[HealthyTribes] New tool for tribal housing

[Epstein Andrew D]

Forwarded on behalf of Diane Laughter. (Note: The materials that Diane refers to are attached to this email. They will be added to the HPCDP Connection multi-unit housing page<https://partners.health.oregon.gov/Partners/HPCDPConnection/Tobacco/Pages/Housing.aspx> next week.)

From: Diane Laughter [mailto:diane.c.laughter at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 5:36 PM
To: 'Epstein Andrew D'
Subject: New tool for tribal housing



Hello tribal coordinators,

I am pleased to announce a new tool for working with your tribal housing agency, the Benefits of No-Smoking Policies in Tribal Housing.  Thanks to all of you who provided input.  There are a number of good quotes from Indian Housing insiders.

This and other tools will be posted on a new "Tribal Housing" section of HPCDP Connection's Multi-Unit Housing page (Login:  HPCDP,  Password:  Communities12)

I have to share a fortuitous outcome of networking:  Anne Shane, the Director of the Coquille Indian Housing Authority (she is quoted in the piece) had the brilliant idea of asking Thane Crozier, the Safety Services Specialist for the AMERIND Risk Management Corporation to give  a fire prevention quote.  Apparently Amerind insures most of the tribal housing authorities in the US.  After sharing a quote for the piece, he and his company plan to include it with their Fire Prevention resource DVD and their marketing team is going to include it with their quarterly newsletter that reaches over 400 Tribal H.A.s!  It is so great when the agencies we work with hear the message from organizations they have an existing relationship with and trust for information.

As many of you know, my TPEP contract to coordinate smokefree housing work is drawing to an end.  My husband and I have sold our home, our cars, put our belongings in storage and we set off on Friday for India and then Thailand to work on community service projects.  I have loved this work and been thrilled to see the progress that we have all made together.  It is just a matter of time before ALL tribal housing authorities have good no-smoking policies.

Remember there are resources at http://smokefreehousinginfo.com/pages/TribalHousing.html and your liaisons are always there to strategize with you.

It has been a pleasure.  I wish you all the best!

Diane

Diane Laughter, MPH
Health In Sight LLC
503-291-9134
Oregon Smokefree Housing Project
www.smokefreehousinginfo.com<http://www.smokefreehousinginfo.com>

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