How To Use This Toolkit  

This toolkit will assist you throughout the process of developing a tobacco control initiative on your campus. It contains:

• An explanation of the phases involved in developing a comprehensive, policy-focused, evidence-based, tobacco control initiative on your campus
• Information outlining the importance of a policy-focused/evidence-based approach to tobacco control
• Helpful links to websites where you can gain a greater understanding of a particular topic
• Articles documenting various studies regarding collegiate tobacco control
• Instructions and forms you can use during the development of your tobacco control initiative
• Information about the Live Free—Tobacco Free initiative at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) where the Live Free—Tobacco Free initiative was developed
• Results of the SIUC initiative

It is recommended that you use these resources to educate individuals on your campus and in your community interested in tobacco control. You also can find these resources updated on a regular basis online at http://www.siu.edu/~crhssd/ or www.tolivefree.com, SIUC's internet site regarding tobacco prevention and control on university/college campuses.

NOTE: In order to access the LiveFree—TobaccoFree website or other references in this document to Internet sites, you must be logged on to the Internet.