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SUNY TOBACCO-FREE REGIONAL MEETING: POLICY IMPLEMENTATION November 2014 Melinda J. Ickes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor , Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion Faculty Associate , Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy University of Kentucky Director , Tobacco-free Take Action! & Go Tobacco-free An Equal Opportunity University

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T HE 3-T S A PPROACH Tell Treat Train Hahn EJ, Fallin A, Darville A, Kercsmar SE, McCann M, Record RA. (2012) The three Ts of adopting tobacco-free policies on college campuses. Nursing Clinics of North America , 47 : 109-117 An Equal Opportunity University

C OMPLIANCE IS E VERYONE ’ S B USINESS ! • Tobacco-free Take Action! is a team of employees and students who are committed to improving compliance with our tobacco-free policy. Ickes, M.J., Hahn, E.J., McCann, M., & Kercsmar, S. (2013). Tobacco-free Take Action! Increasing policy adherence on a college campus. World Medical and Health Policy, 5 (1), 47-56. An Equal Opportunity University

TFTA! Progression Fall 2014/ Spring 2015 Spring 2012 Build volunteer Ambassador Hire four program, part-time Fall 2011 paired with Ambassadors our trained, Pilot part-time Ambassador Ambassadors program with to increase public health reach across nursing campus Recruit clinical Spring 2011 students, students staff faculty across campus An Equal Opportunity University

TFTA! AMBASSADORS An Equal Opportunity University

Importance of Scripting • Making sure the same language is being used with employees, patients, and visitors about the policy ensures a firm, polite, and compassionate message. • Ambassadors are required to demonstrate competence in scripting through role playing before they are assigned to “hotspots.” An Equal Opportunity University

Scripting example • Response: “Hello, my name is _____, and I am a(n) (state your title) at UK. Are you aware that our campus is tobacco-free? I ask you to please respect our campus (others on campus) and put your cigarette out (or other tobacco product) and dispose of it in a trash can. • Violator: “Okay” (puts it out) • Response: “Thank you. There are locations on campus that sell nicotine replacement products for a discounted price if you want to be comfortable while on campus. We also have ways of helping you quit when you are ready.” (Give TF information card) An Equal Opportunity University

QUICK TIPS! An Equal Opportunity University

EVALUATION OF TFTA! An Equal Opportunity University

VIOLATOR REPORT

Results: Violators’ Response Action Taken Negative 2% Response 7% Positive Response 91% Note . 72% of those observed violating were approached.

CIGARETTE BUTT DATA

Results: Cigarette Butt Data (Year 1) 2500 2000 1500 Pre- 1000 Post- 500 0 Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot spot A spot B spot C spot D spot E Note. Butt data were collected April 2012 and 2013 in campus hotspots.

ONLINE VIOLATION REPORT FORM

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C ONTACT U S ! Melinda Ickes, PhD Phone: 859-257-1625 Email: melinda.ickes@uky.edu • UK Tobacco-free Campus Initiative • Co-Chair: Ellen Hahn: ejhahn00@email.uky.edu • UK Policy website: www.uky.edu/Tobaccofree – Follow us @UKTakeAction • Go Tobacco-free Initiative – Follow us @GoTobaccoFree – Sign up for Go Tobacco-free News: http://tinyurl.com/gotobaccofreenews An Equal Opportunity University