Smoke-free homes registry adds features

Officials with the state Department of Public Health say the Iowa Smoke Free Homes Registry now includes more features to help renters find the smoke-free property that best meets their needs. The registry's smoke-free rental properties map now also shows transit stops, parks, grocery stores and farmers markets, according to the agency's Division of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control and the Nutrition and Physical Activity bureau. The two health department units partnered to add community points of interest to help Iowans be more informed about the neighborhood and community when searching for a smoke-free single or multiunit rental home. The Smoke Free Homes Registry includes more than 1,200 smoke-free rental properties; a property must have at least one building that is 100 percent smoke free and must have this specified in the lease language. To learn more and see the properties listed on the registry, visit smokefreehomes.iowa.gov. To view the property map, from the home page, click on 'Find a Property” and then choose the 'Browse Map” tab.