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Meet Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaison Equan Brown

Vincent Echavaria — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0000

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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Film Screening, Awards Ceremony Spotlight Smoke-Free NYCHA

Vincent Echavaria — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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

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Meet Shetara Turner, Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaison for Manhattan

Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:55:00 +0000

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

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Virtual Open Mic Returns for Smoke-Free Campaign

Vincent Echavaria — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000

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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Announcing the Winners of the Smoke-Free NYCHA Art Contest

LaToya — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:25:10 +0000

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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Marking the Third Anniversary of Smoke-Free NYCHA

LaToya — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 18:36:05 +0000

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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Virtual Open Mic Promotes Clean Air for Everyone

Vincent Echavaria — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +0000

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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New Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaisons

LaToya — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:55:00 +0000

In July, NYCHA hired a team of six Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaisons — four of whom are ��Ƶ — 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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