When implementing a tobacco policy at school, communication is key in establishing a truly tobacco-free school environment. Taking the necessary steps to generate awareness increases the likelihood that everyone within the school community will follow the policy. It also makes it easier for staff on the ground to enforce it.

If you’d like assistance in strategizing ways for communicating your school’s policy, 24/7 is an excellent resource with several tools that can be easily adapted to fit your school’s specific needs. Tools for communication include staff memos, letters to parents, and announcements for sporting events. We can also come to any school and do a presentation specifically to train faculty members on tobacco-free environments and their role in communicating and enforcing their policy.

While it is important to communicate the policy to students, staff, and faculty, 24/7 also provides resources for policy communication to school visitors, because in a truly tobacco-free school environment the policy extends to everyone whether they are on school grounds or at an off-site school-sponsored event. To increase compliance 24/7 can provide schools with gentle, positive, and clear messages to ensure visitors are aware of the policy and why it is important to follow it. All communication resources provided by 24/7 are free of charge to schools interested in promoting a truly tobacco-free school environment.

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