Tobacco-Free Hospitals Toolkit


Cinny Kittle, Project Director
304-344-9744 (office)
304-419-0899 (cell)
ckittle@wvha.org

Lori Henshey, Publications Coordinator

Special thanks to volunteers who reviewed and offered recommendations on the toolkit during the development stage.

Tobacco-Free Hospital Advisory Group

Marjory Moses, MS
Director of Community Services
Davis Memorial Hospital

Dave Harshbarger, MS
Wellness Manager,
 Health Sciences Campus WVU

Dale Witte
Charleston Area Medical Center

Howard P. Gamble, MPH
Marketing & Public Relations
Ohio Valley Medical Center & OVHS&E

Kathy Danberry, MS
WV Bureau for Public Health
Division of Tobacco Prevention

Thanks to other hospitals, hospital associations, government agencies,
and health organizations whose efforts contributed to this initiative.


This initiative is funded in part
by a grant from the
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health,
Division of Tobacco Prevention.


Welcome From the President

Introduction: Moving Toward Tobacco-Free Campuses (.pdf)

The Toll of Tobacco in West Virginia (.doc)

Checklist for Taking Action (.doc, .pdf)

Sample Policies for a Tobacco-Free Environment (.htm)

Tobacco-Free Initiative Employee FAQs (.doc)

Tobacco-Free Initiative Public FAQs (.doc)

Tobacco-Free Power Point Presentation:

  • Table of Contents (.doc)
  • Slides (.ppt)

What is Secondhand Smoke? (.doc)

Six Conclusions of the Surgeon General (.doc)

Media Resources:

  • Sample Press Release (.doc)
  • Sample Newsletter Article (.doc)
  • Sample Letter for Medical Staff to Send to Patients (.doc)
  • Sample Letter to Adjacent Businesses (.doc)
  • Sample Letter in Response to Opposition (.doc)
  • Sample Letter to Ambulance, Fire and Police (.doc)
  • Sample Follow-Up Letter to Ambulance, Fire and Police (.doc)
  • Sample Letter to Vendors and Suppliers (.doc)
  • Sample Letter to the Community (.doc)
  • Sample Visitor Reminder Cards (.pub)

Posters:

  • Basic No Smoking Sign (.pub)
  • Pregnant Woman (.pdf, .pub)
  • Surprised Woman (.pdf, .pub)
  • She Can't Conquer a World She Can't Breathe In (.pdf, .pub)
  • Secondhand Smoke is Deadly (.pdf, .pub)
  • No one Ever Says Stop and Smell the Smoke (.pdf, .pub)
  • Sick Child (.pdf, .pub)
  • Secondhand Smoke is Scary (.pdf, .pub)
  • Hospitals are Tobacco-Free B&W(.pdf, .pub)
  • Hospitals are Tobacco-Free B&W with logo (.pub)
  • Hospitals are Tobacco-Free Color (.pdf, .pub)
  • Hospitals are Tobacco-Free Color with logo (.pub)
  • Red, White and Blue (.pub, .pdf)
  • Plain H with Logo (.pub)
  • Plain H without Logo (.pdf)
  • Plain H with Logo Color (.pdf)

Resources

Application for Funding (.pdf)

 
 

 
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