Jump to full article: Michigan Daily [U. of Michigan], 2009-04-21
Author: Nicole Aber Daily Staff Reporter On April 20th, 2009
Intro: All three University campuses will be smoke free when a new policy announced by University administrators yesterday takes effect on July 1, 2011.
The initiative is meant to reduce the health risks associated with secondhand smoke and reduce health costs associated with smoking.
“A healthier, smoke-free physical environment will only enhance the intellectual vigor of our campuses,” University President Mary Sue Coleman wrote in an campus-wide e-mail yesterday. “Our decision to become smoke-free aligns perfectly with the goals of MHealthy to improve the health of our community.”
University Chief Health Officer Robert Winfield and School of Public Health Dean Kenneth Warner will co-chair the Smoke Free University Steering Committee, which is charged with creating a dialogue on campus about the policy in order to get input from students, faculty and staff.
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Winfield said the policy is aimed at reducing secondhand smoke around campus in order to improve the overall health of the University community.
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