Note: This site documents N.C.’s work on making public schools tobacco free, from 2000 until state law went into effect in 2008, and is provided as a resource for states and communities currently working to make their schools tobacco free. Factual information reflects research and data from 2000-2008.
Download the tobacco-free school policy
needs assessment tool in PDF format (31kb).
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This tool will help community and school leaders assess their current tobacco use policy and determine what they need to do in order to achieve a “gold standard” policy. The questions are designed to identify policy strengths, gaps in services, areas for improvement, and strategies needed to strengthen current policies. If a school district is already 100% tobacco-free, this assessment tool can identify information that can be used to improve enforcement.