Using the CDC Tobacco-Free Campus Toolkit for information, detail your concerns about the implementation of the new policy and the reasons why it may fail. Then, outline a more possible implementation process using evidence-based and successful methods in order to have the new policy be a success in the workplace.
As the health educator for this new worksite policy I have some concerns that it may fail. There are two significant reasons that may cause this program to fail:
1. There is a lack of program details regarding how or if workers are even being helped to stop smoking. There is no evidence that a smoking cessation program is in place, only a policy to quit smoking.
2. There is no timeline in which to implement this policy.
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Resentment is likely to build if the employees who smoke feel they are being punished because the owner lost his nephew to smoking. The goal of being a smoke-free company is great, but without an established time-line and buy-in from the employees is success is …show more content…
If the stated objective is to get workers to quit then the needs assessment should help determine the best strategies and interventions for the workers to quit smoking (NHEC, 2014, p.53). The leadership team should determine a realistic outcome for the smoking cessation program and determine how the outcomes can be measured. A survey of smoking habits and previous attempts of the employees should be documented before the smoking cessation program is implemented. A post survey from employees who were both successful and unsuccessful in their attempts should be documented. A health educator can learn just as much from failure as from a
As the health educator for this new worksite policy I have some concerns that it may fail. There are two significant reasons that may cause this program to fail:
1. There is a lack of program details regarding how or if workers are even being helped to stop smoking. There is no evidence that a smoking cessation program is in place, only a policy to quit smoking.
2. There is no timeline in which to implement this policy.
For any …show more content…
Resentment is likely to build if the employees who smoke feel they are being punished because the owner lost his nephew to smoking. The goal of being a smoke-free company is great, but without an established time-line and buy-in from the employees is success is …show more content…
If the stated objective is to get workers to quit then the needs assessment should help determine the best strategies and interventions for the workers to quit smoking (NHEC, 2014, p.53). The leadership team should determine a realistic outcome for the smoking cessation program and determine how the outcomes can be measured. A survey of smoking habits and previous attempts of the employees should be documented before the smoking cessation program is implemented. A post survey from employees who were both successful and unsuccessful in their attempts should be documented. A health educator can learn just as much from failure as from a