01Smoking Cessation Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry
Supports students and staff who want to stop smoking.
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Smoke-Free Policy
Implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free campus policy, including creation and review dates
Executive Summary
AAU as a body has a smoke-free policy that prohibits smoking in all indoor and outdoor areas of the campus. The Smoke-Free Policy (PS_14_SDG03_4) was created on 22 February 2018 and last reviewed in 2026 (version V06).
The Smoke-Free Policy Implementation Procedure applies the ban to academic buildings, student residences, open spaces and university vehicles. Designated smoking areas are located outside the campus boundary only. The procedure covers publication of the policy, No Smoking signs, awareness programmes, monitoring and recording of violations, cessation support through the Faculty of Dentistry's Smoking Cessation Clinic, and annual evaluation.
Centers and Departments
02Women's Health Center, Faculty of Nursing
Leads tobacco-prevention education with the King Hussein Cancer Center and the WHO Wellness Ambassadors programme.
Activities
01Smoke-Free Campus Policy: All Indoor and Outdoor Areas
The policy prohibits smoking in all University buildings and open spaces, for students, staff and visitors. Its objectives are protection from tobacco smoke, prevention, cessation support and monitoring of compliance.
02Seven-Stage Implementation: Signs, Monitoring, Violations and Cessation Support
The implementation procedure publishes the policy on the University website, noticeboards and email; installs No Smoking signs; runs awareness programmes; monitors compliance and records violations and responses; registers smokers for cessation support; and evaluates results each year. Designated smoking areas are outside the campus only.
03Smoking and E-Cigarette Prevention Workshop with the King Hussein Cancer Center
The Women's Health Center and the Cancer Control Office at the King Hussein Cancer Center delivered a workshop on the dangers of smoking, e-cigarettes and hookah, including second-hand smoke and ways to quit.
04WHO Wellness Ambassadors: Students Trained to Combat Tobacco Use
AAU joined the WHO Wellness Ambassadors programme, which trains selected students over a year to combat tobacco use, with WHO-accredited hours. In April 2025 AAU student Bana Al-Saafin was named a WHO Wellness Ambassador for her anti-smoking advocacy.
Policies and Procedures
01Smoke-Free Policy (PS_14_SDG03_4, V06, 2026)
Created 22 February 2018; reviewed 2026, with annual evaluation. Establishes a smoke-free environment for students, staff and visitors across all campus buildings and open spaces, with objectives for protection, prevention, cessation support and compliance monitoring, and an indicator based on recorded violations.
02Smoke-Free Policy Implementation Procedure (PRO_38_SDG_3_P4_N_1, V06, 2026)
Created 22 February 2018; reviewed 2026, with annual evaluation. Applies the policy to academic buildings, student residences, open spaces and university vehicles in seven stages: communication, signage, awareness, monitoring, recording violations and responses, cessation support and evaluation. Designated smoking areas are outside the campus.
Impact Evaluation and Development Plan
Implementation in 2025
The campus-wide ban was in force throughout 2025, supported by prevention education with the King Hussein Cancer Center and student training through the WHO Wellness Ambassadors programme.
Monitoring
Violations are recorded on the procedure's report form and reviewed each year, with feedback and cessation-programme registration forms.
Development plan
Publish annual figures on recorded violations and cessation-clinic users, and renew signage at campus entrances each year.
Institutional Integration Summary
The Strategies and Policies Committee owns the policy, service units apply it across buildings and grounds, Nursing leads prevention education and Dentistry provides cessation support.
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