Title:

Address Presented at the Conference on Smoking in the Workplace, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Creator:

Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013

Date:

23 May 1986

Description:

In keeping with his emphasis on the health effects of smoking on bystanders and on non-smokers' rights, Koop defined smoking as an occupational health hazard. Agreeing that smoking in the workplace exposed workers to unnecessary health risks, a growing number of states banned smoking in public offices and buildings during the 1980s.

Location:

Box: 105. Folder: 32

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Speeches

Subject:

Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Hazardous Substances, Primary Prevention, and Smoking

Format:

Text

Extent:

29 pages

Relation:

Address Presented at the Conference on Smoking in the Workplace, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. [Reminiscence], 2003

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

QQBBFX

NLM ID:

101584930X80

Profiles Collection:

The C. Everett Koop Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X80

Story Section:

Tobacco, Second-Hand Smoke, and the Campaign for a Smoke-Free America