Provider Perspectives on a Tobacco-Free Workplace Program in Healthcare Settings Serving Rural and Medically Underserved Areas of Texas: A Mixed Methods Study on Perceived Resource Availability and Value

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Analyzes healthcare provider perspectives on the Taking Rural Texas Tobacco Free program, a capacity building program for reducing tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure among healthcare providers, patients, and visitors in rural or medically underserved areas of Texas. Provides data and interview excerpts from 347 substance use treatment center and medical healthcare center staff.

Abigail E. Bergey, Isabel Martinez Leal, Maggie Britton, et al.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(7), 898

07/2026

Behavioral health workforce · Statistics and data · Tobacco use · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Texas