Bowrey Brice L, McLeod Emmanuel J, Kuteh Jaleel D, Duval Garian I, Sesay Mahdi, Akou Angela A, Lee Joseph G L
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2020 Mar;21(2):165-167. doi: 10.1177/1524839919891166. Epub 2019 Dec 24.
Implementing tobacco-free policies on university campuses has become increasingly common. However, promoting policy compliance remains a challenge. It is important to develop strategies that can overcome barriers to successful policy implementation and promote compliance. This Practice Note presents a case study of a practical strategy for addressing poor implementation of a newly adopted tobacco-free policy. Following principles of advocacy research, a team of student researchers and a faculty advisor developed a protocol to identify tobacco-related signage and environmental cues for tobacco use (e.g., cigarette-butt receptacles, designated smoking areas) on campus. Ten months after a tobacco-free campus policy went into effect, we identified 153 signs and 65 environmental cues. Of these, only two signs accurately described the current policy. Mapping signage and cues to use tobacco on campus can be an important advocacy tool to improve the implementation of tobacco-free campus policies. Increased adherence to new policies can be achieved through advocacy and outreach to university administrators.
在大学校园实施无烟政策已变得越来越普遍。然而，促进政策的遵守仍然是一项挑战。制定能够克服成功实施政策的障碍并促进遵守的策略很重要。本实践说明介绍了一个案例研究，该案例研究了一种实用策略，用于解决新采用的无烟政策实施不力的问题。遵循倡导研究的原则，一组学生研究人员和一位教师顾问制定了一项方案，以识别校园内与烟草相关的标识和烟草使用的环境线索（例如烟头容器、指定吸烟区）。在无烟校园政策生效十个月后，我们识别出153个标识和65个环境线索。其中，只有两个标识准确描述了当前政策。绘制校园内烟草使用的标识和线索图可以成为改善无烟校园政策实施的重要宣传工具。通过向大学管理人员进行宣传和推广，可以提高对新政策的遵守程度。
