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Photo of Central Park Commons in Hopkins, MN To better understand the local smoke-free housing policy landscape, Live Smoke Free and Hennepin County Public Health recently conducted an assessment in Hopkins, Minnesota. Hopkins was selected for this assessment because of its high concentration of renters. In fact, nearly 65% of housing units in Hopkins are renter occupied. This makes smoke-free housing policies especially important. The assessment involved contacting 78 multi

We know that secondhand smoke is dangerous. But have you heard of thirdhand smoke? Thirdhand smoke is the residue left behind after a cigarette is extinguished. It clings to walls, carpets, furniture, clothing, and even skin and hair. You may not always see or smell thirdhand smoke, but it’s still there. It’s especially harmful to children, pets, older adults, and people with chronic health conditions. Even if no one is smoking indoors anymore, the toxic residue has been sho

Live Smoke Free and Public Health Law Center recently partnered to instruct a continuing education course for Saint Paul area realtors on “Smoke-Free Homes and Saint Paul’s Smoking Disclosure Ordinance”. Realtors play a crucial role in effective smoke-free housing policies, especially when it comes to individually owned units like condos and townhomes. In 2021, St. Paul passed a smoking disclosure ordinance for common interest communities that went into effect January 2022.

At this year’s Commercial Tobacco Prevention Conference, hosted by Minnesota Department of Health with the theme “Resilient Together: Adapting to the Evolving Landscape of Commercial Tobacco“, Live Smoke Free joined grantees and partners from across Minnesota to share critical updates, insights, and inspiration around commercial tobacco prevention. Live Smoke Free and partners had the opportunity to present as a panel titled “Smoke-Free Housing Insights”. As laws evolve and c

Between 2022 and 2024, the Minneapolis Health Department (MHD) partnered with Live Smoke Free (LSF) in an iterative data gathering...

Understanding smoke-free policies can be complex, especially when navigating the layers of federal, state and local regulations. To help...

From 2022-2023 Dakota County Public Health (DCPH) and Live Smoke Free (LSF) collaborated with the City of Burnsville to gather data to...

As of Tuesday, August 1, 2023, adult-use cannabis (marijuana) is legal in Minnesota. The still evolving policy landscape has created...

The Bluffs of Burnsville (picture above) and many other Twin Cities multi-family housing properties will go smoke free on September 1,...

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program incentivizes housing developers throughout Minnesota to develop housing projects that...

Live Smoke Free, a program of the Association for Nonsmokers – Minnesota teamed up with local and national partners to collaborate on...

Pictured left to right: Jackie Siewert, Kara Skahen, and Jack Ayim During the last week of June 2022, Live Smoke Free’s small but mighty...

In 2021 Dakota County Public Health (DCPH) and Live Smoke Free (LSF) collaborated with the City of West St. Paul to gather data to inform...

Excerpt For more than 40 years, smoke-free policies have provided Minnesotans protection from exposure to secondhand smoke at home, work...

In 2019 Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, and ANSR staff began reaching out to select multi-unit properties (both smoke-free and...

Background In August 2021 the Minneapolis Health Department (MHD) and Live Smoke Free (LSF), a program of the Association for Nonsmokers...

Join Live Smoke Free and the Public Health Law Center for two upcoming smoke-free housing webinars for public health professionals and...

By Jen Longaecker Public Information Officer I’ll admit it: I was the stinky kid in middle school. I grew up in a house with parents who...

Hosted by Live Smoke Free and the Minneapolis Health Department Clean indoor air is more important than ever, but even the best...

In March 2018 the Live Smoke Free program was awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support public housing agencies...