Policy Guidelines

7 Step Policy Standards

The Standard 7-Step Plan to a Tobacco-Free Campus is based on the American Cancer Society’s Smoke-Free New England Campus Initiative.

Prohibit smoking within all university-affiliated buildings (including residence halls, administrative facilities, classrooms, and fraternities and sororities) and at all university sponsored events – both indoor and outdoor.
Prohibit the sale of tobacco products on campus.
Prohibit the free distribution of tobacco products on campus, including fraternities and sororities.
Prohibit tobacco advertisements in college-run publications.
Provide free, accessible tobacco treatment on campus – and advertise it.
Prohibit campus organizations from accepting money from tobacco companies.
Prohibit the university from holding stock in or accepting donations from the tobacco industry.

The Maine Tobacco-Free College Network has designed a model policy based on the 7-Step Policy Standards.
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Great how-to guides to policy development can be found at the following websites:

Journey of a Lifetime: One Step at a Time to a Tobacco-Free Campus.
In this manual on pages 26-29, you will find steps for policy change as well as lessons learned from other campuses and answers to frequently asked questions about tobacco control policies.