Tracking Reports of Smoking Violations in Public Housing Initial - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Tracking Reports of Smoking Violations in Public Housing Initial Findings Ellen Childs, PhD, Boston University; John Kane, MPP , Boston Housing Authority; Aileen Shen, MPH, Boston Public Health Commission Made possible with funding from the
Ellen Childs, PhD, Boston University; John Kane, MPP , Boston Housing Authority; Aileen Shen, MPH, Boston Public Health Commission
Made possible with funding from the CDC.REACH: Partners in Health and Housing is a partnership between Boston Housing Authority, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston University School of Public Health.
Needed better infrastructure to support the
How? Resident Engagement Focus Groups / Surveys Multi-lingual signage Reporting options Outreach to Section 8 - voluntary
date, time, location of reported violation Whether the alleged violator was a resident,
development/unit of the violation development/unit of the reporter or whether
Information about the location of the violation
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Family Elderly/Disabled Both/Mixed
20 40 60 80 100 120
Email In Person Phone
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
BHA Employee Resident Anonymous/Missing
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Common Area Inside Building Inside Unit Outside within 15 feet
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Cigarette – inside unit Cigarette – hall Cigarette-
Cigarette – Stairs Marijuana (all locations)
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Insufficient Evidence Public Reminder Private Conference I Pending
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Yes No No Response
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 R 6 R 7
First descriptive information of resident-
Residents are somewhat willing to use the
Residents were willing to identify
This can be a model for other PHA’s as PHA’s