Ickes Melinda J, Hahn Ellen J, McCann Melissa, Kercsmar Sarah
Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion at the University of Kentucky. She is Director of University of Kentucky's Tobacco-free Take Action!
World Med Health Policy. 2013 Mar 1;5(1):47-56. doi: 10.1002/wmh3.20.
One in five college students report tobacco use, thus universities are making strides to reduce tobacco use by adopting smoke- or tobacco-free policies.
Describe an innovative ambassador program to increase adherence with a tobacco-free campus policy.
The Tobacco-Free Take Action! (TFTA!) Ambassador program was created to form an environment of compliance. Hot spots were targeted by Ambassadors, who were trained to use scripted messages. Ambassadors completed an online documentation form to assess the number of violators observed and approached. The Tobacco-Free Compliance Assessment Tool (TF-CAT) was used to collect pre- and post-cigarette butt data at each hot spot.
During the 4-week intervention period, Ambassadors approached 332 violators (529 observed), of which 68% responded positively and complied with the policy. The number of cigarette butts declined by 25%.
Adherence with campus tobacco-free policies remains a challenge. Lessons learned from this innovative approach will benefit those currently implementing and planning tobacco-free campus policies.
五分之一的大学生报告有吸烟行为，因此大学正在通过采取无烟或无烟草政策来大力减少烟草使用。
描述一项创新的大使计划，以提高对无烟校园政策的遵守程度。
“无烟行动！”（TFTA!）大使计划旨在营造一个合规的环境。大使们针对热点区域开展工作，他们接受培训以使用既定的信息。大使们填写一份在线文件表格，以评估观察到并接触的违规者数量。使用无烟合规评估工具（TF-CAT）在每个热点区域收集烟头前后的数据。
在为期4周的干预期内，大使们接触了332名违规者（观察到529名），其中68%做出积极回应并遵守了政策。烟头数量下降了25%。
遵守校园无烟政策仍然是一项挑战。从这种创新方法中吸取的经验教训将使目前正在实施和规划无烟校园政策的人受益。
