Mumbai Worksite Tobacco Control Study

Mumbai Worksite Tobacco Control Study

The investigators are designing and testing the effectiveness of an integrated tobacco control and occupational health (OH) intervention aimed at promoting tobacco cessation among workers and supporting the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of tobacco control policies in 20 manufacturing worksites in the greater Mumbai region of India.

Through 6 health education events at the worksites, blue-collar workers (who face dual health risks through their exposures to occupational hazards and their high rates of tobacco use) will gain the knowledge, skills, and social support needed to quit tobacco use.

Simultaneously, management will receive OH and tobacco policy consultations to help build a healthy and safe work environment, where workers' hazardous exposures are reduced.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Manufacturing worksites located in the Mumbai, Thane, or Raigad districts of India
• Employ at least 60% production workers/40% administrative staff OR at employ at least 200 production workers on staff. NOTE: We are defining "workers" as anyone who is on the company roster, regardless of whether they're permanent or contractual
• Companies must be autonomous decision-makers and allow us to function at their worksite
• Companies must be willing to provide us with a current employee roster

Exclusion Criteria:

• Employees do not speak English, Hindi, or Marathi