U.S. Colleges and Universities Deserve an ‘A’ for Going Tobacco-Free

Co-authored by Cynthia Hallett, MPH Executive Director AmericanNonsmokers’ Rights Foundation The Great American Smokeout (GASO),sponsored by the American Cancer Society, encourages smokers toquit for a day and plan to quit smoking for good. This year,celebrating GASO also involves recognizing the growing leadershipof our nation’s colleges and universities in making campuses smoke-or tobacco-free. Our physical environment affects the daily choiceswe make about life and health. For decades, such environments havepromoted a cultural norm glamorizing tobacco use that has led todevastating …