US Public Universities' Compliance with Recommended Tobacco-Control Policies
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| Title: | US Public Universities' Compliance with Recommended Tobacco-Control Policies |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Halperin, Abigail C., Rigotti, Nancy A. |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. Mar 2003 51(5):181-188. |
| Availability: | Heldref Publications. 1319 Eighteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036-1802. Tel: 800-365-9753; Tel: 202-296-6267; Fax: 202-293-6130; e-mail: subscribe@heldref.org; Web site: http://www.heldref.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Universities, College Housing, Smoking, Interviews, Advertising, College Students, College Administration, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Health Promotion, School Policy, Administrators |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| ISSN: | 0744-8481 |
| Abstract: | To address the rise in tobacco use among college students, several national health organizations, including the American College Health Association,recommend that colleges enact smoking bans in and around all campus buildings, including student housing, and prohibit the sale, advertisement, and promotion of tobacco products on campus. Key informants at 50 US public universities,one from each state, were interviewed during the 2001/2002 academic year to assess the prevalence of these recommended policies. More than half (54) of the colleges banned smoking in all campus buildings and student residences, 68 had no tobacco sales on campus, and 32 of the schools' newspapers did not accept tobacco advertising. Regional differences in adoption of these campus tobacco-control policies were present. Although this national sample of public universities had implemented some of the recommended policies, they must take further actions to comply fully with campus tobacco-control guidelines. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 25 |
| Entry Date: | 2007 |
| Access URL: | https://www.heldref.org/jach.php |
| Accession Number: | EJ770090 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | To address the rise in tobacco use among college students, several national health organizations, including the American College Health Association,recommend that colleges enact smoking bans in and around all campus buildings, including student housing, and prohibit the sale, advertisement, and promotion of tobacco products on campus. Key informants at 50 US public universities,one from each state, were interviewed during the 2001/2002 academic year to assess the prevalence of these recommended policies. More than half (54) of the colleges banned smoking in all campus buildings and student residences, 68 had no tobacco sales on campus, and 32 of the schools' newspapers did not accept tobacco advertising. Regional differences in adoption of these campus tobacco-control policies were present. Although this national sample of public universities had implemented some of the recommended policies, they must take further actions to comply fully with campus tobacco-control guidelines. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) |
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| ISSN: | 0744-8481 |
