MDH_Implementing A Smokefree Policy
MDH_Adopting A Smokefree Policy
Compilation of Smoke-Free Housing Toolkits and Guidance
Compilation of Smoke-Free Housing Surveys
LRC MD Model Smoke-Free Housing Lease Addendum
LRC MD Communal Housing Statutes
Model Press Release for announcing your smoking restrictions
Model Resident Notification Letter
Infiltration of Secondhand Smoke into Condominiums, Apartments and Other Multi-Unit Dwellings
Smoke-Free Housing: Owner/Manager Tips and Tools
Maryland Department of Health Tenant Cessation Resources.
Links
Landlord Complaint / Tenant Mediation
The Rental Protection Agency helps renters by providing mediation for any type of rent problem. Tenants can check the status of their case online 24/7. Mediation results are documented and attached to the landlord’s public record.
Research
Forms and Model Lease Language
Affordable and Public Housing Resources
Letter from HUD office regarding smoking restrictions
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Effective Legal Protection Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure
Cessation Resources
| Programs | Locations | Services Offered | For more information, please call: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mental Health Alliance | Offered at various sites in the city | Free cessation programs, smokers anonymous support group, and nicotine patch therapy | 410-338-2642 (ask for Call Maria Gray-Bowie) |
| Bon Secours Hospital | 2000 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21223 |
Free six-week program meets on Fridays from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | 410-362-3204 |
| Bon Secours Urban Medical Institute | 2600 Liberty Heights Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21215 |
Free “Quit for Life” program meets on Mondays from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | 410-383-4004 |
| Chase-Brexton Health Services, Inc. | 1001 Cathedral Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 |
Six-week smoking cessation group provides free gum and patches | Call “Last Drag Hotline” at 410-837-2050 ext. 1700 or Mark Taylor at 410-837-2050 ext. 1422 |
| GBMC Weinberg Community Health Center | 1200 E. Fayette Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 |
Free program offers behavior modification and meets Fridays at 10:00 a.m. | 410-522-1230 (ask for Sophia Daniels) |
| Harford County Health Department CRF Tobacco Program | Offered at various sites in Harford County | No-cost group cessation classes, offering no-cost nicotine replacement products for qualifying individuals. | 410-612-1781 |
| Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | 5510 Nathan Shock Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21224 (Bayview campus) |
Free smoking cessation research projects for adults 18 – 65 | 410-550-2691 (ask for Kristina Burns) |
| The Maryland Quitting Use and Initiation of Tobacco (MDQuit) Resource Center | University of Maryland Baltimore Campus 509 Sondheim Hall and 205 University Center, and various locations throughout Maryland | Free quitline 1-800-QUITNOW orhttp://www.smokingstopshere.com/ | 410-455-3628 Fax: 410-455-1755 Email:[email protected] |
| Northwest Baltimore Youth Services, Inc. | 3319 W. Belvedere Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21215 |
Free smoking cessation programs for high school students and youth groups | 410-578-8100 |
| Teen Tobacco Addiction Treatment Research Clinic (TTATRC) | 5500 Nathan Shock Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21224 (Bayview campus) |
Free smoking cessation research program targeting adolescents age 13 – 17 |
1-800-NO-SMOKE |
| Union Memorial Hospital | 201 E. University Parkway Suite 119 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 |
Free six week program offered on a quarterly basis | 410-5546590 |
| Veteran’s Administration Hospital | 10 N. Greene Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 |
Free program meets Wednesdays from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. | 410-605-7000 (ask for Phyllis Vendemia) |