Audience: Tobacco control activists working on issues of secondhand smoke exposure, specifically in apartments and multi-family housing; city/county public housing officials that manage public housing for these governments entities; health educators dealing with complaints about drifting smoke issues from apartment and multi-family housing residents.

Key Points: Exposure to secondhand smoke in multi-family housing is not only an annoyance for residents, but also a health hazard to infants, children, senior citizens, and for those with allergies, asthma, and other pulmonary conditions. Staff from the County of Sacramento will describe:

1. How the county handles complaints from non-smokers about drifting smoke in their apartments, 2. How they conducted an resident survey with Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency, 3. The results of the resident survey, 4. The results from multi-family housing manager surveys, and 5. How they developed strategies encouraging smoke-free multi-family housing.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the workshop participants will have learned in a lecture/ PowerPoint/ discussion format the strategies used to impact change in Sacramento County, received samples of complaint forms and surveys, and will have identified agencies they can contact in their communities that work with public housing, and will have learned how to communicate the issues with public housing officials.

Benefits: Issues of exposure to secondhand smoke in multi-family housing will continue to increase as there are fewer places in which smokers are able to smoke. The more we discuss and plan for these issues, the more effectively public health officials will be able to respond to these needs in our communities.