Smoke-Free Campus Initiative Lica Iwaki Jennifer Lee Kimberly Taniguchi Hang Vu Gabriella Wong Sponsor: Gillian Butler, Director of Student Affairs Research & Information

The Current Situation As of July 1, 2008, the UC Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) will become a completely smoke-free environment. As of July 1, 2008, the UC Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) will become a completely smoke-free environment. Would you support this policy at the UC Davis Main Campus? Lica

The Charge Support for a smoke-free campus among undergraduate, graduate and professional students, staff, and faculty Support for a smoke-free campus among undergraduate, graduate and professional students, staff, and faculty Obstacles to implementing a smoke-free policy Obstacles to implementing a smoke-free policy Recommended methods of communicating such a policy to various campus constituents Recommended methods of communicating such a policy to various campus constituents Lica

Why Go Smoke-Free? Smoking prevalence  National survey of college campuses: 28.5% Creating a social and physical environment that supports cessation. Lica

Presentation Outline The Survey  Results  Support  Obstacles Our Recommendations Sample Products Lica

Survey Questions Would you support a smoke-free policy at the UC Davis main campus?  Yes  No  It depends on how the smoke-free policy will be enforced  It depends on whether or not there will be designated areas for smoking available  My support for the policy depends on concerns other than those mentioned above Kimberly Which best describes you?  I am a frequent smoker  I am an occasional smoker  I am a former smoker  I have never been a smoker

Survey Results Kimberly Total: 8,056

Survey Results Responses Based on Smoking Habits Kimberly

Survey Results Support Based on University Position Kimberly

Concerns and Obstacles Designated areas for smokers? Targeting and victimizing smokers? How to enforce the policy? Costs Gabriella

Peer Enforcement Citations by Campus Police  Verbal  Financial Community service Referral to Student Judicial Affairs Gabriella Recommended Methods of Enforcement

Sample Smoke-Free Policy Gabriella IV.Responsibility Who is responsible for upholding this policy? I.Purpose Why should UC Davis be a smoke free campus? II. Policy Where would smoking be prohibited? III.Procedure How will this policy be enforced?

Recommendations UCD Main Campus Jennifer

Recommendations Jennifer Central Campus

Costs Policy development Removing cigarette receptacles Smoking cessation programs Jennifer

Building Awareness Hang

The California Aggie Hang Word-of-mouth: Facebook Posters on campus Sample Products

Closing Remarks Hang

Special Thanks To Gillian Butler Gillian Butler, UC Davis Director of Student Affairs Research & Information Kathy Davis Kathy Davis, UC Davis Analyst, Student Affairs Research & Information Carrie Devine Carrie Devine, Honors Counselor, Davis Honors Challenge Jessica Estrada Jessica Estrada, Yolo County Health Department Debra Gonella Debra Gonella, UC Davis Lecturer, Communication Department Steven Jensen Steven Jensen, Health Program Coordinator Yolo County Health Department Bruce Leistikow Bruce Leistikow, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor, Public Health Sciences: Med Ann Orel Ann Orel, Ph.D., Chair, Professor, Applied Science Amanda Pires Amanda Pires, DHC SPSS Intern Peter Rodman Peter Rodman, Ph.D., UC Davis Professor Emeritus, Anthropology J. Noel VanDeviver J. Noel VanDeviver, Consultant Human Resources UC Davis Health Systems

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