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Comprehensive tobacco-free campus policies have become standard across Iowa school districts and are gaining momentum at higher education institutions, such as colleges, universities and trade schools. While the Smokefree Air Act requires all school campuses be 100% tobacco-free (indoors and outdoors), the gold standard is a voluntary tobacco-free campus policy passed by a school board, Board of Directors or other governing body.

A comprehensive policy would contain the following components:

If you are interested in working to create - or strengthen - a tobacco-free school policy, please contact us. Sample policies, technical assistance, and tobacco control resources are available to schools in Polk, Dallas, Warren and Madison County.