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Tobacco-Free Outdoor Signs

Three versions of outdoor metal 12” x 18” or 12” x 12” 100% tobacco-free signs from TFYR to help with policy implementation.

“Tobacco-Free Grounds: No Tobacco Use on this Park Property”

“100% Tobacco-Free Grounds”

“100% Tobacco-Free Property”

To qualify for the signs, the tobacco-free policy must be a formal written policy that:

States that all forms of tobacco use are prohibited including the use of electronic cigarettes or lists the facilities covered.

Includes an enforcement plan that details: a) resident and park user publicity; b) staff notification and instruction; and c) signage.

Tobacco-free school/ campus grounds metal signs

12” x 18” or 12” x 12” tobacco-free outdoor metal signs to help with policy implementation for K-12 schools and post secondary education campuses.

“100% Tobacco—Free Property: No tobacco or electronic cigarette use on school grounds.”

School districts or colleges/universities can get these sings by sending in a copy of their tobacco-free policy.

Policy Maker’s Guide to Tobacco-Free Policies for Community Park Systems

20-page guide for policy makers, including • Model Tobacco-Free Policy • Sample policies from Minnesota cities with tobacco-free park policies • Map of communities with tobacco-free parks • Policy enforcement and publicity information • Ordering information for free tobacco-free metal signs • Frequently Asked Questions • References from communities with existing tobacco-free park policies

Copy-ready masters available.

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Minnesota Tobacco-Free County Grounds Policies Map (Print and Electronically)

This map illustrates the different tobacco-free policies in Minnesota counties.

Available to all grantees. Sample policies available on request.

Tobacco-Free Public Parks Policy Map (Print and Electronically)

This map illustrates the different tobacco free parks policies in cities and counties in Minnesota.


Tobacco-Free Public Park Systems in Twin Cities Metro Area Map (Print and Electronically)

This map illustrates the tobacco free parks policies in the Twin Cities metro area.


Tobacco-Free Parks Brochures

“Tobacco-Free Parks & Recreation” full color informational brochures

Quantity limits and shipping charges apply.

Association for Nonsmokers-MN

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Playing Tobacco-Free: A Youth Advocacy Guide

Comprehensive training manual for youth advocates working on tobacco-free park and recreation policies


Tobacco-Free Parks Banners

“Play with Fire in Your Heart, Not Smoke in Your Lungs” – 30” x 72” canvas “Our Only Addiction is the Game” – 30” x 72” canvas “Tobacco Free Parks: For a Healthy Community” — 2.5’ x 6’ vinyl “We Hope You Enjoy Our Tobacco Free Parks” — 4’ x 8’ vinyl

TFYR will lend you a banner for your community event that you return when the event is completed.

Tobacco-Free Parks Ads A variety of tobacco-free sports print ads can be adapted for your audience. Titles include: “Our Only Addiction is the Game,” “Playing Tobacco Free,” “Kids Pick Up Everything,” “They’re Learning More than the Rules of the Game,” and “Thank You for Making our Parks Tobacco Free.”

Contact TFYR for an electronic copy of the artwork.

Tobacco-Free Parks Display and Display Artwork

“Tobacco-Free Parks & Recreation” – table top banner-style display. Self-supporting image rolls out of case like a projector screen. Measures 42”W x 48”H. “Tobacco-Free Parks & Recreation” – coordinating laminated display artwork images. You must provide the display on which to Velcro the graphics. Available in two sizes: 5-piece artwork set: total dimensions 56”W x 51”H (works best on a flat panel display). 3-piece artwork set: total dimensions 48” W x 36”H (works on a 3-panel display).

TFYR will lend you laminated display artwork that you return when the event is completed. Contact TFYR for image of the display.


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Tobacco-Free Park and Recreation Area Fact Sheets and Guides

Tobacco-Free Park & Recreation Study –summarizes 2004 surveys of MN residents and park directors

“Athletes & Tobacco” “What You(th) Should Know

about Tobacco” “Leaders: Help Your Youth

Stay Tobacco Free” “Spit Tobacco & Sports Don’t

Mix” “Rounding Up Tobacco in

Minnesota Rodeos” tobacco sponsorship and smoke-free guide for advocates

“Clean Air for Minnesota’s County Fairs” smoke-free guide for advocates

Copy-ready masters available.

Tobacco-Free Parks Youth Incentives

For youth committed to working on tobacco-free park, including pencils, pens, buttons, and stress balls.


