The tobacco-free policy, located within the Handbook of Operating Procedures of UT Health San Antonio, became effective June 2000 and was revised in most recently revised in 2024.
It states: “One mission of the Health Science Center is to promote public health. For this reason, all campus buildings and grounds of the University are tobacco and smoke-free; to include but not limited to all forms of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, water pipes (hookah), bidis, kreteks, smokeless tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco and any non-FDA approved nicotine delivery device. The use of any tobacco is not permitted outside buildings or anywhere inside buildings including private offices. No tobacco products will be sold on the campus either by the Health Science Center or outside vendors. By the nature of business of the Health Science Center, it is the responsibility of each individual employee to ensure that a healthy environment is provided by example and deed. Employee cooperation and support of this policy is essential to its success.
UT Health San Antonio wants to support you in your decision to quit smoking!
Anonymous Reporting Tool
If you notice an area at UT Health San Antonio that is regularly used as a “smoke break” area by one person or a group of people, or if you notice a particular individual who is using tobacco on campus at any time, please use the anonymous reporting tool to let us know.
We will use this information to identify problematic areas on campus and come up with appropriate plans to deal with the violations of our tobacco-free policy.
Thank you for helping us keep UT Health San Antonio tobacco free.