Save the Date! April 6 Smokefree Apartments Los Angeles initiative to reveal findings from new survey of landlords, tenants on no-smoking policies

Event will launch LA smokefree apartments awareness campaign

​The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research invites you attend the public launch of its “Smokefree Apartments Los Angeles” initiative from 10 – 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2016.

During this press conference – to be held at FAME Gardens Apartment Complex, 3730 West 27th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90018 – the Center will release findings from a first-ever survey of both landlords and tenants at an event in South LA, as well as launch an exciting new media and advertising campaign to encourage the adoption of smokefree policies citywide.

The Center’s Smokefree Apartments Los Angeles initiative is part of a national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program to encourage voluntary smokefree policies in private, multi-unit rental buildings in the city of Los Angeles.  The target area for the program includes apartment buildings in some of the most densely populated and disadvantaged neighborhoods of South Los Angeles.

Earlier this year, Los Angeles received an "F" grade from the American Lung Association in the category of smokefree housing. At the April 6 event, tenants, health experts and other distinguished guests will discuss the need for greater awareness and implementation of smokefree apartment policies in Los Angeles, in an effort to promote public health and combat chronic disease caused by exposure to secondhand smoke.

Please RSVP by Friday, March 25, by emailing: dhanaya@ucla.edu.

​What:“Smokefree Apartments Los Angeles Campaign Kickoff”​

​When:​​Wednesday, April 6, 2016

​Time:​10 - 11 a.m.

Where:​​FAME Gardens Apartment Complex, 3730 West 27th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90018 [Map]

About the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) is one of the nation’s leading health policy research centers and the premier source of health policy information for California. UCLA CHPR improves the public’s health through high quality, objective, and evidence-based research and data that informs effective policymaking. UCLA CHPR is the home of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and is part of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. For more information, visit healthpolicy.ucla.edu.