Toward a smoke-free society.

Every step counts: towards a smoke free society.

Although with some ups and downs, the control of the tobacco epidemic has made some progress over the past years across diVerent countries in Europe. Of course, it is hard to attribute decreased tobacco consumption to a single action, but this process has been parallel to a set of policies resulting in the control of tobacco promotion, more public education, higher taxes (leading to higher cost...

Moving Multiunit Housing Providers Toward Adoption of Smoke-Free Policies

BACKGROUND Tenants in multiunit housing are at elevated risk for exposure to secondhand smoke at home because of smoke migration from other units. COMMUNITY CONTEXT In 2004, tobacco control advocates in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area began to address this issue by launching a campaign to work with landlord and tenant advocates, private- and public-sector property managers, and other ...

Architecture in Transition Era toward Network Society

Technology affected human life in many ways in different eras of mankind history. Today, the information and telecommunication technology has revolutionized basic structures of human life. Changes are from the whole to the parts and vice versa, which include family and society too. Family lost its former structure in the information age and differentiated from patriarchy family. Societies have ...

Smoke free hospitals.

Why be smoke-free? A qualitative study of smoke-free restaurant owner and manager opinions.

This qualitative study captured the opinions of the owners and managers of smoke-free restaurants. The purpose of this study, initiated by local citizens who were members of a group called Healthy Alamance, was to identify the motivations and experiences of restaurant owners and managers who had committed to smoke-free indoor environments. Telephone interviews were attempted with all 80 owners/...