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Tobacco-Free Campus Policy. Megan Cermak Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services Program Coordinator Austin Tobacco Prevention & Control Coalition. “Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Policy”.
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Tobacco-Free Campus Policy Megan Cermak Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services Program Coordinator Austin Tobacco Prevention & Control Coalition
“Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Policy” • Restricts tobacco use by all employees and visitors in all owned, leased and shared sites and facilities. • Provides tobacco prevention and quit services
Benefits of T-F Worksites • Cost • Safety • Health
Cost • Health insurance • Productivity • Absenteeism • Worker’s Compensation • Fire insurance
Safety • There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) • Group A Human Carcinogen • Fire risk
How To Go Tobacco-Free • Gain top-level support • Form a committee • Internal assessment (surveys, etc) • Draft Policy • Communicate Changes • Implement the Change • Evaluate
Top Questions • Enforcement • Leased vs. owned property • Individual rights • Unions
Who Else has Done This? • Dell • Capital Metro • St David’s Healthcare • Austin Travis County Integral Care • City of Austin Health & Human Services Department • Austin Community College • Put your company on the map!!!
I Need Help! • DSHS Worksite Toolkit • Technical Assistance • www.LiveTobaccoFreeAustin.org • Megan Cermak Megan.cermak@austintexas.gov 512/972-6465