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Smoke-Free Policy
Are You Ready to Quit Smoking?
For help with quiting smoking, check out the Health Center's Quit Smoking Program. Or, take the American Cancer Society's Smokeout Challenge.
About the No Smoking Policy:
As the result of a November 2004 survey of all students and employees, and
the work of a district-wide committee, the Foothill-De Anza Community College
District Board of Trustees approved a revised no smoking policy on June 20,
2005. In order to provide a safe learning and working environment for students
and employees, smoking is prohibited in all indoor and outdoor campus locations,
with the exception of designated parking lots.
Results of the Winter 2006 follow-up survey (MS Excel):
Overall results | Results by smoking status
Smoke-Free policies of other California Colleges and Universities. (new window)
From the California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN).
Massive Reduction in Heart Attacks Reported
New, concrete evidence shows that in areas where smoking bans are in place, incidents of heart attacks drop dramatically:
Smoking bans in public places can reduce the number of heart attacks by as much as 36 percent, offering fresh proof that the restrictions work, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
MSNBC, 9/21/2009
This reduction in risk "is not trivial," notes an editorial by Steven A. Schroeder, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco. "Secondhand smoke exposure is nearly as harmful to the heart as is chronic active smoking," Schroeder writes. "It is prudent to assume that exposure to secondhand smoke is almost as dangerous to persons with diagnosed or latent coronary disease as active smoking."
WebMD, 9/21/2009
"This study adds to the already strong evidence that second-hand smoke causes heart attacks, and that passing 100% smoke-free laws in all workplaces and public places is something we can do to protect the public." [Dr James Lightwood, of the University of California at San Francisco]
BBC News, 9/21/2009
Cigarette Butts Are Litter!
Please do not leave cigarette butts on the ground in the parking lots. Throw cigarette butts (and other trash) away at the nearest trash receptacle. Take pride in your campus and help keep it clean and beautiful.
Smoking is permitted only in the following parking lots:
- Student Parking Lots A and B
- Top floor of the Flint parking structure
- Parking Lot surrounding the Stelling parking structure
- North section of Parking Lot E (near Auto Tech)
- Staff Parking Lot J
- Staff Parking Lot A-1
- See RED AREAS in the map below.
Full Campus Map
Spread the word! Download and print a flyer (PDF):
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