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Smoke free prisons – the island experience
Emma Croghan, Consultant, Encouraging Lifestyle Change, Isle of Man
Abstract
The Isle of Man is a self-governing crown dependency. It has a prison that houses approximately 90 inmates. Given the smoke free policy coming into force on the Island in 2008, and the move to a new prison also in 2008, it was decided that the prison would adopt the smoke free policy, within the buildings and the grounds of the prison.
Given that 80% of the prisoners, and 16% of the staff smoked,
this represented a considerable challenge in supporting staff and inmates to consider stopping smoking, as well as in obtaining support for the policy.
This presentation will examine the processes involved in the
12 months prior to smoke free in obtaining support amongst the stakeholder population. It will focus on the partnerships within the prison, across all areas of the prison workforce and systems, and the outcomes of the stop smoking interventions.
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About the presenter
Emma Croghan is a consultant for Encouraging Lifestyle Change (ELC), an organisation that provides public health training and services. Emma is a Registered General Nurse, a Registered Childrens Nurse and A Registered Public Health Nurse, who has also been a smoking cessation service coordinator and has delivered stop smoking services in many settings.
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