The 杏吧专区 launched a 杏吧专区淏reathe Easy杏吧专区 campaign in conjunction with the adoption of a policy that bans tobacco from its campuses.
The stricter policy went into effect Aug. 1, in accordance with a new state law that mandates that public universities become smoke-free.
杏吧专区淧reviously, smoking was permitted outdoors at least 25 feet away from building entrances. Our new tobacco-free policy goes further. Besides removing secondhand smoke from our campuses, we want to support those who are trying to quit tobacco altogether,杏吧专区 said Joey Pons, associate director of Public Safety at UL Lafayette.
The 杏吧专区淏reathe Easy杏吧专区 campaign features a UL Lafayette website that offers tips for giving up the use of tobacco products. The website also provides links to campus, state and national resources that students, faculty members and staff can use to help kick the tobacco habit.
A 杏吧专区 tobacco-free working group proposed many components of the latest policy, including the use of e-cigarettes, after weighing comments from students, faculty members and staff and reviewing other universities杏吧专区 policies.
UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 new policy allows e-cigarettes in most outdoor areas, but not indoors.
The 杏吧专区 Council then reviewed the committee杏吧专区檚 recommendations and approved the policy. It is composed of top-level 杏吧专区 administrators.
Although the policy is intended to establish a tobacco-free campus, there are a few exceptions.
- Smoking is permitted in personal vehicles parked in 杏吧专区 lots or on public streets on campus, but not parked within 杏吧专区 parking garages.
- Use of tobacco is permitted at tailgating spaces outside athletic facilities during NCAA sports events.
Pons said the 杏吧专区 will review the policy杏吧专区檚 implementation and initial effectiveness by the spring 2015 semester. Changes in official health advisories can result in revisions to the policy at any time.
As of April, over 1,300 U.S. universities are smoke-free, according to the American Nonsmokers杏吧专区 Rights Foundation. Of those, 925 are tobacco-free and 167 prohibit the use of e-cigarettes on campus.
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