Emory, Emory Healthcare Begin Smoking Ban

When students return to classes on Jan. 18, cigarette smokers will have to adjust to a new smoking ban on campus.

The new policy, which prohibits smoking on Emory University and Emory Healthcare properties, was approved last year.

Fourteen temporary areas designated for smoking will be set up around the properties “for a limited time,” according to an Emory spokesperson.

Emory employees and students that use tobacco are encouraged to take advantage of free cessation medications and classes to help quit smoking.

Patients and hospital visitors are also asked to adhere to the smoking ban.

Emory joins more than 580 colleges and universities that ban smoking on campus. Roughly 2,800 hospitals and healthcare companies also enforce a no-smoking policy.

For more on Emory’s tobacco-free initiative, visit the Emory website.