Overview 

Why should businesses and employers be concerned about tobacco use in Wisconsin?

• The health and well-being of your employees
• Wisconsin businesses lose $1.4 billion in worker productivity each year due to illness and premature death caused by smoking
• Annual healthcare costs related to smoking in Wisconsin are $1.5 billion
• Higher expenses to your business for cleaning, maintenance and property insurance
• Higher health insurance costs

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Make it Your Business: Strategies for a Tobacco-Free Workplace in Wisconsin*
This Employer Toolkit is a first of its kind resource specifically for Wisconsin businesses and is a comprehensive guide for:

• helping your business/worksite go tobacco-free
• helping interested employees quit using tobacco

Below, view the entire toolkit or browse it chapter by chapter. Also available is a brief webcast featuring an introduction to, and an overview of, the Employer Toolkit.

Make it Your Business: Strategies for a Tobacco-Free Workplace in Wisconsin
(PDF, 38 pages)

Chapter 1: Facts about Tobacco Use
Chapter 2: Benefits of Being Tobacco Free
Chapter 3: Three Steps to Making Your Workplace Tobacco-Free
Chapter 4: Using your Company's Health Plan to Help Employees Quit Tobacco
Chapter 5: How the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line Can Help your Employees Quit
Chapter 6: Implementing Tobacco-Free Policies
Chapter 7: Materials You Can Use
Chapter 8: Additional Resources and Information
Chapter 9: References

Toolkit Webcast: Introduction and Overview of the Employer Toolkit
Toolkit PowerPoint: Example of a Toolkit Overview Presented to Employers
One Page Promotional Piece: Make it Your Business

Print copies of the toolkit are also available for order through the Free Materials Catalog. Wisconsin residents may order a print copy here.

The Employer Toolkit is designed to be a stand-alone resource; you can put it right into practice. If you would like some technical assistance, your local tobacco control coalition may be able to offer some assistance. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to come into your business and do the entire program and implementation for you. To find the Coalition Coordinator nearest you, please visit the Connect section and search by your county.

*The Employer Toolkit was developed through a partnership of the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, and local coalition leaders.