TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Florida Atlantic A&M Board of Trustees approved measures to make FAMU a tobacco and smoke-free campus in their recent meeting.
While many people may have thought that the campus was already smoke-free, the policy and practice is now official.
The School of Allied Health Sciences received a grant with the American Cancer Society's tobacco initiative in partnership with CVS health initiative to help create a tobacco free generation.
"College campus represents that 18 age group which 90 percent of smokers already had started smoking. So by the age of 26 that is the age when most people have definitely begun smoking," said FAMU School of Allied Health and Sciences Professor Kandy Woods. "So by taking the initiative to use college campuses we're able to tackle that age group in hopes to prevent any diseases or causes associated with smoking."
FAMU hosts several events year-round to educate students and the community about the importance of not smoking, and seeking assistance with smoking cessation.
