title: [Initiatives for smoking control: the Catalan Network of Smoke-Free Hospitals].
abstract: The Catalan Network of Smoke-Free Hospitals was created by the Catalan Institute of Oncology in 2000. Currently (December 2003), 45 of the 66 hospitals of the Public Health System in Catalonia are members of this network. Organization through a network promotes and strengthens the exchange of experiences in real time. It provides mutual support in education, training and evaluation and enables common continuing training. Such an initiative, based on consensual work through a network, facilitates progress in tobacco control.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Prevención y Control del Cáncer, Instituto Catalán de Oncología, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: Montse
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Mercè
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Margalef
authors.forename: Esteve
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Mercè
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peris
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013030:Spain; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017132:Workplace / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution