鶹AV Receives Truth Initiative Grant to Raise Awareness on Campus About Dangers of Tobacco and Nicotine
鶹AV is one of 48 colleges and universities to be awarded a grant from the to raise awareness, increase advocacy efforts and develop a draft policy for a tobacco-free campus. The effort is part of a national movement among students, faculty and administrators to address smoking and tobacco use at college campuses throughout the U.S.
Health Center Medical Director Madeline Danny and Director of Counseling Services Reggie Jones and students Tori Garity '22, Saskia Holman '21 and Sasha Bauer '19 will be leading the initiative.
Currently, Bryn Mawr prohibits smoking, which includes vaping, in all College owned and leased buildings, College athletic facilities (including fields and spectator areas), and College-owned vehicles. Smoking is also prohibited outdoors within 25 feet of the perimeter of any College building, including arches and covered entrances.
From the Truth Initiative:
Ninety-nine percent of all smokers start smoking before the age of 26, making college campuses a critical part in the fight against youth tobacco use. Since 2015, the Truth Initiative Tobacco-Free College Program, in partnership with CVS Health, has awarded more than $1.8 million in funding to 154 colleges and universities to prevent young adults from starting tobacco use, help tobacco smokers quit and reduce everyone’s exposure to secondhand smoke.
“Our goal is to make campus environments healthier places to live, work and learn,” said Robin Koval, CEO and president of Truth Initiative. “We are proud to continue to build relationships and provide grants to minority-serving institutions, HBCUs, women’s colleges and community colleges to give them the tools to go tobacco free and be the generation that ends smoking.”