Smoke-Free Housing Programs and Initiatives in Local Health Departments and Local Boards of Health

Keywords / Description:

This fact sheet, produced by NACCHO jointly with the National Association of Local Boards of Health, discusses approaches to smoke-free policy development in multi-unit housing. Suggestions are provided for how local public health can be involved in smoke-free housing and examples highlight how communities have established such policies.

Toolkit:

Chronic Disease Prevention Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Air Quality, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Substance Abuse, Tobacco

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

NACCHO/NALBOH

Submitted:

09/09/2010

Modified:

09/14/2010

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