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Steps to a smoke-free campus
Norris takes initiative to help students
By Andrea Dolnik
The National College Health Assessment recently revealed that 26 percent of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students smoked within the past 30 days. This is significantly higher than the national average of college students, which is at 19 percent.
For the past three years, Norris Health Center has been receiving grants to help address tobacco issues on campus. Last years grant was focused of smoking cessation; Norris used the grant money to train Norris employees on how to counsel students, hire speakers to promote non-smoking, and create outreach for those students who are interested in smoking.
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