Smoke-Free Housing Toolkit for Public Housing Authorities and Owners/Management Agents

Check out this toolkit compiling existing educational, "how-to" and resource brochures, pamphlets and other information designed to assist owners/management agents of public and assisted multi-family housing who want safer and healthier homes.

See toolkit link below.

Resources included in the kit:

  • Reasons to explore smoke free housing
  • Health effects of smoking
  • A synopsis of the Surgeon General's 2006 report of the harmful effects associated with exposure to secondhand smoke
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Steps landlords can take toward going smoke free
  • A guide to no-smoking policies
  • A sample resident letter and second smoke survey
  • HUD smoke-free housing Notices from the Offices of Public and Indian Housing and Multifamily Housing
  • A list of some Public Housing Authorities that have smoke-free policies
  • A list of resources for more information

 

Provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Lung Association, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 

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