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Smoke-Free Housing

SMOKE-FREE HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE

The WAATPN has partnered with the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM), Milwaukee Health Department, American Lung Association, Hayat Pharmacy and the Milwaukee area tobacco prevention networks to support the implementation of the HUD Smoke-Free Housing Policy. This committee is responsible for facilitating secondhand smoke and smoke-free housing workshops in public housing, recruiting public housing residents for the Freedom From Smoking (FFS) cessation program and collecting 600 resident surveys on smoke-free public housing.
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Joan Ward

Smoke-Free Housing Subcommittee Co-Chair
Retired Nurse and Public Housing Resident
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Monique Plears

Smoke-Free Housing Subcommittee Co-Chair
​​Housing Authority City of Milwaukee
‘A real health issue:’ New rule protects 18K Wisconsin residents from secondhand smoke
Fox 6 News, Milwaukee
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Media Coverage

New rule to protect 18, 000 WI residents from secondhand smoke
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WTMJ New 7/30/2018
WATCH VIDEO
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Dorise Quit Smoking with Help and Determination, American Lung Association

Presentations and Workshops

Residents’ Perceptions of the HUD Smoke-Free Rule Post Implementation
  • Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) New Orleans, LO., March 12, 2020, 
  • Housing Commissioners, Housing Authority City of Milwaukee, City Hall, Milwaukee, WI, February  5, 2020
  • Housing Authority City of Milwaukee, Hillside Residents’ Managers Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, February 27, 2020

Smoke-free Public Housing: One Year Later Workshop Run of Show and Notes
Minneapolis, MN, August 26, 2019

Smoke-free Housing: Lessons and Challenges from the Field
National Conference on Tobacco or Health
Minneapolis, MN, August 29, 2019

Innovative Strategies for Engaging Public Housing Residents in Smoke-free Housing Compliance
Wisconsin Dells,  WI May  22, 2019
HUD National Launch of Smoke -Free Public Housing, July 2018
HUD National Launch of Smoke -Free Public Housing, July 2018
HUD National Launch of Smoke -Free Public Housing, July 2018
Smoke-Free Housing Public Housing Resident Perceptions' Study, 2019
Smoke-Free Housing Public Housing Resident Perceptions' Study, 2019
Smoke-Free Housing Public Housing Resident Perceptions' Study, 2019

Smoke-free Housing Resources

It's perfectly legal (and perfectly logical). Property owners have the right to make their buildings 100% smoke-free. And residents have the right to ask for safer, smoke-free housing policies. You just need the right resources to get started.
  • Public Housing Peer Reviewed Article
  • http://wismokefreehousing.com (information for tenants and landlords)​
  • West Lawn, Milwaukee Smoke-free Asthma Resident (Video) -  Personal Testimony
  • Making the Business Case for Smoke-Free Housing (Boston Story - video)
  • Smoke-Free Housing Residents' Perception Infographic (VIEW RESOURCE)
  • Smoke-Free Housing Residents' Perception  Survey Results (VIEW RESOURCE)
  • Innovative Strategies for Engaging Public Health Residences in Smoke-Free Housing Compliance - Poster Presentation - Wisconsin Public Health Association ( VIEW RESOURCE)
  • Smoke-Free Housing Resident Perceptions Poster Presentation -  Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco -(VIEW RESOURCE)
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