title: Tobacco and law enforcement officers.
abstract: The literature on the prevalence of health hazards faced by law enforcement officers indicates that they are at high risk for several morbid diseases and conditions, particularly cardiovascular disease and cancer. To mitigate these risks, quitting smoking is of the utmost importance. This article focuses on reducing tobacco consumption by law enforcement officers in New York.
authors.affiliation: Center for Tobacco Control, North Shore University Hospital, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, 225 Community Drive, South Entrance, Great Neck, NY 11021, USA. Reichert@nshs.edu
authors.forename: Virginia Cullen
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Reichert
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Folan
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Villano
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Metz
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D035846:Law Enforcement; D009518:New York; D016272:Occupational Health; D016495:Police; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011049:Social Control Policies; D040241:Social Marketing; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*