Smoking Cessation Activities in Ontario Hospitals: Survey Results

The Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport (MHPS) and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) recently launched an initiative aimed to enhance cessation support to hospital patients with chronic diseases. As a first step, the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU), in partnership with the MHPS and MOHLTC, conducted a survey of Ontario hospitals to provide a snapshot of the current state of hospital-based smoking cessation services, practices and policies.

Author(s): Alexey Babayan, Jolene Dubray, Emily Taylor, Erika Yates, and Robert Schwartz
Date: December 2011
Type of Publication: Special Report