[The challenge of tobacco control at a university hospital].
OBJECTIVE
To identify the actions taken by the Commission of Tobacco Control (CTC) to control smoking in the hospital environment.


METHODS
Descriptive and exploratory retrospective documentary research conducted at a university hospital in southern Brazil, in 2014. The content of the minutes of CTC meetings was used to create a database, and the rounds reports were descriptively analyzed. We sought to identify the most relevant actions from 2005 to 2014.


RESULTS
The CTC implemented the Tobacco-Free Environment programme restricted cigarette smoking to designated areas and subsequently deactivated these areas. The only remaining outdoor smoking area in 2014 was deactivated.


CONCLUSIONS
CTC actions have contributed to tobacco control in the hospital environment. This study will hopefully serve as a model to encourage other institutions to implement similar actions.
Unidade de Pronto Atendimento Niteroi, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Natália Ferreira
NF
Cruz
Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Vanessa Monteiro
VM
Mantovani
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Sérgio
S
Von Poser Maciel
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Solange Klockner
SK
Boaz
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Marli Maria
MM
Knorst
Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Isabel Cristina
IC
Echer
D006785:Hospitals, University; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D061845:Smoke-Free Policy