Why Public Housing Units Should Be Smoke Free.

Posted on | August 12, 2010 | 1 Comment

Mike Magee

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) oversees the housing of 7 million Americans in public multi-housing units. 40% of these units are occupied by families with children. These homes fall under the local jurisdiction of some 3500 Public Housing Authorities nationwide. The mean annual income of households in public housing is just over $13,000. (1,2,3)HUD rules for Public Housing Authorities seeking federal funding maintain that “HUD housing must be decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair” and that “all areas and components of the housing must be free of health and safety hazards. These areas must include, but are not limited to, air quality.” (4)

One year ago, HUD broke it’s own silence on an obvious enemy of air quality – tobacco smoke. (CONTINUE….)

Category: cigarette smoke, HUD, HUD regulations, indoor smoke, public health, public policy, smoking

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