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The American Lung Association of Oregon (ALAO) supports tobacco-free campus initiatives at all colleges and universities - all students, staff, and visitors should have the right to breathe clean air and enjoy a healthy campus environment regardless of where they happen to be enrolled or employed. We applaud those campuses that have adopted tobacco-free campus policies or are preparing to do so, including the University of Oregon where the University Senate recently endorsed moving towards a smokefree campus
We encourage the seven Oregon University System campuses to make their premises tobacco-free. In September 2007, Oregon Health & Science University (OUS affiliate) became the first university in Oregon to implement a 100% tobacco-free campus policy. At other OUS campuses, policies range from no outdoor smoking restrictions to smoking prohibited within 25 feet of building entrances. At all OUS campuses, smoking is prohibited in buildings (including campus housing) and in university vehicles.
Click here to view a map of tobacco use policies for the OUS campuses
Visit www.tobaccofreecollege.org for resources for college policymakers and for students, staff, and the public, including our "How to" Guide for Making Your Campus Tobacco-Free.
View the ALAO "Tobacco-Free Environment" university model policy
Read the Oregon College Health Association statement of support
Learn more about other organizations recommending tobacco-free campus policy
View list of 100% tobacco-free colleges and universities in the U.S.
Oregon University System Tobacco-Free Initiatives
Oregon Health & Science University
OHSU Tobacco-Free Initiative
OHSU to go smoke-free (Portland Business Journal, 9/6/07)
Portland State University
Smoking/Tobacco Use Policy Evaluation Report
New campus smoking policy unveiled (Daily Vanguard, 5/6/09)
Committee recommends more campus smoking regulations (Daily Vanguard, 11/30/07)
Oregon Institute of Technology
Up in smoke: SHAC pushes for smoke-free campus (The Edge, 1/25/08)
OIT Considers Full Campus Smoking Ban (KOBI/KOTI TV, December 2007)
Oregon State University
Study: Students back smoking ban (Corvallis Gazette-Times, 11/30/08)
Campus smoking ban gathers steam (Corvallis Gazette-Times, 12/4/07)
SHAB takes steps toward smoke-free OSU: Student Health Advisory Board proposes Fresh Air Initiative to ban smoking on campus (The Daily Barometer, 11/19/07)
Smokers could see changes at OSU (KVAL, 11/19/07)
Southern Oregon University
SOU smoking policy mulled (Ashland Daily Tidings, 3/10/07)
University of Oregon
University of Oregon should go tobacco-free (Oregonian Editorial, 6/2/09)
The ‘O’ is not an ashtray (Register-Guard Editorial, 5/28/09)
Smoke-free campus in the best interest of students (Oregon Daily Emerald, 3/4/09)
Smoke-free policy may hit campus within two years (Oregon Daily Emerald, 2/5/09)
Clean Air Project continues to gain ground (Oregon Daily Emerald, 1/17/08)
The Clean Air Project hopes to clear up a smoky issue (Oregon Daily Emerald, 11/13/07)
Students push for smoke-free campus (Oregon Daily Emerald, 11/9/07)
Please send updates to Katie Fidler.
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