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HUD Issues Non-Smoking Policies for Public Housing

Jul 22, 2009

HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control and its Office of Public and Indian Housing jointly issued Notice PIH 2009-21 (HA), Non-Smoking Policies in Public Housing, on July 17, 2009. This notice strongly encourages Public Housing Authorities to implement non-smoking policies in some or all of their public housing units. By reducing the public health risks associated with tobacco use, this notice will enhance the effectiveness of the Department's efforts to provide increased public health protection for residents of public housing.

Smoking is also an important source of fires and fire-related deaths and injuries, which this notice will help make less frequent.

The notice is posted at: www.hud.gov/offices/pih/publications/notices/09/pih2009-21.pdf


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