Tobacco-Free
BREATHE EASY TOBACCO FREE ZONE(Tobacco Free Contest Winning Slogan Submitted by Theresa Snyder)
Mt. Hood Community College is Tobacco-Free
The Mt. Hood Community College District Board of Education and the College are committed to providing a healthy, safe educational environment for all employees and students to work and learn and where students have every chance to succeed.
Therefore, as of Jan. 02, 2010 all College locations will become completely tobacco free.
MHCC joins Portland Community College and Oregon Coast Community College as the first three Oregon community colleges to decide to prohibit tobacco use on campus. As of January 2010, smoking will not be allowed on any community college campus in Multnomah, Washington, or Lincoln Counties. In Southwest Washington, both Clark College and Lower Columbia College are tobacco-free. Colleges throughout Oregon are reviewing their campus smoking policies.
We invite you to use the resources offered here and join us in creating a better place to learn!
Board Policy and Administrative Regulation:
Resources:
- Full-time Employees
- All Students and Employees
To Help You Quit:
Additional Information:
Did you know....
tobacco use costs Oregonians approximately $2 billion? Read the full 2009 Oregon Tobacco Facts report.
Climb the Mountain to Clean AirMHCC is Tobacco Free
(2nd place winner submitted by Mary Ann Snow)
A Higher Degree of Breathing Easy
(3rd place winner submitted by Brittany Stanley)