Recruitment Materials

Attachment 8A-4

LA MUH Resident Survey Recruitment Materials

Flyer (To be left with household members if adult with most recent birthday is not at home)

PARTICIPANTS NEEDED

Research Study on Smoke-Free Apartment Policies

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

• Be an adult at least 18 years of age with the most recent birthday in the household.

• Live in an apartment where no one can smoke in the common areas and/or inside your unit, backyard, or on your balcony or patio.

• Answer questions about your apartment unit and complex, your smoking habits, your exposure to smoke from others at home, work, or in public places, and your experience with apartment rules that limit where people can smoke.

• If there are children under age 18 living in the apartment, answer questions about their exposure.

• Give us a saliva sample. If there is a child under age 18 lining in the apartment, we will ask for a saliva sample from him/her as well.

• Let us do this again in 6-9 months.

WHAT DO I GET IF I PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY?

• A $50 Visa gift card per household survey each time the survey is completed as a token of our appreciation.

• $10.00 Visa gift card for each saliva sample completed as a token of our appreciation.

• Referrals to stop smoking resources, if you would like these.

WHO DO I CALL: _________________Healthy Housing Solutions

A project of Healthy Housing Solutions, Inc., Westat, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Tobacco Control and Prevention Program

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)

INSERT HEALTHY HOUSING SOLUTIONS BUSINESS CARD HERE

Sorry I Missed You!

Research Study on Smoke-Free Apartment Policies

Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention want to hear your views on this complex’s no-smoking rules and how tobacco smoke affects you and your family.

If you are interested in joining research study and want more information, please call the number below.

Residents who take part will receive a gift card as a thank you.