.

The professional education program of the american cancer society

The American Cancer Society is the major organization that provides cancer education to health professionals in the United States. This is implemented not only by the National Office but through 58 Divisions and over 3000 local Units. Objectives for professional education emphasize informing physicians and the multiple disciplines of health professionals engaged in primary care about cancer detection and prevention, particularly for breast, lung, colon, rectal, and cervical cancers. A plan is now being developed for a professional education program to the year 2000. Cancer control programs sponsored or planned by the Society include the Colorectal Health CHECK program, Smoke Free Young America, Breast Cancer Detection Awareness, and Cancer Risk Reduction. These programs demonstrate an effective partnership between professionals and lay volunteers. The Society also offers Clinical Fellowships, Medical and Nursing Professorships, and Nursing Scholarships to further professional education. National conferences are sponsored by the Society, as are special graduate courses for physicians from foreign countries. In addition, numerous publications and audiovisuals are available through Units to supplement professional, as well as lay, education.

“GIVE IT AWAY FOR A DAY”: AN EVALUATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S FIRST SMOKE FREE DAY

A Smoke Free Day, modelled on the Great American Smokeout, was held in Perth, Western Australia on 10th November, 1982. Under the theme “Give It Away For A Day”, the day was promoted heavily on television and radio, in the press and in other ways. Some three months after the day, 93 per cent of subjects indicated their awareness of it and 56 per cent could recall the logo. An estimated 36.5 per cent of smokers tried to give up on the Day and 23.2 per cent succeeded; 2.3 per cent gave up and were still non‐smokers three months later. Among non‐smokers, 47.4 per cent encouraged a smoker to give up on the Day and 14.6 per cent considered that they had succeeded. A majority of both smokers (52.8 per cent) and non‐smokers (81.6 per cent) considered that the Smoke Free Day was a “good idea”.