The Short-Term Impact of National Smoke-Free Workplace Legislation on Passive Smoking and Tobacco Use

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ID11028533
AuthorsAntero Heloma (Antero Heloma is with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the Provincial State Office of Southern Finland, Helsinki. Maritta S. Jaakkola is with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, and the Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Erkki Kähkönen and Kari Reijula are with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki.), Maritta S Jaakkola (0000-0003-1373-7784, Antero Heloma is with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the Provincial State Office of Southern Finland, Helsinki. Maritta S. Jaakkola is with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, and the Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Erkki Kähkönen and Kari Reijula are with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki.), Erkki Kähkönen (Antero Heloma is with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the Provincial State Office of Southern Finland, Helsinki. Maritta S. Jaakkola is with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, and the Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Erkki Kähkönen and Kari Reijula are with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki.), Kari Reijula (0000-0002-6880-2910, Antero Heloma is with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the Provincial State Office of Southern Finland, Helsinki. Maritta S. Jaakkola is with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, and the Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Erkki Kähkönen and Kari Reijula are with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki.)
Year2001
Volume91
Issue9
Pages1416-1418
Publication date2001-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.91.9.1416
PMID11527773
OpenAlexW2051057872
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited9

Objectives. This study sought to evaluate the short-term impact of national smoke-free workplace legislation on employee exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at work and on employee smoking habits. Methods. We performed 2 cross-sectional studies in 9 medium-sized and large Finnish workplaces, before and after implementation of national smoke-free workplace legislation. We assessed tobacco smoke exposure via questionnaire and indoor air nicotine measurements. Results. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke declined considerably after the legislation was implemented. Tobacco consumption among smokers diminished. Nicotine concentrations fell significantly. Conclusions. Legislation was more efficient than voluntary workplace-specific smoking restrictions in reducing passive smoking and cigarette consumption. (Am J Public Health. 2001;91:1416–1418)

Environmental health · Geography · Legislation · Passive smoking · Political science · Smoke · Term (time) · Tobacco smoke · Tobacco use · Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure · Law · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Workplace Health and Well-being

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