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Smoking Cessation Activities in Ontario Hospitals: Survey Results
The Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport (MHPS) and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term
Care (MOHLTC) recently launched an initiative aimed to enhance cessation support to hospital
patients with chronic diseases. As a first step, the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU), in
partnership with the MHPS and MOHLTC, conducted a survey of Ontario hospitals to provide a
snapshot of the current state of hospital-based smoking cessation services, practices and
policies. Full report
Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy Evaluation Report
This report presents evaluative information about the activities and results of the Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy (SFOS) for the period 2009 and 2010. We describe Strategy infrastructure and interventions (policies, programs and social marketing), analyze population-level changes, and explore the contributions of interventions.
The purpose of this report is to support learning that will enhance progress toward the achievement of SFOS goals. The report addresses progress to date in the implementation and results of Strategy components. Both accomplishments and challenges are highlighted with the intention of bringing evidence to bear on the continued development of the Strategy.
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 Thirty Year Trends in Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among Ontario Youth
This OTRU update presents data on the use and co-use of tobacco and cannabis among students over the past three decades using the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health's Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS).
Litigation Against The Tobacco Industry: Monitoring Update
This OTRU update includes the June 2011 announcement that Nova Scotia plans to file a healthcare recovery lawsuit against the tobacco industry, although the date of filing has not been named.
Tobacco Control Funding Commitments: Monitoring Update
This OTRU update provides an overview of tobacco control funding for fiscal 2010-2011 by Canadian federal, provincial and territorial governments. Selected information on international tobacco control funding is included for comparison.
Special Report: Analysis of the Young Adult Ontario Workforce
The purpose of the Analysis of the Young Adult Ontario Workforce report is to identify points of intervention for smoking cessation
within the young adult (age 20-34) workforce. Conclusions indicate which types of workplaces to
choose for implementation and which occupations to target interventions to both in terms
of industry and size of workplaces to reach a large number of young adults in occupations
traditionally called blue–collar and service occupations.
New Evaluation Newsletter: Evaluation of a Youth Engagement Initiative to Promote Healthy Choices
Evaluation of a Youth Engagement Initiative to Promote Healthy Choices is the first newsletter in a new series. The evaluation is an ongoing multiyear effort that supports learning throughout the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport youth engagement initiative from its initiation, through initial roll-out and full implementation.
OTRU Update: Secondhand Smoke at Building Entrances: A Public Health Concern
This OTRU update summarizes findings that were recently published: Kaufman P, Zhang B, Bondy SJ, Klepeis N,
Ferrence R. Not just ‘a few wisps’: real-time measurement of tobacco smoke at entrances to office
buildings. Tobacco Control 2011; 3:212-218. We thank Tobacco Control for permission to highlight the
study findings.
The Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU) is a research network that is recognized as a Canadian leader in tobacco control research, monitoring and evaluation, teaching and training and as a respected source of science based information on tobacco control.
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