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We Choose Smoke-free Living

photo of a sign indicating a smoke-free public areaHealthy smoke-free spaces for children and adults are essential to good health. Secondhand smoke poses harmful health threats to people of all ages. We Choose Health will address two strategies:

Smoke-free Public Places
The Smoke-free Illinois Act protects Illinois from secondhand smoke in indoor public places and workplaces. Smoke-free Public Places will build upon the success of the Smoke-Free Illinois Act to support further policies that limit smoking in outdoor areas such as parks and campuses. We Choose Health will fund and support local community groups to pursue smoke-free policies in outdoor public places.

Parks

Resources
Lake County Tobacco-free Parks Tool Kit - Lake County Health Department
Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation - Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota

Action Institute – Requested Resources
Tobacco Free Parks Community Assessment Tool - Tobacco-free Youth Recreation
Listing of Tobacco-free Parks - American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation
Non-Health Arguments (Lake County Tabacco-free Parks Toolkit)

College and University Campuses

Resources
College Campus Listing - American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation
Sample College Campus Toolkits
Making Your College Campus Tobacco-free - Skoke-free Oregon
Tobacco-free Campus Toolkit - Arkansas Department of Health

Action Institute – Requested Resources
Strategies for engaging with large campuses and other stakeholders
Making Your College Campus Tobacco-free - Skoke-free Oregon
Tobacco-free Campus Toolkit - Arkansas Department of Health

Smoke-free Multi-unit Housing
Studies have shown that as much as 60 percent of airflow in multi-unit housing facilities comes from other units (CDC, Healthy Homes Manual). Pursuing smoke-free multi-unit housing will protect nonsmokers from unintended secondhand smoke exposure in their homes. We Choose Health will fund and support local community groups to pursue smoke-free policies in multi-unit housing facilities.

Resources
Illinois Smokefree Housing Directory and Recognition (PDF)
Illinois Smokefree Housing Recognition Consideration Form (PDF)
Smoke-free facility timeline (MS Word) - Respiratory Health Association
Newsletter article to voucher providers (MS Word) - Respiratory Health Association
Smoke-free Toolkit 2013 (PDF) - Respiratory Health Association
Resident Survey (MS Word) - Respiratory Health Association
Friendly Warning Letter (MS Word)
No Smoking Policy Lease Addendum (MS Word)

Resources

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Prevention Council

Smoke-free Living
American Lung Association
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
Bringing Healthy Air Home, Smoke-free Housing Initiative (PDF) - American Lung Association
Model Ordinance: Smoke-free Housing, Public Health Law and Policy
Tobacco-free Campus Initiative in Your Workplace Toolkit - CDC
Tobacco-free Workplace Tool Kit (PDF) - American Cancer Society
Model Ordinance: Smoke-free Outdoor Areas, Public Health Law and Policy
Model Ordinance: Smoke-free Beaches, Public Health Law and Policy
Model Ordinance: Smoke-free Recreational Areas, Public Health Law and Policy