Jump to full article: University of Louisville, 2009-09-04
Intro: The University of Louisville's Belknap Campus and UofL-owned or controlled properties on Shelby Campus will become smoke free on Nov. 19, the day of the Great American Smoke Out, according to university officials.
"Our Health Sciences Center campus has been smoke free since January 2008," said Provost Shirley Willihnganz. "Smoking harms both the smoker and those around the smoker. This is a public health matter. It's time that all of the university is smoke free."
There will be a grace period between Nov. 19 and June 1 on Belknap and Shelby campuses. Smokers will be allowed to smoke in designated areas until June 1.
During the grace period, Willihnganz said, the employee health management program Get Healthy Now and student Campus Health Services will work to connect students, faculty and staff who want to stop smoking with classes and smoking cessation products.
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