A local employer was concerned about rapidly increasing health care costs.The nurse did an assessment and found that most of the employees smoked heavily.Which of the following suggestions should the nurse make to the employer as the most effective approach to decrease smoking among the employees?

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Although all of the actions could be performed and probably would be helpful,the most effective way to change behavior is to restructure the environment so that the behavior is not possible.Information alone is insufficient to effect large-scale,community-wide behavioral change,as the widespread dissemination of information on the health risks of obesity clearly demonstrates.Environmental restructuring makes it more difficult to engage in the high-risk behavior and improves and optimizes the healthful conditions (air)existing in the environment.

A Local Employer Was Concerned About Rapidly Increasing Health Care