Linnan, Laura AEmmons, Karen MAbrams, David BLicensed hairdressing facilities are prevalent in communities nationwide and represent a unique and promising channel for delivering public health interventions. The Rhode Island Smokefree Shop Initiative tested the feasibility of using these facilities to deliver smoking policy interventions statewide. A statewide survey of hairdressing facilities was followed by interventions targeted to the readiness level (high/low) of respondents to adopt smoke-free policies.PolicySmoking & Tobacco Useoutreachinterventionshairdressing facilitiespublic health interventionssmoking policyBeauty and the Beast: Results from the Rhode ISland Smokefree Shop InitiativeArticle