Tobacco-Free Sports Posters

Glossy Lindsay Whalen Poster: “Our Only Addiction is Championship Trophies”


Tobacco-Free Pledges Team pledges (space for 16 youth signatures plus 2 coach signatures) Individual pledges (space for one youth and one coach to sign)

Quantity limits and shipping charges apply OR copy-ready masters available.



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Point-of-Sale Materials


Fact Sheet: New Tobacco Products (Print)

1-page fact sheet about new tobacco products

Available to anyone who wants to learn about new tobacco products. This is available electronically as well as in hard copy.

Fact Sheet: Hookah (Print)

1-page fact sheet about hookah

* Available in Somali, Oromo, and Amharic (electronically)

Available to anyone who wants to learn about hookah. This is available electronically as well as in hard copy.

Fact Sheet: Youth Access to Tobacco (Print)

1-page fact sheet about youth access laws and what is required of tobacco licensing authorities. This will be most helpful to tobacco control professionals who want to learn what state law requires and licensing staff.

This is available electronically as well as in hard copy.

Fact Sheet: Little Cigars (Print)

1-page fact sheet about little cigars and cigarillos.

Available to anyone who wants to learn about little cigars. This is available electronically as well as in hard copy.



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Electronic Cigarette Kit (Packet in Print)

Communicate the new electronic cigarette regulations to tobacco vendors and city officials or administrators. The kit contains the following documents:

Minnesota State Law: The Sale and Use of Electronic Cigarettes

The Use of Electronic Cigarettes Indoors: State and Local Regulations

2014 Legislative Spotlight: Electronic Cigarettes, E-Liquids and Child Resistant Packaging

Electronic Cigarette Factsheet

Map of Minnesota cities and counties with e-cigarettes in their indoor air policy

Draft Letters to Decision Makers and Retailers (Available electronically)

Available to anyone working with their city or county to include electronic cigarettes in their indoor air policy

Fact Sheet: Electronic Cigarettes (Print)

1-page fact sheet about electronic cigarettes with more in depth information *Available in Spanish (electronically)

Available to anyone who wants to learn about electronic cigarettes. This is available electronically as well as in hard copy.

Fact Sheet: Half-Sheet E-Cigarettes (Print)

Half-page electronic cigarette factsheet with a basic overview on electronic cigarettes

Available to anyone who wants to learn about electronic cigarettes. This is available electronically as well as in hard copy.

Child Resistant E-juice Packaging Postcards (Print)

All liquid sold for use in an electronic delivery device must be in child-resistant packaging as of January 1, 2015 (MINN. STAT. § 461.20 (2014)). Local municipalities are responsible for enforcing this child-resistant packaging requirement.

This postcard is available to all grantees to mail to their licensed tobacco vendors to inform them about this new regulation.


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Project Watch Quarterly Newsletter (Electronically)

This 1 page quarterly newsletter focuses on identifying and tracking tobacco marketing tactics, educating city, county, and school decision makers about tobacco control best practices and providing technical assistance to tobacco control partners.

This is available to anyone. To subscribe, email Betsy Brock at [email protected] www.projectwatch.org also has updated information

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Sampling Booklet: “Addressing Sampling in your Community” (Print only)-For Decision Makers Only

This booklet aimed at decision makers covers FAQs on electronic cigarette sampling and what communities can do about it.

This booklet is available to grantees only in limited quantities.

Fact Sheet: The History of Tobacco Control (Print) PowerPoint Presentation: History of Tobacco Control (electronic)

1-page fact sheet about the history of tobacco control. This handout and PowerPoint presentation provide an overview of the history of MN Tobacco control from 1990-Present Day.

The factsheet is available electronically and in print. Both are available electronically to anyone.

Ramsey Tobacco Coalition advertising maps (Print)

3 one-page fact sheets about the tobacco advertising assessment conducted in 2007. The maps compare tobacco advertising rates to demographics.

These fact sheets are available to anyone who would like them. We have them in hard copy and electronically.

Point-of-sale tobacco policy options (Electronic)

A listing of possible tobacco point-of-sale policy options in order of difficulty/riskiness

This is available to anyone who wants it. It is available electronically.


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For Tobacco Control Professionals: Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Materials


9-Part Webinar Series: “How to Develop a Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Program”

Live Smoke Free’s archived webinar series walks participants through the steps of developing, implementing and sustaining a smoke-free multi-unit housing program.

Access electronically: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/organizations/archivedweb

Resource Manual: “Developing a Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing Program: A Guide for Tobacco Control Professionals”

A 215-page, 12-chapter manual providing tobacco control professionals with in-depth information on how to conduct outreach, work with renters, and steps to adopting a smoke-free policy, etc.

