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American Lung Association of Oregon
American Lung Association of Oregon Asks Craigslist to Add a Smokefree Search Box
January 16th, 2009
The American Lung Association of Oregon (ALAO) has launched a multi-state e-mail campaign asking Craigslist to add a smokefree search box to the rental housing search options within its free online classified listings. Joined by the American Lung Associations of California and Illinois, the regional non-profit affiliates are asking renters and non-renters to join them in asking Craigslist to help make smokefree housing easy to find. “There is no effective way to contain tobacco smoke within a multi-unit housing environment, and any exposure to secondhand smoke increases a person’s risk of developing lung and cardiovascular disease,” said Colleen Hermann-Franzen,...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-01-16)
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