The Acceptability of Comprehensive Smoke-Free Policies to Low-Income Tenants in Subsidized Housing - Preventing Chronic Disease: May 2010: 09_0209

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

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• Abstract
• Objective
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Acknowledgments
• Author Information
• References

Linda L. Drach, MPH; Barbara A. Pizacani, PhD, MPH; Kristen L. Rohde, MA; Stacey Schubert, MPH
Suggested citation for this article: Drach LL, Pizacani BA, Rohde KL, Schubert S. The acceptability of comprehensive smoke-free policies to low-income tenants in subsidized housing. Prev Chronic Dis 2010;7(3).
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2010/may/09_0209.htm. Accessed [date].

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Abstract
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.

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