Access electronically: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/organizations/Resources Hard copies available for public health professionals; shipping rates may apply outside of MN. Quantities may be limited.

Spreadsheet: Smoke-Free Public Housing Authorities in MN

This spreadsheet lists all the smoke-free policy provisions of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities (HRA’s) and Public Housing Authorities (PHA’s) in Minnesota.

Contact LSF for further details.

For Property Managers: Smoke-Free Policy Info DVD: “An Apartment Managers Guide to Adopting a Smoke-Free Policy”

Part One: The Benefits of Adopting a Smoke-free Policy Part Two: How to Adopt a Smoke-Free Policy”

This DVD, which comes in our MUH Step 1 folder, explains the benefits of adopting a smoke-free policy and how to do it.

Access online: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/landlords/benefits

Step 1 Folder: “I’m Thinking of Adopting a Smoke-free Building Policy”

This is a first look for MUH property managers into the benefits and steps to adopting a smoke-free policy. It includes:

Informational fact sheets

Smoke-free building profiles

A sample resident survey to gauge residents’ interest in living in a smoke-free building.

Electronic versions of documents are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/landlords/steps_smokefree/steps_series/steps_contemplation.html



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Step 2 Folder: “I’ve Decided to Adopt a Smoke-free Policy”

Once owners and managers decide to adopt a policy, they must notify the residents of the policy change and begin to implement the policy. This folder includes:

A customizable letter to notify residents of the policy change

Model Smoke-Free Lease Addendum

Policy enforcement tools

Order form to receive smoke-free building signs

Electronic versions of documents are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/landlords/steps_smokefree/steps_series/steps_adoption.html

Step 3 Folder: “I Have a Smoke-free Building”

This folder provides tools to help MUH property managers implement their policy:

Packet of publicity ideas

Directions on how to list on Live Smoke Free’s online smoke-free housing directory

Electronic versions of these documents are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/landlords/steps_smokefree/steps_series/steps_implementation.html

Model Smoke-Free Lease Addendum

Developed by a team of Minnesota housing and public health lawyers, the lease addendum is available in Landlord Step 2 folder. It is available in English, Spanish, Hmong, Oromo, Somali, and Vietnamese.

Electronic versions are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/documents/Smoke_free_addendum.pdf

Packet for Managers of Affordable and Public Housing: “Adopting a Smoke-Free Building Policy for Affordable Housing”

This folder contains materials that address smoke-free policies in affordable and public housing:

HUD notices

Articles about smoke-free public housing trends

Booklet of cessation resources for special populations

Electronic versions of these documents are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/landlords/affordableinfo

Booklet: “An Apartment Manager’s Guide to Adopting a Smoke-Free Building Policy”

This booklet serves as an introduction to smoke-free policies for MUH property managers. It discusses the benefits of adopting a smoke-free policy, legal issues, and how to adopt a policy.

Electronic version available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/documents/owner_booklet_2010_readable_spreads.pdf



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Infographic for Property Owners and Managers: “Smoke-Free Housing for Property Owners and Managers”

This infographic explains the importance of smoke-free housing to property owners and managers with images, facts, and numbers.

Electronic version available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/fckfiles/Manager%20Infographic(1).pdf

Infographic for Renters: “Unlock the Door to a Smoke Free Apartment”

This infographic explains the importance of smoke-free housing to renters with images, facts, and numbers.

Electronic version available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/fckfiles/Renter%20Infographic.pdf

Factsheet: “Smoke Free Homes are Green Homes”

This factsheet educates multi-unit housing developers, owners, and managers about the value in adopting a smoke-free policy as part of a green housing strategy.

Electronic version available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/fckfiles/Smoke-Free%20Green%20Housing%282%29.pdf

Factsheet: “Grandfathering Policies: Tips for Managers

This factsheet answers commonly asked questions on grandfathering .

Electronic version available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/documents/Grandfathering_Handout_2015.pdf



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For Common Interest Communities: Smoke-Free Materials


Folder for Owner-Occupied Multi-Housing: “Adopting a Smoke-free Policy in Condominiums and Townhomes”

This folder is for individual owners, board members, and management companies of owner-occupied multi-housing who want to adopt a smoke-free policy. This folder includes:

Booklet: “Adopting a Smoke-Free Policy: A Guide for MN Homeowners’ Associations”

Summary of Minnesota-based research on smoke-free policies for owner-occupied multi-housing.

