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Smoke-Free Housing Training
MACDCOctober 8, 2015
Presenters:
Kathleen McCabe, Health Resources in Action
Chris Banthin, Public Health Advocacy Institute
Lynne Sales, Peabody Properties
Marianne McLaughlin, Jamaica Plain NDC
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Agenda
October 8, 2015
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Why go smoke-free?
3. How to go smoke-free?
4. Compliance and Enforcement
5. Resources, Close and Feedback form
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Training Objectives
May 13, 2015
Participants will be able to: Articulate why smoke-free housing are important
Identify that smoking contributes to asthma rates
Explain that smoke drifts between units and cannot be contained
Explain the focus on affordable housing as a social justice issue
Identify that properties are smoke-free, not smoker free
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CDC Smoke-Free Housing Video - Boston
October 8, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDUHWcI48EU
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What is Smoke-Free Housing?
Definition
Smoke-free housing policies mean
that smoking is prohibited, not people
who smoke (“No Smoking”, not “No Smokers”)
Smoking is prohibited anywhere in buildings, including individual units.
Policies may apply to outdoor common areas and entrances, a designated perimeter around buildings or entire campuses.
No smoking policies are the best way make multi-unit buildings smoke-free
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Boston Housing Authority Smoke-Free - Sept. 2012
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Part 1: Why Go Smoke-Free?
Health Benefits
Fire Safety
Cost Savings
Market Demand
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There is no risk-free level of exposure
to secondhand smoke.
October 8, 2015
Secondhand smoke drifts between
units in multi-unit housing
“Home is the place where children
are most exposed to secondhand smoke”
and “a major source of exposure for
adults.” (U.S. Surgeon General 2006)
Children residing in multiunit residential
buildings experience higher levels of exposure to secondhand smoke compared children in single-detached dwellings. Pediatrics, 12/2010
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Who is exposed?
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Image from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC
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Why
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Secondhand smoke causes severe health problems and death in nonsmokers.
Increased risk of strokes (30%) and heart disease (25%) in nonsmokers
Adults: nasal irritation, lung cancer, and reproductive issues
Children: SIDS, middle ear disease, respiratory illnesses and impaired lung functionSurgeon General 2014
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Fire Safety Benefits
Eliminating smoking from buildings greatly reduces risk of fire
Some properties have negotiated reduced insurance premiums after going smoke-free
Cigarette started fires are the leading cause of residential fire death in MA
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Room of origin: Apartment # 104
located on first floor
Side ‘C’ of theSouth Wing
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Cost Benefits
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Cost of smoking in public housing
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Market Demand
– RESEARCH OBJECTIVES:
Gauge market demand for no smoking rules residential rental and condominium buildings.
Measure the percentage of such buildings.
Assess the experiences with implementation.
– RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
Telephonic survey: 1,304 responses
Mail survey : 372 responses
In Massachusetts
Statistically significant
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Market Demand:
68%
11.5%
20.5%
Effect of No Smoking Rule Included in a Property Listing
More Interested
Less Interested
No Difference
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Market Demand
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Willing to Pay 10% More
Willing to Pay 20% More
41 % of Prospective Residents are Willing to Pay More for a No Smoking Rule
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Market Demand
81%
5% 14%
Effect of Prospective Resident SmellingTobacco Smoke
Less Interested
More Interested
No Difference
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Part 2: How to Go Smoke-Free
Process
Resident Engagement and Education
Policy Decisions
Cessation
Communicating key messages
Lease Renewal
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Process: How to Achieve a Smoke-Free Building
October 8, 2015
STEP 1: Getting Started
STEP 2: Resident Engagement
STEP 3: Make a Plan
STEP 4: Get the Word Out in the Community
STEP 5: Put your Plan into Action
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Getting Started
May 13, 2015
Landlord / Board or Governing Body
Residents
Educate decision-makers• Why Go Smoke-Free• How to go smoke-free
Understand the resources available
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STEP 2: Resident Engagement - WHY
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Boston Housing Authority Smoke-Free Housing Murals
Engaging residents encourages compliance
Residents who understand WHY the building is going smoke-free are more likely to comply with the rule and encourage others to as well. Just notifying residents of the rule change does not work!
