Being exposed to secondhand smoke in multi-family housing is not only an annoyance but also causes health dangers for the other residents (babies, youth, senior citizens, and for those with allergies, asthma, and other breathing and lung diseases).

Many residents of subsidized multi-unit housing are exposed to drifting secondhand tobacco smoke. These residents are the least able to move to other housing and most likely to have poor health and diseases which are made worse by being exposed to secondhand smoke.

 

There is a Jefferson County housing group to work tobacco issues. The Coalition Advocating for Smoke-Free Housing (CASH) has formed to promote voluntary policies and laws protecting residents of multi-unit housing from secondhand smoke exposure.

With up to 60% of the air in apartments, condos and townhomes coming from adjacent units, smoke intrusion in these dwellings can be a major health threat. Members of CASH include residents of multi-unit complexes as well as other smoke-free advocates who wish to work for policy change in our communities.

The Coalition meets twice monthly to discuss smokefree housing issues:
the first Thursday evening of the month from 6 – 8 pm and
the third Saturday of the month from 1 – 3 pm. .

Please call Susan Sobkoviak at 303-275-7558 for meeting information.

SHAC

The Smoke-Free Housing Action Committee (SHAC) is a subcommittee of the Colorado Tobacco Education Prevention Alliance which deals with secondhand smoke pollution in homes located in multiunit housing developments. Members of the committee advise tenants and landlords of actions being taken by occupants of multiunit housing developments across the United States and advises them on what actions to take to help keep secondhand smoke from intruding into their homes.

SHAC holds regular conference calls on smoke free housing issues. For information about the conference calls or to receive information about smoke-free housing issues, please contact:

GASP of Colorado
2885 Aurora Ave Suite 37
Boulder CO 80303-2252
Phone: (303) 444-9799
http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/contact/contact.php

DATH Constituents
CASH
SHAC

Hawaii's new smoke-free multi-unit homes web site http://hawaiismokefreehomes.org/

11/14: An increasing number of states and organizations now have web sites devoted to smoke-free multi-unit dwellings, many of modeled on SFELP's site. Hawaii is one of the most recent states to have developed such a site. To view their site, which is still somewhat under construction, click above.


Push for New Smoking Ban in Apartments; Voluntary ban would stop smoking in some Twin Cities homes
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=4905549

11/13: The FOX-TV station in the Twin Cities ran a story on Nov.12th, with video, describing the Live Smoke-Free campaign being launched this week in a 7-county, metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The report begins as follows: A new push is underway to stop people from smoking inside their own homes. Anti-smoking groups want to ban smoking inside apartment buildings and condos -- the campaign kicks off this week. Jody Ambroz reports from Chaska with more on what it could mean for you. To access the video report, click above.

 

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