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New Hampshire
Smokers' Helpline

ENGLISH
1-800-Try-To-STOP
(1-800-879-8678)

SPANISH
1-800-8DEJALO
(1-800-833-5256)

Quit Tips
1-800-9-GET-A-TIP

TTY
1-800-833-1477

Worksite Wellness

Tobacco-Free Workplaces Create Safe & Healthy Working Environments for Employees

Why is a tobacco-free workplace a good idea?

  • It's safer. There is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure. Chew or spit tobacco is unsanitary.
  • It's good for business. Tobacco-free policies save money.
  • It's the law. RSA 155:64-77 Indoor Smoking Act - New Hampshire's Smoke-Free Workplace Law.

Tobacco-Free Workplaces Save Money

Each employee who is dependent on cigarettes costs a business approximately $3,400 a year due to healthcare costs, lost work days, and time off for smoke-breaks.

Develop and Implement a Tobacco-Free Policy in Your Workplace

Regardless of the size of a business, take steps to provide a safe and healthy work environment for all employees. By making businesses tobacco-free, a valuable resource is protected – workers' health.

In NH, 17% of adults smoke, 63% are overweight or obese, and 21.4% do not participate in any leisure time physical activity (2008 BRFSS).

  • NH workplaces share success stories around policies that promote disease prevention, healthy eating, and access to physical activity that have been created around the state at www.HEAL.com.
  • Create your own success story. Find out how to implement your own tobacco-free policy with the Good Works! Kit.