Vermont Tobacco-Free Campus Toolkit
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Support for Developing Tobacco- or Smoke-Free Vermont Colleges
This Toolkit is for use by Vermont colleges, universities, community coalitions and other interested stakeholders on the path toward tobacco-free or smoke-free campus policies.
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Toolkit contents:
- Introduction: Policies Protect Public Health of Campus
- Policy Work: A Primer
- In the Beginning: A Flow Chart to Illustrate Initial Decision-Making
- Steps
- Working on Campus: Challenges & Strategies for Momentum
- Common Concerns & Framing the Conversation
- Advocating for Policy Change: A Quick Guide
- Types of Policies: Enforcement & Considerations
- Student Involvement: Guidelines for Success
- Cessation Resources: For Success, Offer Variety
- Secondhand Smoke: Facts
- Additional Resources & Publication Information
- Appendices
The debate is over. The science is clear; secondhand smoke is not a mere annoyance, but a serious health hazard. There is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke. Any exposure to tobacco smoke - even an occasional cigarette or exposure to secondhand smoke - is harmful.US Surgeon General