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Resolution: Smoke-free campus policies for schools of nursing and college campuses
American Academy of Nursing on Policy
Resolution: Smoke-free campus policies for schools of nursing and college campuses Linda Sarna, PhD, RN, FAANa,*, Stella Aguinaga Bialous b and members of the Tobacco Control Sub-group and Health Behavior Expert Panel b
a UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA Tobacco Policy International, San Francisco, CA
Whereas, tobacco use and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke remain the leading cause of preventable disease and death worldwide (World Health Organization, 2009), and cause untold suffering; and Whereas, it is important to protect all students from the serious health risks of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (USDHHS, 2006); and Whereas, the 2012 Surgeon General Report (USDHHS, 2012a) revealed that the tobacco industry continues to market and advertise products to young adults, at a time when they are most vulnerable to societal and environmental influences; and Whereas, although adult smoking prevalence is decreasing (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012), almost a quarter of full-time college students ages 18 to 22 years currently smoke, and the number of young people initiating smoking after age 18 is increasing; and Whereas, college campuses offer an opportunity for a tobacco-free environment and more than 1,000 campuses have already gone smoke-free or tobaccofree (American for Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, 2012); and Whereas, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh, urged college campuses to go smoke-free to protect the health of 20 million people on college campuses (USDHHS, 2012b); and Whereas, less than half the U.S. population is protected by 100% smokefree workplace, restaurant, and bar law and most local and state laws do not include college campuses (American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, 2012); and Whereas, nurses are highly respected by the public and valued as role models of health, and nursing students deserve a healthy place to live and learn; and
Whereas, smoking among nursing students continues to be a serious concern; therefore, be it Resolved, that the American Academy of Nursing urges all nursing leaders to promote smoke-free environments in their schools of nursing and college campuses.
references
American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. (2012). Updated list of U.S. colleges and universities with smokefree and tobaccofree policies. Retrieved from http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/ smokefreecollegesuniversities.pdf. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Current cigarette smoking among adultsdUnited States 2011. MMWR, 61(44), Retrieved from. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/ mmwrhtml/mm6144a2.htm?s_cid¼%20mm6144a2.htm_w. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS]. (2006). The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Retrieved from. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2006/index. htm. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012a). Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Retrieved from. http://www.cdc. gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2012/index.htm. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012b). Tobacco- Free College Campus Initiative. Retrieved from http://sph.umich.edu/tfcci/. World Health Organization. (2012) Tobacco. Fact Sheet No. 339. May 2012. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/ factsheets/fs339/en/index.html
* Corresponding author: Linda Sarna, Professor and Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Endowed Chair, UCLA School of Nursing, 700 Tiverton Avenue, Factor 4-262, Los Angeles, CA 90095. E-mail address: [email protected] (L. Sarna). 0029-6554/$ - see front matter Ó 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2013.04.002
Resolution: Smoke-free campus policies for schools of nursing and college campuses Linda Sarna, PhD, RN, FAANa,*, Stella Aguinaga Bialous b and members of the Tobacco Control Sub-group and Health Behavior Expert Panel b
a UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA Tobacco Policy International, San Francisco, CA
Whereas, tobacco use and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke remain the leading cause of preventable disease and death worldwide (World Health Organization, 2009), and cause untold suffering; and Whereas, it is important to protect all students from the serious health risks of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (USDHHS, 2006); and Whereas, the 2012 Surgeon General Report (USDHHS, 2012a) revealed that the tobacco industry continues to market and advertise products to young adults, at a time when they are most vulnerable to societal and environmental influences; and Whereas, although adult smoking prevalence is decreasing (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012), almost a quarter of full-time college students ages 18 to 22 years currently smoke, and the number of young people initiating smoking after age 18 is increasing; and Whereas, college campuses offer an opportunity for a tobacco-free environment and more than 1,000 campuses have already gone smoke-free or tobaccofree (American for Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, 2012); and Whereas, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh, urged college campuses to go smoke-free to protect the health of 20 million people on college campuses (USDHHS, 2012b); and Whereas, less than half the U.S. population is protected by 100% smokefree workplace, restaurant, and bar law and most local and state laws do not include college campuses (American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, 2012); and Whereas, nurses are highly respected by the public and valued as role models of health, and nursing students deserve a healthy place to live and learn; and
Whereas, smoking among nursing students continues to be a serious concern; therefore, be it Resolved, that the American Academy of Nursing urges all nursing leaders to promote smoke-free environments in their schools of nursing and college campuses.
references
American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. (2012). Updated list of U.S. colleges and universities with smokefree and tobaccofree policies. Retrieved from http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/ smokefreecollegesuniversities.pdf. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Current cigarette smoking among adultsdUnited States 2011. MMWR, 61(44), Retrieved from. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/ mmwrhtml/mm6144a2.htm?s_cid¼%20mm6144a2.htm_w. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS]. (2006). The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Retrieved from. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2006/index. htm. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012a). Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Retrieved from. http://www.cdc. gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2012/index.htm. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012b). Tobacco- Free College Campus Initiative. Retrieved from http://sph.umich.edu/tfcci/. World Health Organization. (2012) Tobacco. Fact Sheet No. 339. May 2012. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/ factsheets/fs339/en/index.html
* Corresponding author: Linda Sarna, Professor and Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Endowed Chair, UCLA School of Nursing, 700 Tiverton Avenue, Factor 4-262, Los Angeles, CA 90095. E-mail address: [email protected] (L. Sarna). 0029-6554/$ - see front matter Ó 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2013.04.002