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Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation attendees will be able to:
- Identify the process that Minnesota Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grantees and partners used that resulted in an increase in tobacco-free campus policies in Minnesota.
- Identify the vital roles of College/University personnel, local public health departments, community partners, youth campus organizations, and others working together toward adopting and implementing tobacco-free post secondary campus policy efforts in Minnesota.
- Assess the role of the Minnesota Department of Health’s Statewide Health Improvement Program and the American Lung Association in Minnesota that resulted in increasing tobacco-free post secondary campus policies.
Key Points:
- Minnesota is a national leader with 30 post-secondary institutions that have adopted and implemented tobacco-free campuses policies to protect students, faculty, staff and visitors.
- Reducing tobacco use and exposure on campuses of post-secondary institutions has emerged as a high priority due to the increase in tobacco use among 18 – 24 year olds.
- In 2009, 37 local communities funded through the Minnesota Department of Health’s Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) focused tobacco control policy efforts on post-secondary campuses. Grantees are now required to focus on tobacco-free post-secondary campus efforts through adopting tobacco-free grounds policies and promoting cessation services.
- SHIP grantees increased the number of tobacco-free post-secondary campus policies through community organizing, building relationships, and partnering with: faculty, students, staff, and campus organizations.
Educational Experience: Participants will understand the tobacco-free campus policy action steps used by SHIP grantees to implement in their own communities. Participants will identify new resources for advocates and decision makers focusing on tobacco-free post-secondary campus developed by the American Lung Association in Minnesota. Participants will understand how providing the necessary funding, tools and technical assistance led to an increase in campus policies.
Benefits: Participants will understand the policy action steps for adopting tobacco-free post-secondary campus policies and linking to cessation services
The audience will learn the key points through lecture/presentation and the review of materials to assist with the adoption and implementation of tobacco-free post-secondary campus policies in their communities.