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Schools were also encouraged to train smoking cessation education seed instructors to achieve the objectives of a smoke-free campus. Finally, the MOE was requested to have local education bureaus work jointly with health bureaus in conducting unannounced joint on-campus tobacco control inspections of schools at all levels. Results of these on-campus inspections will also be included as part of school performance assessments. Working with the MOE to carry out tobacco control in junior high, senior high, and vocational schools The HPA has collaborated with the MOE to formulate action plans for tobacco control in campuses. The MOE has released the Campus Tobacco Hazards Prevention Implementation Program in order to reach targets of reducing student smoking rate, staff smoking rate, and student exposure rate to second-hand smoke to create a smoke-free environment on campus. The HPA worked with the MOE to visit randomly selected junior high, senior high, and vocational schools across multiple counties and cities and assess their progress in promoting tobacco control in their campuses. Experts, scholars, the HPA, the MOE, as well as local health bureaus were also invited to perform unannounced inspections and review MOE public opinion comment box, strengthen consultation provided for student smoking issues, and implement random audits of junior high, senior high, and vocational schools. The purpose of these inspections was to assess the status of tobacco control in schools and tobacco product vendors around the campus. In 2018, spot checks were continued and on-site guidance was provided to strengthen efforts in the field of tobacco control. 19 Reducing the Demand for Tobacco ◎ 《Smoke Free. Superman - Campus Promotion》