Tobacco Free Campuses
Premier Health Partners (PHP) has made our hospital grounds tobacco free. This change was made to offer a healthier environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Going above and beyond the Ohio tobacco law that requires smoking and tobacco use to be outdoors, we’ve moved it off our grounds completely for totally tobacco free campuses.
What Does a Tobacco Free Campus Mean for Patients?
Patients will not be allowed to use tobacco products anywhere on the hospitals’ grounds, property, and parking areas. (Tobacco products include, but are not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and chewing tobacco.) All smoking areas on the campuses will be eliminated.
What Does This Mean for Hospital Visitors, Vendors, and Staff?
Visitors, vendors, and hospital staff must leave hospital property to use tobacco products. Because PHP hospitals strive to be good neighbors to nearby residents and businesses, we strongly discourage tobacco users from going to surrounding neighborhoods to smoke.
Can a Person Smoke in the Car?
Smoking is not permitted in the parking lots or in the garages on PHP hospital campuses.
Why Did We Make PHP Campuses Tobacco Free?
As a health care leader in Ohio, we believe it is important to model healthy behavior. PHP also has a responsibility to provide a healthy, safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. In addition, the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association and the southwest Ohio region unanimously adopted a region-wide tobacco free campus recommendation to be implemented by January 1, 2008.
What Help Is Available for Smokers?
It’s a good idea to talk with your physician to find the right smoking cessation program for you. Nicotine replacement therapy may be an option to ease withdrawal symptoms. One-on-one smoking cessation counseling is also available. Additional resources for stopping tobacco use can be found below.
Ready to Quit? Resources for Stopping Tobacco Use
Whether you’re ready to quit or just starting to think about quitting, these resources can help you achieve your goal for a healthier, tobacco free life.
- Ohio Tobacco Quit Line
Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to access Ohio Tobacco Quit Line
for free counseling, individualized quit plans, and information about becoming smoke free. After setting a quit date, you begin the five-session program of telephone counseling. Services in English, Spanish, and for the deaf (TDD 1-888-229-2182).
- American Cancer Society
Call 1-800-ACS-2345 (800-227-2345) or read the “Guide to Quitting Smoking” from the American Cancer Society home page. Online resources include a quiz to help you find the best way for you to quit.
- American Lung Association
Call 1-800-LUNG-USA (800-586-4872) to receive free smoking cessation support. The American Lung Association also offers a free, online version of its popular “Freedom from Smoking” program. Go to www.ffsonline.org to enroll.
- Arizona Smokers’ Helpline
The web-based smoking cessation information offered by Arizona Smoker’s Helpline is free to anyone. No registration is required.
- Great Start Quit Line
Call 1-866-66-START (866-667-8278) to reach this 24-hour support service managed by the American Cancer Society that can assist you while quitting smoking. Services available in English and Spanish.
- Premier Community Health
Premier Community Health has low-cost (free for qualified individuals) smoking cessation counseling with a certified smoking-cessation specialist. This program applies the up-to-date research on habits and addiction to help smokers quit for good. For an appointment, call Premier Community Health at 937-227-9400.
- QuitNet
QuitNet, a partnership of Axia Health Management and Boston University School of Public Health, offers a free smoking cessation support program, resources, quit plans and tips, plus advice from expert counselors.
- Smokefree.gov
For smokers who want to quit and people who care about someone who smokes., Smokefree.gov guides you to the help that best fits your needs.
Read More About How Smoking Affects Your Health.
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