Title | The three Ts of adopting tobacco-free policies on college campuses. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Hahn EJ, Fallin A, Darville A, Kercsmar S, McCann M, Record RA |
Journal | Nurs Clin North Am |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 109-17 |
Date Published | 2012 Mar |
ISSN | 1558-1357 |
Keywords | Cost-Benefit Analysis, Health Plan Implementation, Humans, Inservice Training, Kentucky, Organizational Policy, Program Evaluation, Smoking Cessation, Smoking Prevention, Student Health Services, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Tobacco Use Cessation Devices, Universities |
Abstract | This article describes a 3-pronged compliance strategy to implement a tobacco-free campus policy at 1 large, land grant public university in the South, and evaluates its impact on outcomes and costs. Although there has been a recent wave of tobacco-free colleges, policy restrictiveness and implementation vary, and compliance remains a challenge. The 3 Ts strategy (Tell-Treat-Train) involves regular, consistent communications, access to tobacco treatment medications and counseling, and ongoing training of supervisors and student leaders. Administrative support, access to tobacco treatment, campus buy-in, sustained communications, and careful implementation planning are critical to instituting a tobacco-free university policy. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.cnur.2011.11.002 |
Alternate Journal | Nurs. Clin. North Am. |
PubMed ID | 22289402 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC4345127 |
Grant List | UL1 RR033173 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States UL1 TR000117 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States UL1 TR001998 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States UL1RR033173 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States |