Electronic versions of these documents are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/landlords/steps_smokefree/steps_condos.html

Booklet for Owner –Occupied Multi-Housing: “Adopting a Smoke-Free Policy: A Guide for Minnesota Homeowners’ Associations”

This booklet serves as an introduction to smoke-free housing for owners of condos, townhouses, and co-ops. While it is similar to the booklet for rental property owners and managers, it is tailored to homeowners’ associations. It discusses the benefits of smoke-free policies and the approaches for making a smoke-free policy change within a homeowners’ association.

Electronic version is available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/documents/Condo_booklet_readable_spreads.pdf

Infographic: Results of a 2015 Survey of Twin Cities Real Estate Agents

This infographic displays the results of a 2015 survey on the resale value and the marketability of smoke-free condos.

Electronic version is available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/documents/Smoke_Free_Condo_Survey_Infographic.pdf

Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Materials

Incentive trinkets for: MUH property

managers Giveaways at events Renters

For property managers, we offer clipboards, buckets, and screwdriver kits. For renters, we offer magnetic notepads or key chains. For conference giveaways, we offer pens.

Contact LSF for additional details and current inventory.

Common Area Signage for Rental Apartments

This sign and window cling help property managers remind renters of Minnesota’s Clean Indoor Air Act, which designates common areas in apartments as smoke-free spaces.

MUH property managers may order these signs for their specific properties. Order forms are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/landlords/links.html



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Outdoor Metal Signs

Live Smoke Free offers 5 versions of outdoor metal signs to assist property owners with policy implementation. *Signage with electronic cigarette language also available. Electronic cigarettes must be specifically mentioned in the policy to receive the signage

Property owners must submit a copy of their written smoke-free policy to Live Smoke Free to receive free signs. The property must be located in Minnesota. Order forms are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/landlords/links.html

Door plaques These 3”x 5”metal door plaques have adhesive strips and drill holes so that property managers can affix them to individual resident unit doors.


Window Clings for MUH These 5”x 7”window clings are intended for glass doors at properties. They are removable. *Available in English, Spanish and Hmong


Outdoor Lawn Signs for MUH

These 18”x 24” lawn signs are made of corrugated plastic and have the message on both sides of the sign. Space is included for MUH property managers to write their contact information.




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Banners These 3’x8’ and 4’x10’ banners are available for MUH property managers to borrow to help advertise their smoke-free policy to potential residents.

Banners are available to reserve for one month at a time. Order forms are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/documents/LSF_banner_form.pdf

Info Packet for Renters experiencing secondhand smoke in their Apartment

This folder contains a variety of resources to help a renter bothered by drifting secondhand smoke:

Information about the dangers of secondhand smoke

Fact sheet about their legal rights as a renter

Sample petition asking for a smoke-free policy

Sample letter their healthcare provider can send to their manager

Quick fixes to help lessen the smoke intrusion

Print versions are available. Electronic copies of the information in this packet are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/tenants/tenant_index.html

Renter Brochure: “What to Know Before You Rent”

This brochure educates renters about the dangers of secondhand smoke and how to search for a smoke-free apartment.

Print versions are available. Electronic copies are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/tenants/tenant_index.html

Renter Brochure: “Secondhand Smoke in Your Apartment”

This brochure provides a brief overview of how to address secondhand smoke drift in your apartment. *This brochure is available in Somali, Oromo, Spanish, English and Hmong and other languages on request.

Print versions are available. Electronic copies are available at: www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/tenants/tenant_index.html



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Tobacco-Free Campus Materials


Implementation and Policy Guide: Tobacco-Free College Campuses

A guide for campus decision makers which includes:

A map of all smoke-free and tobacco-free campuses in Minnesota

American College Health Association position statement on tobacco use on college campuses

Sample policies from Minnesota colleges and universities

Information on policy enforcement Information about cessation resources

Electronic File Available

Cessation Guide A guide for colleges and universities on how to offer a variety of cessation resources for their students, faculty and staff.


Tobacco-Free Campus Factsheet

One-page document on the benefits of creating a tobacco-free campus and the basic “How To’s” of policy implementation and enforcement.




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Quit Kits Quit Kits include gum, mints, straws, play-doh, QuitPlan information, etc. for campuses to use in their Health Services.

We can provide a sample Quit Kit and list of materials included in the Quit Kits

Nontraditional Campus Talking Points and Strategies

Strategies, talking points and draft language for working with 2-year, technical, and trade schools.

Electronic Files Available

Tobacco-Free Campus: Student Training Template

PowerPoint Template for delivering an initial training to student advocates. Topics include the rationale for tobacco-free campuses, the tobacco-free campus trend and necessary policy steps.




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