SUPPORT SMOKE-FREE CAMPUSES
On April 6, 2011, Get Healthy Philly, in partnership with the Drexel School of Public Health and the Clean Air Council, hosted the city’s first-ever Smoke-Free Campus Symposium.
Nearly 100 representatives from over 20 universities and colleges across the city gathered to learn and share ideas about how to develop, implement, and enforce 100% smoke-free campuses, including indoor and outdoor spaces.
Smoke-free campus policies protect people from secondhand smoke—which is unsafe at any level. They reduce pollution from cigarette butts. And they give smokers another reason to quit.
While nearly 500 hundreds schools across the country have gone smoke-free, we have no 100% smoke-free campuses in Philadelphia. Who will be first? Who will lead us? Who will set an example?
At the symposium, participants heard from regional experts who have made their campuses smoke-free, including Widener University and the City University of New York. They also had a chance to connect with colleagues within and across institutions to share strategies and best practices.
Through ongoing technical assistance, our goal is for at least one campus in Philadelphia to announce a 100% smoke-free policy in the next year.
Presentation from Lynn Nelson Russom, Director of Student Health Services, Widener University
COMING SOON:
- Presentation from Luis Manzo, Director of Mental Health and Wellness Services, City University of New York
- Notes from breakout groups
- Smoke-free campus framework from Dr. Lisa Ulmer, Drexel University
For more information, or to be added to our listserv, please contact Amna Rizvi.
RESOURCES
Corporate Smoke-Free Policies
List of Smoke-Free College Campuses
List of Smoke-Free Hospital Campuses
TOOLKITS
American Lung Association: Smoke-Free Campus Toolkit
The BACCHUS Network: Certification for Tobacco-Free Campus Policy
The City University of New York: Sample Smoke-Free Policy
The Oxygen Project: Tobacco-Free Campus Toolkit
Widener University: Sample Smoke-Free Policy
