Purpose: To examine the influence of providing multiunit housing (MUH) managers with a resource manual for MUH smoke-free policy implementation on manager perceptions of smoke-free policies.
Design: One-group within-subject pretest-posttest design examining manager perceptions of smoke-free policies.
Setting: Random sampling of MUH managers in Oklahoma.
Participants: Forty-six MUH managers.
Intervention: The SMOKEFREE Landlord Manual (SLM) provides information on smoke-free policies and implementation resources.
Measures: Beliefs regarding implementation of smoke-free policies were measured on a Likert scale before and after receiving the manual.
Analysis: A general linear model examined changes in beliefs regarding implementation of a smoke-free policy.
Results: After receiving the manual, managers were more likely to agree with positive beliefs about smoke-free policies (Wilks λ = 0.59, F[18, 70] = 2.68, P < .01).
Conclusion: The MUH managers endorsed more positive beliefs regarding smoke-free policies following the receipt of the SLM.
Keywords: health promotion; prevention research; smoking; tobacco.