The Acceptability of Comprehensive Smoke-Free Policies to Low-Income Tenants in Subsidized Housing

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Drach, Linda L. ; Pizacani, Barbara A. ; Rohde, Kristen L. ; Schubert, Stacey
• Description:
  Our objective was to evaluate the acceptability of a comprehensive smoke-free policy among low-income tenants in a group of subsidized, multiunit buildings. We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation that included questionnaires mailed to 839 tenants and follow-up telephone interviews with 23 tenants who were current, former, and never smokers. Most never and former smokers supported the policy, citing improved health, fire safety, and building cleanliness; most current smokers disliked the policy and did not follow it. Messages focusing on shared community-level concerns, accompanied by smoking cessation resources, may support the transition to smoke-free policies in subsidized housing.
• Subjects:
  Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Plan Implementation Health Policy Housing Humans Leasing, Property Male Middle Aged Poverty Questionnaires Retrospective Studies Smoking Cessation Tobacco Smoke Pollution

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 7(3).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Brief
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:71b2b141a8d4f73df5f87fa428270278473f1558ceb0912d5129f1991f39edb7e2f7fcb1a66c3812c1069d4422904112234170186c4a24e3e286294bccfac199
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20470/cdc_20470_DS1.pdf
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