Smoke-Free Policies for Apartment Buildings

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This 8 page pdf (46 slides) is a PowerPoint presentation given by Live Smoke Free to local health departments and nonprofit organizations around the country on how to get started in smoke-free housing work. It includes information on the benefits of smoke-free housing, the legal issues, and the supporting research, with some facts specific to Minnesota. The presentation also includes suggestions for how to promote, implement, and enforce a policy. For another similar tool, see "Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Workshop: Minnesota."

Toolkit:

Chronic Disease Prevention Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Air Quality, Chronic Disease, Tobacco

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Institutional Author:

Live Smoke Free of Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota

Submitted:

12/03/2009

Modified:

12/03/2009

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