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What can residents do?
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Survey
Schedule, promote and attend resident meetings
Conduct outreach /education
Provide input as policy is developed
Resident engagement should happen before, during and after implementation
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Make a Plan
October 8, 2015
Create your lease addendum
Ask residents to sign lease addendum
Be clear about new rules
Set implementation date
6 months – 1 year out
Involve staff in the planning. Provide staff training.
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Policy Decisions
Policy Decisions: Grandfathering
Designated Smoking Area /Buffer Zone / Property-wide
All Buildings or Some?
Timeline for Implementation
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E-Cigarettes
Medical Marijuana
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E-Cigarettes - background
They produce a nicotine infused vapor, which is often flavored. They are less harmful than traditional cigarettes.
E-cigarettes are completely unregulated. There are no standards for health, addictiveness, safety and even lethality.
They are not cessation products. Manufacturers include Philip Morris, Lorillard, R.J. Reynolds, and others.
Use is increasing, including among youth. Dual use with traditional tobacco products is increasing.
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Impacts of Smoke-Free Housing Policies
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E-Cigarettes – policy decisions
October 8, 2015
Ban use property-wide
Ban use everywhere that traditional tobacco products are banned, except individual units
Do not mention in smoke-free housing policy
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Medical Marijuana
• Smoking marijuana is not a reasonable accommodation under the law.
• The various federal statutes and cases that tell us which accommodations are reasonable all preclude “ongoing illegal drug use.”
• Marijuana is an illegal drug under Schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act, which means that it “has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.”
• It is not legally reasonable to allow marijuana use in contravention to a no-smoking rule.
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Cessation – BPHC video
October 8, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHCque2z9qI&feature=youtu.be
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Support Smokers Who Want to Quit
Why is this important? Creating a smoke-free environment for
everyone does not require residents to quit smoking, but does help them quit if they try. 1
Many people might want to try to quit and will be looking for resources to help them
Smoke-Free as of June 2011
1 Implementation of a Smoke-Policy in Multiunit Housing, NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH, Feb. 2012
What can you do? Understand the resources available to help smokers quit. Contact your
local health department to understand what resources are available
Support quit attempts and utilization of cessation services. If possible, host a cessation group on site
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Cessation Services and Benefits
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Massachusetts’ smokers want to quit—and need help to succeed. Massachusetts residents want to quit smoking.
77% of adult smokers in Massachusetts want to quit;
60% have tried to quit in the past year;
44% report they plan to quit in the next thirty days.
When a smoking cessation benefit was added to MassHealth, over 40% of MassHealth smokers took advantage of it.
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Support Smokers Who Want to Comply
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Why is this important? Not everybody is interested in – or ready to – quit smoking
We don’t want anybody to lose their housing over this rule
What can you do? Work with people on a plan for modifying their behaviors (e.g. go
for a walk after a meal to smoke, smoke while walking to/from the car)
Speak with family members and service providers about how to help some residents comply
Encourage residents to speak with a cessation counselor or attend group meetings even if they don’t want to quit. They may get some tips for going longer stretches without a cigarette.
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Communicating the Key Messages
1. Making properties smoke-free is good for health. It also prevents fires and saves money.
2. Secondhand smoke drifts between units and cannot be contained in one unit.
3. Smoke-free housing rules are legal.
4. Properties with these rules are smoke-free, NOT smoker-free.
5. There is strong support among residents and property owners for smoke-free housing rules.
6. Multi-unit housing across the market spectrum is going smoke-free
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Communicating the Key Messages
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Share your process for going smoke-free! Timeline
Resident engagement and education
Who might you share these messages with?
