OTRU is a respected source of science-based information for the research and public health communities. Our various reports are designed to promote learning from our research and evaluation efforts, the review of evidence from other jurisdictions, and the documentation of useful practices emerging from the field.
Special Reports provide overviews and syntheses of research or other material in special topic areas of particular relevance to the tobacco control community.
2011
- Smoking Cessation Activities in Ontario Hospitals: Survey Results (December)
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.
- Analysis of the Young Adult Ontario Workforce (May)
The purpose of this report is to identify points of intervention for smoking cessation
within the young adult (age 20-34) workforce. Conclusions indicate which types of workplaces and which occupations to target interventions to reach a large number of young adults in traditionally called blue–collar and service occupations.
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