Smoke-free policy implementation checklist
This quick checklist will help make sure no stone is unturned when implementing a new policy:
Enact your plan
 | Meet with managers and likely opponents to gain support for the new policy. | ||||||||
| Communicate plan to staff - some ways to do that:
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Enforce and Defend Your Policy
| Enforce as you would any other policy. |
| Have a plan to react to any employee conflicts and complaints. |
| Train managers to deal with opposition and complaints. |
Acknowledge the need for cessation programs and decide upon who will address that need
| Decide what cessation options you are willing and able to provide. See the smoking cessation options and resources available in the Make it happen! section of this site. |
| Develop a plan for connecting employees with the smoking cessation resources that you are making available to them. |
Evaluate the impact of the policy
| Use surveys (such as the Employee Opinion Survey) available on the sample smoke-free employee surveys page to evaluate the impact of your new policy. |
This page was last updated on May 19, 2003. Copyright © 2003 Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, NC Department of Health and Human Services. All rights reserved. Click here for disclaimer.
