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CB 11 Continues Push for Smoke-Free Housing — February 12, 2015
By Michael V. Cusenza The Forum, February 12, 2015 The push for smoke-free buildings across the city made its way last week to Community Board 10’s general meeting in South …
KHA smoke-free housing is a success — December 29, 2014
KENNEWICK, Wash. — KEPR is following up on the decision to ban smoking in all units run by the Kennewick Housing Authority. Four years later, the agency says there’s been …
Dartmouth researchers unveil first real-time secondhand smoke sensor — October 27, 2014
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 27-Oct-2014 Contact: John Cramer John.Cramer@Dartmouth.edu 603-646-9130 Dartmouth College @dartmouth Dartmouth College researchers are going to market with the first-ever sensor that detects secondhand and thirdhand tobacco and …
HUD’s Action Plan to Create Smoke-free Multifamily Housing — October 20, 2014
October 20, 2014 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes released today Change is in the Air: An Action …
Hornell Housing Authority Goes Smoke Free — October 13, 2014
News Release October 13, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hornell, NY , The Hornell Housing Authority of Steuben County has decided to go smoke free. For the safety and health of …
Study: Smoking ban in public housing saves Maine $1 million annually — October 9, 2014
Maine saves more than $1 million every year by banning smoking in public housing, according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Maine is …
Smoke-Free Subsidized Housing Could Save Nearly $500 Million — October 2, 2014
U.S. government study suggests reducing secondhand smoke exposure cuts costs Making all government-subsidized housing in the United States smoke-free could save nearly half a billion dollars a year in health …
Smoke-free building policies cut indoor exposure: study — September 4, 2014
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) , Apartment dwellers who don’t smoke still can’t escape second-hand smoke completely, but in smoke-free buildings exposure to the tiny particles in cigarette smoke may be …
Smoking Banned in More Than 80 Percent of U.S. Homes — September 4, 2014
CDC Researchers cite ‘considerable progress’ because of changing social norms Four out of five U.S. homes now ban smoking inside, federal health officials reported Thursday. No-smoking-in-the-house rules jumped considerably in …
Auburn Housing Authority votes to ban smoking in tenants’ apartments — July 7, 2014
Auburn, NY — The Auburn Housing Authority has voted to go smokeless, and it’s not alone. Authority commissioners voted Monday 6-1 to ban smoking at Melone Village and Olympia Terrace, …