Expanding Smokefree Communities

The American Lung Association National Office was funded under Part B of the National Dissemination and Support Initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Community Transformation Grants (CTG) Program. This funding was intended to mobilize national networks to increase the reach of the CTG program and spread CTG strategies. With our "Expanding Smokefree Communities" project, the American Lung Association promoted tobacco-free living in communities across the country. Throughout the project, we took into consideration the core principles of the CTG program:

1. Maximizing Health Impact through Prevention
2. Advancing Health Equity
3. Using and Expanding the Evidence Base

To learn more about each sub-recipient's project, view their community video, success stories and profiles below:

Smoking in multi-unit housing poses serious health threats to children and adults even if no one smokes in their home. In multi-unit housing like apartment buildings and condominiums, secondhand smoke from one unit can move into other units. Smoking in multi-unit housing can also lead to fires, which can have deadly consequences. The videos below feature stories from residents, firemen, and public health advocates who have worked to make multi-unit housing properties smokefree.

• A Mother's Asthma-friendly Housing Story
• Breathing Easier at Home
• A Fireman's Perspective
• Smokefree Housing: Reaching a Property Manager
• Mind & Body

Community Success Stories

• Making Tobacco Cessation a Priority at the Free Medical Clinic in Columbia, SC
• Tobacco-Free Schools in the Heart of Tobacco Country
• Making Sure All New Mexico Residents Have Access to Smokefree Housing
• Building Partnerships for Smokefree Multi-Unit Housing in Wichita
• Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Champions a Tobacco-Free Policy
• Smokefree Housing Makes Neighborhoods Healthier and Stronger in the South Bronx
• Making Sure All Milwaukee Residents Have Access to Clean Air
• 100% Tobacco-Free School Policies in Southwest Virginia – The Amazing Snowball Effect
• The American Lung Association of the Northeast Tribal Success Story
• Arizona Smokefree Living Builds Wide Support for Healthy Air