Reported municipal costs from outdoor smoke-free by-laws-experience from Ontario, Canada.

Background: In 2006, enclosed public and workplaces in Ontario were made smoke-free by the Smoke-free Ontario Act (SFOA). Numerous area municipalities across the province have since developed local by-laws that are more restrictive than the SFOA and ban smoking in outdoor environments including parks, beaches, and patios. The current study measured reported costs associated with the implementation and enforcement of smoke-free outdoor municipal by-laws including materials and staffing costs.

The use of electronic health information systems in home care: facilitators and barriers.

Electronic health information systems (EHIS) containing standardized assessment data (e.g., RAI-Home Care, Outcome and Assessment Information Set [OASIS]) hold considerable promise, but their potential has yet to be fully realized.

Outcome evaluation of a high school smoking reduction intervention based on extracurricular activities.

Background: An outcome evaluation of a high school tobacco control intervention using extracurricular activities developed by teachers and students is reported.

Methods: Eligible subjects (n = 3,028) had participated in a randomized trial of an elementary school smoking prevention curriculum. Their high schools were matched in pairs; one school in each pair was randomly assigned to the intervention condition, the second to a "usual-care" control condition.