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Assessment: Tobacco Task Force

Overview Timeline: • Received our Charge 2012 • Convened a committee of interested stakeholders: staff, faculty, students, smokers, trustee• Created a time line • Fall 2012: Conduct Problem Analysis, focus groups, Tobacco Summit (Education) Ty Patterson

National Center for Tobacco Policy• Spring 2013: Analyze data, develop several action plans, make recommendations to President

for policy change• Fall 2013: Develop an Implementation Plan/Determine Strategies for Communicating the

Policy, Publicize and Educate the Nazareth Community• Fall 2013/Spring 2014: Educate on new policy, educate, educate, educate

What % of the Naz community do you think smoke?

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1. 1-10%2. 11-20%3. 21-30%4. 31-50%5. All of us

What % of Nazareth students do you think smoke?

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100%1. 0-5%2. 6-10%3. 11-15%4. 16-20%5. +20%

Do you identify as a smoker (total)?858 total respondents answered94 Yes – 11%764 No – 89%

Smokers

Yes No

Student Smokers

Yes No

•Do You identify as a smoker (Students)?522 Students answered

Total Respondents469 or 89.8% no53 or 10.2% yes

What % of Naz respondents do you think are bothered by 2nd hand smoke on campus?

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1. 10%2. 20%3. 30%4. 40%5. 50%6. Over 50%

Second Hand Smoke

Strongly AgreeAgreeNuetralDisagreeStrongly Disagree

•I am bothered by Second Hand Smoke on Campus

Total respondents: 85129.4% Strongly Agree (Over 50% 54.3% agree or strongly

agree)

24.9% Agree20.1% Neutral14.5% Disagree11.2% Strongly Disagree

Academic BuildingsStadiumSmoking HutSidewalks20 Feet from BuildingsCloister WalkOutside Eating AreasCampus Owned Vehicles

•Do you believe smoking is permitted in the following areas:

825 total respondents2.5% Academic buildings5.1% Stadium88% smoking hut49.8 sidewalks75.9% 20 feet from buildings (the policy)15.8% Cloister Walks 24.4% Outside Eating Areas 3.9% Campus Owned Vehicles

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•Do you believe current Smoking Policies on campus are properly enforced

827 Total Respondents56.1% Yes43.9% No

• If Nazareth became Tobacco-Free, I am more likely to transfer to another institution?

• Students: 570 answered• 3.7% Strongly Agree• 3.7% Agree• 11.6% Neutral• 12.8% Disagree (81% Strongly disagree or disagree)

• 68.2% Strongly Disagree

• If Nazareth became Tobacco-Free, I am more likely to seek other employment

Staff/Faculty: 410

• 2.0% Strongly Agree• 3.4% Agree• 14.4% Neutral • 13.4% Disagree (80.2% Disagree or strongly disagree)

• 66.8% Strongly Disagree

If you could choose a smoking policy for Nazareth which would you choose?

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0% 1. Smoking should be permitted on outdoor college property as long as it is 20 feet from buildings

2. Only in designated areas3. Should not be permitted on college property

• If you could choose a smoking policy for Nazareth College, which one would you choose?

• 31.5% wanted NO Smoking• 44.9% wanted designated areas• 23.6% wanted 20 feet from buildings (the

current policy)

If you could choose a smoking policy for Nazareth (853 Re-

spondents)

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Anywhere except 20 feet from buildingOnly in Designated AreasNO Smoking on College Property

Based on Data…

• Goals– Objectives– Action Plan