Overview
Santa Fe College Is Proud To Be A Tobacco And Smoke Free Campus
Effective August 18, 2017
The Board of Trustees of Santa Fe College is committed to providing a healthy environment at all of our locations. We recognize the serious health implications of both the direct use of tobacco products and indirect exposure to the use of tobacco products and our responsibility to promote the health and well-being of our students, faculty, staff and visitors.
In June 2017, the Board of Trustees adopted a tobacco and smoke free campus policy to make Santa Fe College 100 percent tobacco free effective fall 2017 semester.
"Tobacco use" means the personal use of any tobacco product, whether intended to be lit or not, which shall include smoking, as defined above, and the use of all types of smokeless tobacco, including snuff; snus; chewing tobacco; smokeless pouches; any other form of loose-leaf, smokeless tobacco; and the use of unlit cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco.
"Smoking" means inhaling, exhaling, burning or using any lighted tobacco product, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and any other lit tobacco products, including use of other devices meant to simulate smoking, such as but not limited to vape pens, dry herb vaporizers, oil/wax pens, and hookahs.
Santa Fe College hopes you enjoy the healthier environment we are creating for you and the visitors to all of our locations.
For more information please call 352-395-5191 or human.resources@sfcollege.edu.
Smoking and Tobacco Use – Rule 5.12
Smoking and tobacco use are prohibited on College premises, including in personal vehicles while on College premises with no exception. No smoking or tobacco products may be sold or advertised on College premises. Littering any College premises with the remains of tobacco products is also prohibited.
Cessation products, such as nicotine gum, lozenges or patches, are not restricted under this policy.
Free and Low Cost Support Services
Quitting smoking is not easy. Santa Fe College offers support and information for those who are trying to quit the habit. Quit Smoking seminars will be offered by Tobacco Free Florida at Santa Fe College throughout the year.
There are plenty of reasons to quit smoking: your heart, your lungs, your overall health, and even your finances. Social support can help you beat your tobacco cravings and live a healthy, smoke free life. You don’t have to do this alone! There are lots of support groups, Web sites, doctors, hotlines and friends to help you!
For additional information contact Tobacco Free Florida Quit Your Way at 866-341-2730 or Benefits Coordinator at Santa Fe College 352-395-5191.
The American Heart Association encourages people to live a healthy and tobacco free lifestyle. There are many ways to live a heart healthy life and Santa Fe College encourages all students, faculty and staff to live heart healthy.
In addition to heart-healthy tips available on their website, the American Heart Association wants to help you "Leave Tobacco in the Dust". They offer information concerning the facts and myths of so called "safe" alternatives to tobacco and tips to lead an overall healthy life.
For additional information contact the American Heart Association at 1-800-AHA-USA-1.