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European Smoke-Free Hospitals Initiative: Fostering Healthy Environments

Join the European Network for Smoke-free Hospitals to prevent tobacco use, promote healthy environments, and protect patients and staff from secondhand smoke. Discover common policies and strategies within EU countries.

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European Smoke-Free Hospitals Initiative: Fostering Healthy Environments

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  1. AIMS • The European Network for Smoke-free Hospitals is a growing partnership of 16 member states, involving more than 700 hospitals, 1600 000 health care workers. • Prevent tobacco use in the hospital environment by staff and patients • Identify common policies within EU countries • Promote smoking prevention policies within hospitals • Develop a common smoke-free policy within European hospitals

  2. Key-Objectives of the project To help smokers to stop or decrease smoking (including HCW) To prevent passive smoking exposure (smoke free environment in buildings) To promote a healthy environment and healthy way of life (smoke free hospital including open spaces) Have a better impact on the new-borns health and generally in family environment

  3. Link between HPH Network and ENSH While, the European Network for Smoke-free Hospitals is a distinct network in itself, we can see that in many countries where a HPH Network exists it is working closely with the Smoke-free Network or as in Ireland, Denmark, Finland and Greece it is an integral part of the HPH Network

  4. European Smoke-free Hospital code • Engage decision-makers. Inform all personnel and patients. • Appoint a working group. Develop a strategy and an implementation plan. • Set up a training plan to instruct all staff on how best to approach smokers. • Organise cessation support facilities for patients and staff in the hospital and ensure continuity of support on discharge into the community. • Indicate smoking zones clearly, for as long as they are considered necessary, and keep them away from clinical and reception areas. • Adopt appropriate signage, including posters, signposts, etc and remove all incentives to smoke (such as ashtrays, tobacco sales, etc.). • Support systems are in place to protect and promote the health of all that work in the hospital. • Promote smoke-free actions in the community setting. • Renew and broaden information to maintain commitment to the policy. Ensure follow-up and quality assurance. • First convince,then constrain considering legislation if needed. Have patience!

  5. The European Smoke-free Code includes 10 statements. • Implementation of statement 1 and 2 leads to Bronze level. • Points 3 - 9 of the code are progressively implemented to reach the Silver level. • Point 10 encourages the reaching of consensus as much as possible before resorting to sanction

  6. gold bronze Smoke free hospital is a continuous process (for 10 years or more) silver Point 1 and 2 : engagement of hospital : Member

  7. Web site : http://ensh.aphp.fr

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