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During the Spring 2013 semester, the ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñState University, Long Beach campus student body . In addition, many years of research conducted by a variety of entities has established the adverse health effects of smoking and tobacco use on both users and bystanders. Responding to the expression of support for a smoke-free campus and the desire to provide and maintain a workplace and learning environment that promotes the safety and health of students, faculty, staff, and the public, President Conoley established a campus task force to develop a campus tobacco and smoke free policy and implementation plan for ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñState University, Long Beach. The task force membership was designed to represent all campus constituencies, including the population who currently smokes and/or uses tobacco products.
Furthermore, to engage the campus community in a dialogue regarding becoming a tobacco and smoke free campus and to seek input from all constituencies, a tobacco survey was distributed and focus groups among the ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñState University, Long Beach campus community were held. Of the respondents, students represented 77%, staff represented 13%, faculty represented 9%, and administrators represented 1%. Among all respondents, 52% reported that second hand smoke typically bothers them a lot. Among all respondents, 75% support ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ becoming a smoke/tobacco-free campus. The demographics of those who support ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ becoming a smoke/tobacco-free campus is as follows: 80% of administrators, 80% of faculty, 82% of staff, and 73% of students.
Current Tobacco Policy
ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñState University, Long Beach has a responsibility to provide employees and students with a safe working and learning environment. Given the fact that smoking is the most significant cause of premature and preventable death in the United States today, ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñState University, Long Beach is in accordance with the , signed into law by Governor Davis, imposes new smoking restrictions on public buildings, effective January 1, 2004.
For more information on the policy, see the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Tobacco and Smoke-Free Policy.
