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June 21, 2012 

Smoke Free Multi-Unit Housing:
A Focus on Affordable Housing 

Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing: A Focus on Affordable Housing, American Lung Association Ancillary Meeting

August 14, 2012  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2505A
301 West 13th Street Kansas City, MO 64105 Map
 

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Contact:
Erin Simmons

(507) 382-7421

 

Join us August 14 for the Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing: A Focus on Affordable Housing Ancillary Meeting at the National Tobacco Conference at the Kansas City Convention Center.

 

The American Lung Association is hosting a one-day ancillary meeting on smoke-free multi-unit housing, with an emphasis on affordable housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the CDC Office on Smoking and Health will participate in this meeting. The meeting will provide participants with information on approaches that have proven successful in this area. The meeting will also offer opportunities to exchange experiences and lessons, learn about helpful resources and network with peers.

 

AGENDA

8:00-8:30

Registration

8:30-8:40

Welcome

8:40-9:00

The Science Base: What We Know

9:00-9:30

The "Movement": What is happening

around the country in both public and market rate housing

9:30-9:45

CDC Community Transformation Grants, overview of grants that are addressing this topic, how to connect with CTG recipients

9:45-10:30

Panel of public housing authorities that have implemented policies, Part I: Making the case, addressing  barriers, adoption approaches

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-11:30

Panel of public housing authorities that have implemented policies, Part II: Implementation, enforcement,  lessons learned

11:30-12:15

Legal Issues

12:15-1:15

Lunch on your own

1:15-2:15

Panel or roundtable discussion of strategies

2:15-2:45

ALA: Cessation: Promoting cessation services to residents

2:45-3:00

Break

3:00-3:45

Relationship-building, Case studies

3:45-4:00

Roundtable: Toolkits and other resources

4:00-4:15

Next steps re: Ongoing communication, 
coordination and collaboration

4:15-4:30

Wrap up, evaluation and closing

 

 

 

 

 

 

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