In view of the fact that the impact of statewide smoking laws on private worksite policies and the smoking behavior of employees has not been evaluated, two cross-sectional surveys were performed in Vermont to measure compliance with such a law: a random-digit telephone survey of employees and a subsequent mail survey of their employers. Employers were not aware that one of their employees had been surveyed. Roughly half (56 percent) of the employees and 66.5 percent of their employers described policies that are in compliance. Among all employers who described policies in compliance with the law, 68.1 percent of their employees also described compliant policies. Among all employees who described non-compliant policies, 48.8 percent had employers who described compliant policies. Overall, employees and employers agreed on how their policies stood with respect to compliance in 67.6 percent of cases. The prevalence and amount of smoking at work declined after the institution of the law but so did the prevalence and amount of smoking at home. Changes toward more restrictive policies were associated with reductions in cigarette consumption at work, but not with quitting. The study suggests that a large fraction of worksite smoking policies may not comply with a statewide worksite smoking law. The proportion of companies complying with such a law may be overestimated if information on compliance is obtained only from employers.
The burden of tuberculosis on the public health is staggering. Worldwide, annual incidence of new cases is estimated to be about 8 million. Almost 3 million deaths occur yearly. Early case identification and adherence to treatment regimens are the re...
Bourdon, K H; Rae, D S; Locke, B Z; Narrow, W E; Regier, D A;
Published Date:
1992 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 107(6):663-668
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The National Institute of Mental Health Epidemiologic Catchment Area Survey is a comprehensive, community-based survey of mental disorders and use of services by adults, ages 18 and older. Diagnoses are based on the criteria in the "Diagnostic and St...
Cohen, D A; MacKinnon, D P; Dent, C; Mason, H R; Sullivan, E;
Published Date:
1992 Nov-Dec
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Public Health Rep. 107(6):727-731
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An intervention was developed to promote safer sex and condom use among patients seeking treatment for sexually transmitted disease (STD) at a public health STD clinic in Los Angeles, CA. The intervention consisted of a short group discussion on cond...
Before World War II, Czechoslovakia was among the most developed European countries with an excellent health care system. After the Communist coup d'etat in 1948, the country was forced to adapt its existing health care system to the Soviet model. It...
Patterns and predictors of the use of prenatal care in Hawaii were examined by census tract, taking into account summary measures of socioeconomic status, environmental conditions, and aggregated indicators of pregnancy-related risk characteristics o...
Numerous studies have shown that the receipt of adequate prenatal care is associated with improvements in pregnancy outcome, particularly a reduction in the risk of low birth weight. Since medical costs for these low birth weight infants are several ...
This article describes the development and field testing of five 1-minute videotaped nutrition public service announcements focusing on the role of nutrition in reducing cancer risks. Topics include dietary fat, vitamin A, vitamin C, cruciferous vege...
Kato, I; Nomura, A M; Stemmermann, G N; Chyou, P H;
Published Date:
1992 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 107(6):712-717
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Use of vitamin supplements and the association with personal characteristics were investigated among 4,654 American men of Japanese ancestry in Hawaii. A total of 58 percent of the subjects who were ages 68 to 90 took vitamin supplements. Among suppl...
Assaf, A R; Banspach, S W; Lasater, T M; Ramsey, J; Tidwell, R J; Carleton, R A;
Published Date:
1992 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 107(6):695-700
Description:
Health promotion and intervention projects at State and community levels need computerized data bases to assist in making policy decisions and in operating the projects. Computer data base systems are used in entering, storing, retrieving, and analyz...
Fuller, S M; McDermott, R J; Roetzheim, R G; Marty, P J;
Published Date:
1992 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 107(6):682-690
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A survey of breast cancer and breast cancer screening beliefs was mailed to a random sample of 1,000 women who contacted a telephone bank in response to a television-promoted, reduced-cost mammography project. Beliefs and demographics of women in the...
The Illinois Department of Public Health, in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), monitors trends in the prevalence of prenatal risk factors that are major predictors of infant mortality and low birth weight (LBW). Analyzed data fr...
Hartgers, C; van Ameijden, E J; van den Hoek, J A; Coutinho, R A;
Published Date:
1992 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 107(6):675-681
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To enhance the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infection, factors related to regular participation in the Amsterdam Syringe Exchange and the borrowing of syringes were studied in 131 HIV-seronegative injecting drug users in a 1989-90 surve...
Traditionally, health education for practicing health professionals, as well as members of the public, focuses on the individual and relies on changing personal behavior. However, health care for persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)...
Thacker, Stephen B.; Mayberry, Robert M.; Herndon, Joy L.; Warren, Rueben C.;
Published Date:
1992 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 107(6):718-723
Description:
A survey was conducted to improve the recruitment, training, and retention of epidemiologists in the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Program of the Centers for Disease Control. The authors compared minority graduates of the program and nonminorit...
Villarino, Margarita E.; Geiter, Lawrence J.; Simone, Patricia M.;
Published Date:
1992 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 107(6):616-625
Description:
After years of steady decline, there has been an unprecedented resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States and outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The authors assess the nature, epidemiology, and implications of MDR-TB; p...
Roper, William L.; Baker, Edward L.; Dyal William W.; Nicola, Ray W.;
Published Date:
1992 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 107(6):609-615
Description:
Although the American public health system has made major contributions to life expectancy for residents of this country over the past century, the system now faces more complex health problems that require comprehensive approaches and increased capa...
International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis (5th : May 30-June 2, 1992 : Arlington, VA)
Published Date:
1992 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 107(6):644-646
Description:
In 1990, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control made Lyme disease (LD) nationally notifiable and developed a national case definition. State epidemiologists were surveyed about their State LD surveill...
IntroductionWe examined Chinese physicians' smoking behavior, knowledge of smoking's health effects, and compliance with accepted cessation counseling practices.MethodsWe used a structured questionnaire adapted from the Global Health Professionals Su...
A representative sample of 406 U.S. Navy commands, including all medical treatment facilities, was surveyed in 1990 about their activities and programs to prevent the use of tobacco and promote smoking cessation during the preceding year. The vast ma...
Kava, Christine M.; Parker, Edith A.; Baquero, Barbara; Curry, Susan J.; Gilbert, Paul A.; Sauder, Michael; Sewell, Daniel K.;
Published Date:
Sep 05 2018
Source:
BMC Public Health. 18.
Description:
BackgroundTo reduce the negative consequences of smoking, workplaces have adopted and implemented anti-smoking initiatives. Compared to large workplaces, less research exists about these initiatives at smaller workplaces, which are more likely to hir...