Tobacco Use Worksite Wellness Policies in Georgia Schools: Results from the 2014 Georgia School Health Profiles Survey (SHPS)

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• Corporate Authors:
  Georgia. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  This is a summary of results from the 2014 Georgia School Health Profiles Survey (SHPS) on the status of tobacco use prevention policies as worksite wellness policies for faculty/staff in Georgia public schools including charter and alternative middle and high schools. The Georgia SHPS is a system of surveys used to assess school health policies and practices within the state. The survey is conducted every two years in Georgia among middle and high school principals and lead health education teachers. The survey is used to monitor school health education and physical activity requirements; school health policies related to tobacco use prevention, nutrition, and HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention; asthma management activities; and injury and violence prevention.2 Georgia has 510 middle schools, 391 high schools, and 29 junior/senior high schools, giving a total of 930 worksites for their faculty/staff.3 A total of 299 principals from sampled schools completed the SHPS questionnaire (77% response rate), which asked about tobacco use prevention policies adopted at their school. Results were weighted to be representative of all public middle and high schools in Georgia. The Pro-Children Act of 1994 (reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) prohibits smoking inside facilities where federally-funded educational, health, library, daycare or child development services are provided to children under age 18 years.4 The CDC Guidelines for School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction and the Healthy People 2020 Objective Tobacco Use-15 (TU-15) recommend increasing tobacco-free environments in schools to include all school facilities, property, vehicles, and school events.4 Since tobacco use is the most preventable contributor to mortality in the United States, it is important to restrict use or exposure to tobacco products. Environmental interventions aimed at reducing use of tobacco in public places and worksites lead to reduction of tobacco use. Prohibiting use of tobacco products at all times, whether or not school is in session, protects students and faculty/staff from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.1,4 The extent to which Georgia schools have developed, implemented and enforced a policy that creates a totally tobacco-free environment for faculty/staff is summarized below. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Epidemiology Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Health Promotion Occupational Health Programs Surveillance Programs Teaching Tobacco Worker Health
• Publisher:
  Georgia Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054335
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: Georgia Department of Public Health, 2015 Oct; :1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Georgia State Department of Public Health, Atlanta
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Tobacco use worksite wellness policies in Georgia schools: results from the 2014 Georgia School Health Profiles Survey (SHPS)
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
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