Smoke-Free Smoke-Free Campus InitiativeCampus Initiative

Lica IwakiJennifer Lee

Kimberly TaniguchiHang Vu

Gabriella Wong

Sponsor: Gillian Butler,Sponsor: Gillian Butler,Director of Student Affairs Research & InformationDirector of Student Affairs Research & Information

The Current SituationThe Current Situation

As of July 1, 2008, the UC Davis Medical As of July 1, 2008, the UC Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) will become a completely Center (UCDMC) will become a completely smoke-free environment.smoke-free environment.

Would you support this policy at Would you support this policy at the UC Davis Main Campus?the UC Davis Main Campus?

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The ChargeThe Charge

SupportSupport for a smoke-free campus among for a smoke-free campus among undergraduate, graduate and undergraduate, graduate and professional students, staff, and facultyprofessional students, staff, and faculty

ObstaclesObstacles to implementing a smoke-free to implementing a smoke-free policypolicy

Recommended methodsRecommended methods of of communicating such a policy to various communicating such a policy to various campus constituentscampus constituents

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Why Go Smoke-Free?

Smoking prevalence National survey of college campuses:

28.5%

Creating a social and physical environment that supports cessation.

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Presentation Outline

The Survey Results Support Obstacles

Our Recommendations

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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

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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 ResultsKimberly

Total: 8,056

Survey ResultsResponses Based on Smoking Habits

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Survey ResultsSupport Based on University Position

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68% 66% 69% 74%

12% 15% 10%

20% 18% 21% 18%

9%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

UndergraduateStudents

GraduateStudents

ProfessionalStudents

Staff & Faculty

It dependsTOTAL

No

Yes

Concerns and Obstacles

Designated areas for smokers?

Targeting and victimizing smokers?

How to enforce the policy?

Costs

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Peer Enforcement

Citations by Campus Police Verbal Financial

Community service

Referral to Student Judicial Affairs 

GabriellaRecommended

Methods of Enforcement

Sample Smoke-Free PolicyGabriella

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

http://www.ormp.ucdavis.edu/environreview/gis.html

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Recommendations

http://www.ormp.ucdavis.edu/environreview/gis.html

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Central Campus

Costs

Policy development

Removing cigarette receptacles

Smoking cessation programs

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Building Awareness

http://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/downloads/367.2006%20Information%20Sources%20Quick%20Survey.pdf

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The California Aggie

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http://www.californiaaggie.com/

Word-of-mouth: Facebook

Posters on campus

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Did you know?

The current UC Davis main campus smoking policy prohibits smoking within 20 feet of any building, doors, or windows…BUT UC Davis will soon become a smoke-free campus!

Why go smokeWhy go smoke--free?free? Smoking prevalence by age is Smoking prevalence by age is

highest among collegehighest among college--age peopleage people

Half of college smokers tried Half of college smokers tried unsuccessfully to quit in the unsuccessfully to quit in the previous yearprevious year

A smokeA smoke--free environment can free environment can reduce smoking among studentsreduce smoking among students

Want to know the exact details of the new policy? What are your concerns? Join us in an informational seminar and open forum to discuss the upcoming new policy and what it means to UC Davis:

DATE: MARCH 8, 2008

TIME: 10:00AM – 2:00PM

LOCATION: SILO CABERNET

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Closing Remarks

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Special Thanks ToSpecial Thanks To Gillian ButlerGillian Butler, UC Davis Director of Student Affairs

Research & Information Kathy DavisKathy Davis, UC Davis Analyst, Student Affairs

Research & Information Carrie DevineCarrie Devine, Honors Counselor, Davis Honors Challenge Jessica EstradaJessica Estrada, Yolo County Health Department Debra GonellaDebra Gonella, UC Davis Lecturer, Communication

Department Steven JensenSteven Jensen, Health Program Coordinator Yolo County

Health Department Bruce LeistikowBruce Leistikow, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor, Public

Health Sciences: Med Ann OrelAnn Orel, Ph.D., Chair, Professor, Applied Science Amanda PiresAmanda Pires, DHC SPSS Intern Peter RodmanPeter Rodman, Ph.D., UC Davis Professor Emeritus,

Anthropology J. Noel VanDeviverJ. Noel VanDeviver, Consultant Human Resources UC Davis

Health Systems

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