Applies to: (examples; Faculty,Staff, Students, etc)
Faculty , Staff , Students , Contractors_Vendors
Faculty , Staff , Students , Contractors_Vendors
The Smoking and Tobacco Use Policy details the prohibition against smoking or using tobacco products on the campus of University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis.
Applies to all faculty, staff, students, contractors, vendors, volunteers and visitors conducting business or participating in activities on the University campus.
Term |
Definition |
Tobacco |
All forms of tobacco, including but not limited to, cigarettes (commercial or handmade), oral tobacco (spit and spit less, chew, snuff), cigars, cigarillos, pipes, water pipes (hookah), electronic cigarettes, smokeless tobacco products, or any other smoking material or device. |
University Campus |
University-owned or leased buildings, University-owned or leased parking garages, University outdoor spaces. |
UHSP Community |
All faculty, staff, students, contractors, vendors, volunteers and visitors conducting business or participating in activities on the University campus. |
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis seeks to provide a healthy, comfortable, and productive work and educational environment for its employees, students, patients and visitors. To further this objective, use of tobacco products and smoking (including use of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs, e-cigarettes, other devices and smokeless/chewing tobacco) is strictly prohibited on the University's campus and within all parking garages (leased or owned), vehicles, and University-owned/-leased buildings.
This applies to personally owned and rented vehicles when located on campus facilities or used to transport faculty, staff or students on any University-related business, academic or student life activities.
In addition, smoking within twenty feet of University building entry or exit points is prohibited.
The sale of tobacco products is prohibited on the UHSP campus.
Position/Office/Department |
Responsibility |
Public Safety |
Enforcement of compliance. |
Human Resources |
Make available smoking cessation services to faculty and staff. |
Campus Life |
Make available smoking cessation services to students. |
Name |
Contact Information |
Scott Patterson |
Scott.Patterson@uhsp.edu; 314-446-8382 |
Daniel Bauer |
Daniel.Bauer@uhsp.edu; 314-446-8308 |
Rebecca Jones |
Rebecca.Jones@uhsp.edu; 314-446-8352 |