Building Success
The purpose of the Building Success website is to support efforts to implement smoke-free policies. The Building Success research team conducted three studies that examined the opinions and experiences of early adopters of smoke-free housing policies, and identified key approaches that supported implementation efforts.
Location
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Links
Why smoke-free?
- Change is in the Air: An Action Guide for Establishing Smoke-Free Public Housing and Multifamily Properties (HUD)
- HUD memo on medical marijuana
- Implementing HUD’s Smoke-free Rule (HUD)
- Instituting Smoke-free Housing: Final Rule
- Organizations serving public housing residents (CDC)
- Questions and Answers on HUD’s Smoke Free Public Housing Proposed Rule (HUD)
- Smoke-free Policy Recommended Checklist (HUD)
- US Surgeon General Report
Resident Engagement
Staff Training
- Foundations for a Successful Smoke-Free Policy (A training for people who work in public housing) (Smokefree Public Housing Project)
- PHA Staff Tips (HUD)
Community Partnerships
- American Cancer Society
- American Lung Association
- CDC Office on Smoking and Health
- HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing
- HUD Regional Offices
- National Association of Community Health Centers
- Smoke-free Housing Options (Americans for Non‐smokers Rights Foundation)
Supporting Smoking Cessation
- Get Help Quitting Tobacco (American Cancer Society)
- Information and professional assistance for people trying to quit smoking (Smoke-free.gov)
- LiveHelp Online Chat (NCI)
- National Cancer Institute Quitline (NCI)
877-44U-QUIT (877-448-7848) - SmokefreeTXT (NCI)
- State Telephone Quitlines (NCI)
800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669) - State Tobacco Cessation Coverage Database (American Lung Association)