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From
the President…
Welcome!
to the Tobacco-Free Hospital Initiative website. This initiative,
launched by the West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA),
strives for a commitment to healthier tobacco-free communities,
and encourages and supports hospitals to lead by example through
establishing and enforcing a tobacco-free, campus-wide environment.
To
assist in this effort, the Tobacco-Free Hospital Toolkit has
been developed to provide hospitals with various resources
including, a PowerPoint presentation, letters, press materials,
sample policies, as well as links to other resources to assist
with tobacco cessation, training and prevention programs.
In addition, the WVHA has set up a list-serve for member hospitals
that will provide an internal communication network for sharing
ideas and discussing concerns related to tobacco-free policies.
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Thanks
to a grant from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human
Resources, Division of Tobacco Prevention, the Association is able
to offer "mini-grants" to hospitals in support of their
efforts. An application for mini-grant funding is included in the
toolkit. For further information, please contact Cinny Kittle at
ckittle@wvha.org or (304)
353-9710.
Thank
you for taking this very important first step in the development
and implementation of a tobacco-free environment at your facility.
It is our hope that you will find the information in the toolkit
helpful to you and that through your leadership, other community
organizations may be encouraged to establish similar programs.
Joseph
M. Letnaunchyn, President & CEO
West Virginia Hospital Association |
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