KINGSTON, R.I. — April 3, 2018 \u2014 If you were hoping to get support for kicking your nicotine habit at the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kick Butts Day on March 21, but were foiled by the weather that closed state offices, don\u2019t worry. You have another chance.<\/p>\n
溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Tobacco-Free Committee has rescheduled the event to April 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the main lobby of Memorial Union, 50 Lower College Road.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that we couldn\u2019t participate earlier when schools and other institutions across the nation participated in the national event,\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. \u201cBut all of the educational and fun components scheduled for the original date will be part of our program on April 4.\u201d<\/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 anyone trying to quit smoking, vaping, JUULING or chewing tobacco, or family and friends who would like them to quit, should come.<\/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.<\/p>\n
\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 sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free KIds that empowers young people to fight the tobacco industry. The event goals are:<\/p>\n
Studies show that many students start smoking or using nicotine devices when they begin college.<\/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 1,900 schools to become tobacco free.<\/p>\n