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The challenge of tobacco control at a university hospital

El reto de la lucha contra el tabaco en un hospital universitário

Objective:

To identify the actions taken by the Commission of Tobacco Control (CTC) to control smoking in the hospital environment.

Methods:

Descriptive and exploratory retrospective documentary research conducted at a university hospital in southern Brazil, in 2014. The content of the minutes of CTC meetings was used to create a database, and the rounds reports were descriptively analyzed. We sought to identify the most relevant actions from 2005 to 2014.

Results:

The CTC implemented the Tobacco-Free Environment programme restricted cigarette smoking to designated areas and subsequently deactivated these areas. The only remaining outdoor smoking area in 2014 was deactivated.

Conclusion:

CTC actions have contributed to tobacco control in the hospital environment. This study will hopefully serve as a model to encourage other institutions to implement similar actions.

Tobacco control campaigns; Tobacco smoke pollution; Smoking areas


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