Smoke-Free Apartment Campaign Urges LA To ‘Breathe Easy’
The goal behind the $3 million effort, funded by the federal Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention is to educate landlords, managers and tenants on the benefits of discouraging cigarette smoking inside building units.
The Los Angeles Daily News:
Los Angeles Launches Campaign To Promote Benefits Of Smoke-Free Apartments
A three-year campaign to urge landlords to switch to smoke-free apartments kicked off Wednesday in Los Angeles, where results of a study show 82 percent of renters would support such policies in their buildings. Billboards and signs placed in bus shelters and other spots across the city of Los Angeles will feature an image of a little girl carrying a teddy bear and wearing an oxygen mask. Signs will include the message: “It’s time for all L.A. to breathe easy.” (Abram, 4/6)
KPCC:
Campaign To Push For Smoke-Free Apartments In LA
In an effort to fight the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, a public-private partnership launched Wednesday will seek to persuade apartment and condominium owners in the city of Los Angeles to make their buildings smoke-free. (Plevin, 4/6)
California Healthline:
LA Campaign Seeks Smokeless Apartment Buildings
In her mid-city Los Angeles apartment, one of three units in an older home, Carolina Lopez has suffered ill effects from second-hand smoke for more than a year. “My neighbor smokes inside her apartment and on the balcony, one cigarette after another,” Lopez said. “I’m allergic and my body reacts with severe nausea and a headache. When I complained to the owner, the neighbor threatened me.” On Wednesday, a major new community outreach campaign was announced in Los Angeles that Lopez hopes will help. (Stephens, 4/7)