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No Smokers, Says Mass. Hospital Association

Smoking doctor (in China, where it's common even during exams)
Smoking doctor (in China, where it's common even during exams)

BOSTON — No Smokers Need Apply.

That’s the message you’ll hear from the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) starting Jan. 1. A ban on hiring smokers as police officers or firefighters has been in place in Massachusetts since 1997, but the hospital association could be the first to take restrictions in the private sector to a new level. It hopes to become the model as employers get more involved in their employee’s health care.

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This program aired on November 2, 2010. The audio for this program is not available.

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Carey Goldberg is the editor of WBUR's CommonHealth section.

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