HUD Smoke-Free Letter
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CALC’s letter urges United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro to issue regulations making all government-subsidized housing smoke free. The letter was signed by CALC member organizations advocating for children and public health. It observes that this reform would:
- Protect kids from asthma – the most prevalent chronic health condition affecting children, and even more prevalent among kids in public housing;
- Mitigate racial disparities in health, and;
- Save a half-billion taxpayer dollars every year
Click here to read the letter.
Related: Advocates Call for Smoke-Free Public Housing (press release)
