title: Smoking control at the School of Public Health, Universidade de São Paulo.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  schools of Public Health, by their nature, have increased responsibility in the development of health promotion programs, focusing on tobacco control. The participation of groups of health professionals in educational actions helps to convey information about smoking to the population.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the prevalence of smoking and the effectiveness of control programs among the teaching and non-teaching staff of the School of Public Health of the Universidade de São Paulo (FSP-USP). They were monitored by surveys conducted from 1980 to 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  application of a questionnaire, containing the variables: identity, gender, smoking habit (are you a smoker, former smoker or non-smoker), which was answered in a private interview. Data analysis was done using absolute and relative frequencies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the prevalence of smokers had a reduction from 50.3%, in 1980, to 13.4%, in 2013; among males, prevalence fell from 56.9% to 12.8%, and among females from 45.9% to 13.7%. As for the teaching staff, there was a fall from 10.2% (2006) to 5.9% (2013); the decrease among non-teaching employees was from 21.6% to 16.3%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  knowledge by health professionals of the harms caused by tobacco smoking contributed to their participation in anti-smoking programs, and led to a decline in the number of smokers at FSP-USP. The creation of 100% tobacco-free environments and programs to treat smokers who want to cease their addiction should be encouraged.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology Department, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio Pedro
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mirra
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Practice, FSP, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Isabel Maria Teixeira Bicudo
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Practice, FSP, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Glacilda Telles de Menezes
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Stewien
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, FSP, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ruth Sandoval
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Marcondes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health; D012581:Schools, Public Health; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult