Smoking Cessation
Free Smoking Cessation Program
Carnegie Mellon University has partnered with Mercy Behavioral Health to provide a free smoking cessation program for employees.
- Beginning Monday August 24, 2009
- 12:15-1:15 p.m. each Monday for 8-10 weeks
- University Center - Pake Room (location subject to change)
If you are interested in participating or you want more information, please contact Kelley Shell at Student Health Services: kshell@andrew.cmu.edu or (412-268-7888).
Smoking Policy: Effective January 1, 2009
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff:
A new smoking policy has been approved in support of the Healthy Campus 2010 initiative, a university-wide effort to make the campus a healthier and greener environment by 2010.
The new policy (overwhelmingly approved by Student Senate, Faculty Senate, Staff Council, the Graduate Student Assembly and the President's Council) will now permit smoking on campus ONLY in designated outdoor areas. Smoking will no longer be permitted outdoors, unless it is in a designated smoking zone.
Designated smoking areas were selected by a committee led by the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Department. The committee has student, faculty and staff representation, and smokers were represented as well. Signage at the site locations will be installed. (View Designated Smoking Locations map.)
The policy is effective, Jan. 1, 2009. There will be a $25 fine for each violation of smoking in a non-designated area and/or not properly disposing of cigarette butts.
While we realize that the new policy may inconvenience some smokers, it will help make the campus a healthier place and we hope it will encourage some smokers to quit. To help smokers kick the habit, Student Health Services (SHS), Human Resources (HR) and EHS are partnering to launch a free smoking cessation program for students, faculty and staff. Information about the program will soon be available on the SHS, HR and EHS Web sites.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding and for helping to make Carnegie Mellon a healthier place to live, work and play.
Sincerely,
Anita Barkin
Director, Student Health Services
Madelyn Miller
Director, Environmental Health & Safety
