1. A Tobacco Free Campus Martin Methodist College Pulaski, TN

2. National Campuses 11,620 US Post- Secondary Campuses 1,372 Smoke- free 938 Tobacco Free 176 E-Cigarette free

3. Tennessee Campuses 186 TN Post- secondary Campuses 10 Smoke-Free 10 Tobacco Free 4 E-Cigarette free

4. The Process

5. Steps O Assess the Tobacco Problem O Offer a Cessation Program O Policy Change O Train O Implement

6. Time O To be effective, the entire process may take a year or more. O May take more time depending on receptivity O This includes time for cessation classes to be established along with time for sufficient policy awareness to take place.

7. Efforts Towards a Tobacco Free Martin Methodist College Giles County Health Department

8. Assessing the Problem O Almost 100 students and staff were surveyed O 13.8% have used tobacco O 69% are interested in quitting O Only 35% feel secondhand smoke is a problem O 71% are concerned for their health O 84% say they would support a Tobacco Free Campus Policy

9. Cessation O Partnering with the Nursing program at Martin (100 nurses) O The nurses are going to be trained with Breathe Free 2 cessation curriculum. O Our goal is to make these cessation classes available to those on campus.

10. Policy O Martin currently has a policy that restricts smoking in designated areas only. O Our team is in the process of writing a proposal for policy change. O 100% tobacco free

11. Thank you! Savannah Jenkins Public Health Educator Giles County Health Department Email: Savannah.Jenkins@tn.govSavannah.Jenkins@tn.gov