Events and activities are planned in order to raise awareness and educate members of the campus community.
Activities might include tabling to encourage students to sign a smoke-free pledge, smoke-free poetry readings or tobacco-free themed sports tournaments. It’s also a good idea for the task force to host town hall meetings where members of the community can learn about the benefits of a tobacco-free campus.
Shorter College’s campus-wide education campaign “Our Healthy HBCU”, for example, involved monthly “Shorter Talks” to discuss the issue of tobacco on its campus. They also planned an event in conjunction with the American Cancer Society’s annual Great American Smokeout.