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Residents Board member Property managers Resident service coordinators/
resident serving organizations Maintenance staff Local fire officials Hospitals/health centers Guests
Attorneys Service providers including
home health agencies, personal care attendants, other vendors regularly on site
Courts and partners (clerk magistrates, mediators, TPP, judges)
Others?
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Put your Plan into Action
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Finalize a policy and integrate language into a lease addendum; Send official notice of policy change to all residents and waiting lists
Have a sit-down meeting with each resident (at lease-up or separately) to review the policy; Residents sign lease addendum, which becomes effective on x date
Promote the smoke-free policy; promote cessation resources
Celebrate
Enforce
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Part 3: Compliance and Enforcement
Understanding Why and How
Tools
Disability Law
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Encourage Compliance
May 13, 2015
Clean up property
Remove ashtrays and
visible signs of smoking
Put up appropriate signage
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Enforcement 101
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Why is enforcement important?• It helps to establish a smoke-free environment. • Residents/guests will know that management is serious about
maintaining a smoke-free environment.
How do we enforce this rule?• Enforce this policy like other rules and regulations.• Be consistent. Follow-up with and document every complaint. • Send warning letters. Have sit-down meetings.• Work with resident service coordinators, mediators, other
providers, family and others to help residents comply with the rule.• Educate, and promote of cessation resources.
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Enforcement Tools
How do we collect evidence of a violation? Complaints by residents and inspection reports by staff should be
written. Management should verify, use 2 staff on an inspection or different
staff for different inspections. Smell and look for smoke in complainant’s unit and in hallway outside
smoker’s door. DO NOT enter unit without permission. There are a variety of secondhand equipment used for secondhand
smoke measurements, but they are not needed. Keep a comprehensive, written evidence log, throughout
enforcement. Document condition of unit before renting, and look and smell for
signs of smoking during authorized inspection of unit after complaint.
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Sample Notice of Smoking Incident
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Sample Notice of Smoking Incident
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Disability Law
Smoke-free policies are not discriminatory under state and federal fair housing laws. Smoking is not a disability, nor a reasonable accommodation for a disability. Addiction to nicotine, while powerful, does not fit within the definition of “handicap” under fair housing laws.
Clinical guidelines for healthcare providers instruct provider to promote cessation, not smoking.
Waiving the smoke-free policy is a “fundamental alteration” that is unreasonable. Also, a waiver would cause an “undue administrative burden” on staff.
However, always accept and objectively review any reasonable accommodation request, even if you suspect it has no merit.
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Trends in the Market
The number of smoke-free properties in New England and across the country is increasing. Over 80 housing authorities in MA will be smoke-free by the end
of 2015.
11 MA CDCs have smoke-free housing policies
Nationally, hundreds of housing authorities are smoke-free.
HUD / DHCD / MA Housing strongly encourage smoke-free rules
Many landlords are making entire properties smoke-free, not just the buildings.
Smoke-free housing policies are being implemented in all types of multi-unit properties, across the market spectrum.
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Part 4: Tools and Resources
Make Smoking History toolkit
www.makesmokinghistory.org
BPHC website
http://www.bphc.org/whatwedo/tobacco-free-living/smoke-free-homes/Pages/Smoke-Free-Homes.aspx
HUD toolkit & DHCD guidance
Technical Assistance providers
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You’re doing a GREAT thing!
What are the impacts of smoke-free housing policies? Reduce SHS smoke exposure and improve
air quality for residents, staff, visitors and pets
Reduce smoking among residents and staff
Reduce and prevent the occurrence of fires caused by cigarettes
Increase the number of smoke-free buildings and units
Creates a positive social norm
Lower operating costs associated with unit turnovers, painting, fires and water damage
May reduce insurance premiums
May increase physical activity among residents
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Kathleen McCabe, Director, Policy and Practice
Health Resources in Action, Inc.
(617) 279-2240, ext 512
Chris Banthin, Program Director
Public Health Advocacy Institute
Northeastern University School of Law
(617) 373-8502