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Electronic Cigarettes on Hospital Campuses
Smoke and tobacco-free policies on hospital campuses have become more prevalent across the U.S. and Europe, de-normalizing smoking and reducing secondhand smoke exposure on hospital grounds. Concerns about the increasing use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and the impact of such use on smoke...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4730478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26729142 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13010087 |
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author | Meernik, Clare Baker, Hannah M. Paci, Karina Fischer-Brown, Isaiah Dunlap, Daniel Goldstein, Adam O. |
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description | Smoke and tobacco-free policies on hospital campuses have become more prevalent across the U.S. and Europe, de-normalizing smoking and reducing secondhand smoke exposure on hospital grounds. Concerns about the increasing use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and the impact of such use on smoke and tobacco-free policies have arisen, but to date, no systematic data describes e-cigarette policies on hospital campuses. The study surveyed all hospitals in North Carolina (n = 121) to assess what proportion of hospitals have developed e-cigarette policies, how policies have been implemented and communicated, and what motivators and barriers have influenced the development of e-cigarette regulations. Seventy-five hospitals (62%) completed the survey. Over 80% of hospitals reported the existence of a policy regulating the use of e-cigarettes on campus and roughly half of the hospitals without a current e-cigarette policy are likely to develop one within the next year. Most e-cigarette policies have been incorporated into existing tobacco-free policies with few reported barriers, though effective communication of e-cigarette policies is lacking. The majority of hospitals strongly agree that e-cigarette use on campus should be prohibited for staff, patients, and visitors. Widespread incorporation of e-cigarette policies into existing hospital smoke and tobacco-free campus policies is feasible but needs communication to staff, patients, and visitors. |
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spelling | pubmed-47304782016-02-11 Electronic Cigarettes on Hospital Campuses Meernik, Clare Baker, Hannah M. Paci, Karina Fischer-Brown, Isaiah Dunlap, Daniel Goldstein, Adam O. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Smoke and tobacco-free policies on hospital campuses have become more prevalent across the U.S. and Europe, de-normalizing smoking and reducing secondhand smoke exposure on hospital grounds. Concerns about the increasing use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and the impact of such use on smoke and tobacco-free policies have arisen, but to date, no systematic data describes e-cigarette policies on hospital campuses. The study surveyed all hospitals in North Carolina (n = 121) to assess what proportion of hospitals have developed e-cigarette policies, how policies have been implemented and communicated, and what motivators and barriers have influenced the development of e-cigarette regulations. Seventy-five hospitals (62%) completed the survey. Over 80% of hospitals reported the existence of a policy regulating the use of e-cigarettes on campus and roughly half of the hospitals without a current e-cigarette policy are likely to develop one within the next year. Most e-cigarette policies have been incorporated into existing tobacco-free policies with few reported barriers, though effective communication of e-cigarette policies is lacking. The majority of hospitals strongly agree that e-cigarette use on campus should be prohibited for staff, patients, and visitors. Widespread incorporation of e-cigarette policies into existing hospital smoke and tobacco-free campus policies is feasible but needs communication to staff, patients, and visitors. MDPI 2015-12-29 2016-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4730478/ /pubmed/26729142 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13010087 Text en © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Meernik, Clare Baker, Hannah M. Paci, Karina Fischer-Brown, Isaiah Dunlap, Daniel Goldstein, Adam O. Electronic Cigarettes on Hospital Campuses |
title | Electronic Cigarettes on Hospital Campuses |
title_full | Electronic Cigarettes on Hospital Campuses |
title_fullStr | Electronic Cigarettes on Hospital Campuses |
title_full_unstemmed | Electronic Cigarettes on Hospital Campuses |
title_short | Electronic Cigarettes on Hospital Campuses |
title_sort | electronic cigarettes on hospital campuses |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4730478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26729142 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13010087 |
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