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Smoke-Free NYCHA

Health Smoke-Free NYCHA Top Story 

Meet Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaison Equan Brown  

January 31, 2025March 21, 2025 Vincent Echavaria

For those residents looking to quit or cut back on smoking this new year, Smoke-Free NYCHA’s Liaison team is ready

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Featured Health Smoke-Free NYCHA Top Story 

Film Screening, Awards Ceremony Spotlight Smoke-Free NYCHA 

April 26, 2024May 3, 2024 Vincent Echavaria

NYCHA hosted its first official screening of “We All Share the Air,” in conjunction with an awards ceremony.

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Exceptional Colleagues NYCHA Residents Smoke-Free NYCHA Top Story 

Meet Shetara Turner, Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaison for Manhattan

December 22, 2022December 23, 2022 Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey

Shetara Turner has lived at Campos Plaza since she was 6 years old. Now this mother of two is not

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Smoke-free open mic event
Smoke-Free NYCHA Top Story 

Virtual Open Mic Returns for Smoke-Free Campaign

November 22, 2021November 29, 2021 Vincent Echavaria

NYCHA’s Smoke-Free Liaisons continue inspiring others about the importance of clean air.  In their second annual open mic event, “The Battle for

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collage of drawings and text: Smoke-Free NYCHA Art Contest Winners
Smoke-Free NYCHA The Arts Top Story 

Announcing the Winners of the Smoke-Free NYCHA Art Contest

September 29, 2021September 30, 2021 LaToya

NYCHA resident artists joined forces with the Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaison team to create original art that promotes the goal of reducing exposure to secondhand smoke.

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Smoke-Free NYCHA Top Story 

Marking the Third Anniversary of Smoke-Free NYCHA

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 LaToya

To celebrate the third anniversary of Smoke-Free NYCHA, residents, staff, and community partners gathered at Surfside Gardens in Brooklyn on

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Smoke-Free NYCHA Top Story 

Virtual Open Mic Promotes Clean Air for Everyone

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Vincent Echavaria

The issue of clean air took center stage at a NYCHA virtual open mic event for youth on November 19.   Hosted

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Featured Smoke-Free NYCHA 

New Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaisons

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 LaToya

In July, NYCHA hired a team of six Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaisons — four of whom are NYCHA residents — to serve as community health workers that answer questions about the policy, coach residents who want to quit or reduce tobacco use, and provide relevant resources.

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