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Special Resource: Recommendations for Managing Smoke-Free Public Housing During the COVID-19 Outbreak

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About the HUD Smoke-Free Public Housing Rule
Educational Resources
Resources for PHA Staff
Resources for Resident Service Providers
Resources for Residents
Cessation Resources

About the HUD Smoke-Free Public Housing Rule

• Overview of the rule – Tobacco Control Legal Consortium at Public Health Law Center 
• HUD’s final smoke-free rule
• HUD’s additional guidance
  
• Accompanying letter from HUD to Executive Directors
• Commonly Asked Questions
  
• HUD Public and Indian Housing Smoke-Free Team Members

Educational Resources

• A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What it Means to You – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
• Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and Smoke-Free Homes - Environmental Protection Agency
• Thirdhand Smoke FAQ – Live Smoke Free Program, Association for Nonsmokers - MN
• Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center
• Electronic Cigarettes: What’s the Bottom Line? – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Going Smoke Free Matters – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Secondhand Smoke Seepage into Multi-Unit Affordable Housing – Tobacco Control Legal Consortium at Public Health Law Center
• Electronic Smoking Device Use in Multi-Unit Housing (2019) - Live Smoke Free Program and Public Health Law Center
• Marijuana in Multi-Unit Residential Settings (2019) - Public Health Law Center
• NEW: COVID-19 Tobacco Cessation and Housing Resources For All - American Cancer Society, Clean Air for All, NAATPN
• NEW: RAD and Smoke-Free Housing - Clean Air for All

Resources for PHA Staff

A Public Housing Agency’s Guide to Adopting and Maintaining a Successful Smoke-Free Public Housing Policy in the United States Developed by Clean Air for All: The Smoke-Free Public Housing Project (PDF)

HUD Resources

• HUD Guidebook: Implementing HUD’s Smoke-Free Policy in Public Housing
  
• HUD smoke-free public housing fact sheets
• HUD smoke-free multifamily housing resource bank

Smoke-Free Housing Websites

• Minnesota’s Smoke-Free Public Housing Web Portal – American Lung Association in Minnesota, Live Smoke Free, Minnesota Department of Health, Public Health Law Center
• Implementing a Smoke-Free Policy in Public Housing - National Housing Law Project
• Smoke-Free Housing Options - American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation
• Smokefree Policies in Multi-Unit Housing - American Lung Association
  
• Building Success: Adopting and Implementing an Effective Smoke-Free Housing Policy - Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
• Find a local smoke-free housing advocacy program near you: Global Directory of Smoke-Free Housing Programs - Live Smoke Free Program, Association for Nonsmokers MN

• Promoting Smoke-Free Policy Compliance/Enforcement - Live Smoke Free Program, Association for Nonsmokers MN
• Smoke-Free Public Housing: Reasonable Accommodations – Tobacco Control Legal Consortium at Public Health Law Center
• Resident Engagement Ideas for Smoke-Free Public Housing - Clean Air for All
• Smoke-free sign template (contact us for more templates)
• NEW! Foundations for a Successful Smoke-Free Policy (A Training for People who Work in Public Housing) - Clean Air for All
• NEW! Enforcing a Smoke-Free Policy in Public Housing - Live Smoke Free and the Public Health Law Center
• Tips for Conflict Resolution

Resources for Resident Service Providers

• How Behavioral Health Providers Can Support Smoke-Free Public Housing - National Behavioral Health Network
• Tobacco-Free Behavioral Health - Breathe Easy Coalition
• Tobacco and Smoking - National Alliance on Mental Illness

Resources for Residents

• Frequently Asked Questions for Residents of Smokefree Housing – American Lung Association in Minnesota
• Tips & Tools for Managing Cravings in Smokefree Housing – American Lung Association in Minnesota
• Tips from Former Smokers – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Flyer: Your Building is Smokefree… How about you? (English)
  
• Flyer: Your Building is Smokefree… How about you? (Spanish)
  
• VIDEO: Breathing Easier at Home - American Lung Association
• HUD Fact Sheet: Information for Residents
• Learn what happens when you call a quitline
  

Cessation Resources

• National Quitline: 1-800-QUITNOW or www.smokefree.gov
• American Lung Association Tobacco Quitline: 1-800-LUNGUSA
• Asian Smokers' Quitline
  
• Tobacco Cessation and the Affordable Care Act - American Lung Association
• Nicotine Replacement Therapy fact sheet - American Cancer Society
  
• Download or order 1-800-QUITNOW cards
  

Resources from Smoke-Free Rule Training for Resident Commissioners and Residents - September 2020

The resources listed below were referenced in training sessions held in September 2020 and may also be listed in above sections. 

Session One - The Smoke-Free Public Housing Rule and Role of Residents and Resident Commissioners - September 14, 2020

• Presentation slides
• Global Directory of Smoke Free Housing Programs

Session Two: Rethinking Your PHA Smoke-Free Policy - September 21, 2020

• Presentation slides
• Smoking and Special Populations - Addressing Myths and Reducing Barriers to Providing Smoke-Free Housing for Individuals with Mental Illness, Chemical Dependency, or Those Who are Homeless
• Poster: Your Building is Smoke Free. How About You?
• 1-800-QUITNOW Cards
• Frequently Asked Questions for Residents of Smoke-Free Housing
• Tips and Tools for Managing Cravings in Smoke-Free Housing
• Get the Facts: Cessation and Mental Illness
• Electronic Cigarettes - What's the Bottom Line?
• E-Cigarette Use in Multi-Unit Housing

Session Three: Promoting Compliance and Housing Stability with Your Smoke-Free Policy - September 28, 2020

• Presentation slides
• There is No Constitutional Right to Smoke or Toke
• A Guide to Equitable Smoke-Free Public Housing
• Smoke-Free Public Housing: Reasonable Accommodations
• Poster: Your Building is Smoke Free. How About You?
• Smokefree.gov
• Tips and Tools for Managing Cravings in Smoke-Free Housing
• Global Directory of Smoke-Free Housing Programs
• Compliance and Enforcement Toolkit (digital, hard copy)