KINGSTON, R.I., March 19, 2018 \u2014 Do you want to quit smoking, break free of the nicotine cravings that accompany e-smoking devices or end a chewing tobacco habit?<\/p>\n
Then join the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Tobacco-Free Committee for the nationwide Kick Butts Day Wednesday, March 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is going to be an educational and fun day that will help the University become healthier and more beautiful,\u201d said Ellen Reynolds, director of 溏心vlog免费B站 Health Services and co-chair of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Tobacco-Free Initiative.<\/p>\n
Nicole Rescigno, a senior health studies major from Glen Cove, N.Y, who is an intern at Health Services and a member of the committee, said even those who are not trying to quit smoking or a nicotine habit should attend.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone has a family member or friend who smokes, vapes or uses JUULS,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ll have great information they can pass along to their friends and family. We\u2019ll also talk about how litter from smoking and e-devices detracts from our beautiful campus. It\u2019s beyond cigarette butts. Now you can find JUUL devices on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds, who chairs the 溏心vlog免费B站 committee with Deb Riebe, associate dean of the College of Health Sciences, said those who attend Kick Butts Day can play trivia games and possibly win prizes as part of event activities. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ll also be offering Quit Kits, and other smoking cessation information to help people quit,\u201d Reynolds said.<\/p>\n
First held in 1996, Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that empowers young people to fight the tobacco industry. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, which runs the program, said it expects more than 1,000 events in schools and communities across the United States and around the world. The event goals are:<\/p>\n
Studies show that many students start smoking or using nicotine devices when they begin college.<\/p>\n
A survey conducted last semester by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Tobacco-Free Committee found that about one-third of respondents had used a tobacco product in the last 30 days (cigarette, electronic cigarette, snuff, cigar, cigarillo, pipe, vape, JUUL or hookah). Of that group, 26 percent said they picked up their habit after arriving at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n
Work toward a tobacco-free campus began in September after the University was awarded a $20,000 grant from the American Cancer Society\u2019s Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative, which is funded by the CVS Health Foundation. The goal of the initiative is to help create the first tobacco-free generation by accelerating and expanding the number of campuses across the country that prohibit smoking and tobacco use.<\/p>\n
溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Tobacco-Free Committee, which has representation from all University sectors, began meeting last fall. It is in the process of finalizing a Tobacco-Free Campus Policy, which will address tobacco cessation assistance, exceptions to the policy and enforcement.<\/p>\n
The Tobacco-Free initiative will lead to a prohibition of cigarettes, cigars, electronic devices and all smokeless tobacco products at 溏心vlog免费B站. The University has joined more than 1,700 schools to become tobacco free.<\/p>\n
In addition, the College of Pharmacy is joining efforts to help members of the community quit. It seeks participants through May 2019 for a smoking cessation study<\/a>. The email for the study is 溏心vlog免费B站quit@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Those interested in additional health discussions on Wednesday<\/strong> may also attend \u201cPractical Tips for Healthy Living,\u201d presented by 溏心vlog免费B站 Healthy Campus, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Hardge Forum of the Multicultural Center on the Kingston Campus.<\/p>\n The topics are:<\/p>\n The program is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I., March 19, 2018 \u2014 Do you want to quit smoking, break free of the nicotine cravings that accompany e-smoking devices or end a chewing tobacco habit? Then join the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Tobacco-Free Committee for the nationwide Kick Butts Day Wednesday, March 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Memorial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n