The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s vape-, tobacco- and smoke-free campus sits within a smoke-free Health District established by a City of Birmingham ordinance. Together UAB’s policy and Birmingham’s ordinance promote a healthier environment for students, faculty, staff, patients and guests.
There is no safe level of first- or secondhand smoke, and the U.S. Health and Human Services Administration predicts that 5.6 million children age 18 or younger today will die from smoking if rates remain the same.
Our university campus is vape-, tobacco- and smoke-free and offers no approved smoking areas.There area limited number of designated smoking areas on the UAB Medicine campus where smoking cessation resources will be promoted.
UAB students, faculty, staff and guests can see the boundaries of Birmingham’s smoke-free Health District and find additional resources online at www.bhamhealthdistrict.com.
Please encourage healthy living at UAB and in the Birmingham Health District in a positive and supportive way:
- Spread the word about this page and www.bhamhealthdistrict.com.
- Know and share information and resources that help people quit smoking:
- Students: Love Your Lungs UAB Student Affairs Wellness Promotion
- Student Health Services provides counseling and health care advice on smoking cessation, including use of nicotine replacement therapy and/or medication therapy.
- Employees:
- Tobacco cessation products are available at no co-pay with the annual limit of two 12-week cycles of treatment.
- General Resources: 1-800-QUIT-NOW and www.quitnowalabama.com
- Students: Love Your Lungs UAB Student Affairs Wellness Promotion
