Residents of Ships' Cove Apartments heard a presentation on smoke-free housing on May 15, 2013, and had a chance to respond with their own concerns. NHP Foundation Residential Services Coordinator Pam Anderson-Livingston introduced Western Bristol County and Foxboro Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention Director Marilyn Edge and SouthCoast Healthy Housing and Workplace Initiative (SCHHWI) Director Alice Rebelo who each spoke about apartment managers moving to smoke-free buildings. SCHHWI Wellness Advisor Nicky D’Abrosca and Partners Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela Bras then described the resources available to assist residents with cessation and other health resources. The presentation was part of a two-year South Coast Healthy Housing and Worksite Initiative (SCHHIWI) of Voices for a Healthy SouthCoast announced in September, 2012, following the receipt of a$1 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop smoke-free housing and worksites in Fall River, New Bedford and Wareham. Click here for a video of the discussion. For more information, contact Alice Rebelo at 508-996-9622, Ext. 20.

(Top row) Western Bristol County and Foxboro Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention Director Marilyn Edge and South Coast Healthy Housing and Worksite Initiative Director Alice Rebelo are introduced by NHP Foundation Residential Services Coordinator Pam Anderson-Livingston at the start of the discussion. (Middle row) SCHHWI Wellness Advisor Nicky D’Abrosca talks about the benefits of smoke-free housing as resident Danielle Medeiros speaks about how secondhand smoke from nearby apartments affects here asthma. (Bottom row) Partners Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela Bras tells residents that she is available to conduct smoking cessation groups at the apartments for anyone who wishes to work on quitting.