CONFERENCE PROCEEDING
Development of corporate policies and support pathways for smoking cessation in companies within the WHP Lombardia Network
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Welfare Directorate Lombardy Region- Health Promotion Unit, Milano, Italy
Tob. Prev. Cessation 2026;12(Supplement 1):A189
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND-AIM:
The “Workplaces that promote health -WHP Lombardy Network” Program, based on the WHO model, aims primarily to change workplaces into environments that support the informed adoption and widespread dissemination of healthy lifestyles, contributing to the chronic diseases prevention. The Program, launched by the Lombardy Region 10 years ago, has been recognized as “Good Practice” at a national and international level.
METHODS:
Companies that join the WHP Program begin a participatory improvement process, starting from a contextual/needs analysis, that includes the implementation of effective interventions (recommended for this setting) and sustainable measures (e.g. structural and replicable) aimed at supporting healthy choices, selected from a list of “best practices”. The area dedicated to tobacco smoke prevention includes: Definition and implementation of a company policy to become a “smoke-free workplace” Dissemination of tools and initiatives to support smoking cessation, improving access to public healthcare services Collaboration with the occupational health physician, to deliver motivational counselling
RESULTS:
In 2025, more than 1100 workplaces -68% of the ones joining the WHP Program (1560)-have implemented a “good practice” in the area dedicated to tobacco use prevention.
CONCLUSIONS:
The intersectoral alliance between the world of work and the public health system is a key lever for tackling tobacco smoking and, more broadly, for promoting health. By investing in workers’ health, companies become active actors in public health.
The “Workplaces that promote health -WHP Lombardy Network” Program, based on the WHO model, aims primarily to change workplaces into environments that support the informed adoption and widespread dissemination of healthy lifestyles, contributing to the chronic diseases prevention. The Program, launched by the Lombardy Region 10 years ago, has been recognized as “Good Practice” at a national and international level.
METHODS:
Companies that join the WHP Program begin a participatory improvement process, starting from a contextual/needs analysis, that includes the implementation of effective interventions (recommended for this setting) and sustainable measures (e.g. structural and replicable) aimed at supporting healthy choices, selected from a list of “best practices”. The area dedicated to tobacco smoke prevention includes: Definition and implementation of a company policy to become a “smoke-free workplace” Dissemination of tools and initiatives to support smoking cessation, improving access to public healthcare services Collaboration with the occupational health physician, to deliver motivational counselling
RESULTS:
In 2025, more than 1100 workplaces -68% of the ones joining the WHP Program (1560)-have implemented a “good practice” in the area dedicated to tobacco use prevention.
CONCLUSIONS:
The intersectoral alliance between the world of work and the public health system is a key lever for tackling tobacco smoking and, more broadly, for promoting health. By investing in workers’ health, companies become active actors in public health.
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