A Healthy Housing Roundup of the FY23 Omnibus by Sarah Goodwin The air grows colder, offices begin to close for the holidays, and the end of the year approaches…. It must be time for another omnibus federal… More
July 20th, 2021
Chair Tina Smith Leads Senate Hearing on Fire Safety, Home Health Risks Including Lead and Radon
Chair Tina Smith Leads Senate Hearing on Fire Safety, Home Health Risks Including Lead and Radon Senator Wants to Prevent Tragedies like the 2019 Cedar High Apartments Fire in Minneapolis from Ever Happening Again Senator Tina Smith… More
April 30th, 2021
Jobs, Climate, Health, Equity: The Case for (Healthy) Housing as Critical Infrastructure
Jobs, Climate, Health, Equity: The Case for (Healthy) Housing as Critical Infrastructure by Amanda Reddy, Executive Director Within the last month, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Director of the Centers… More
April 28th, 2020
NCHH and Health Collaborating Centers Urge President and Congress to Restore WHO Funding
NCHH and Health Collaborating Centers Urge President and Congress to Restore WHO Funding Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org “Now more than ever, we need WHO to carry out its mission. Now is not the time to get in the… More
April 22nd, 2020
NCHH Creates New Tools to Support Healthy Housing and Share Stories During Pandemic
NCHH Creates New Tools to Support Healthy Housing and Share Stories During Pandemic Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org, 443.539.4154 (Columbia, MD, April 22, 2020) – The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), a national nonprofit organization, has… More
June 12th, 2019
NCHH Featured in Military Healthy Housing Series, Airing This Month
NCHH Featured in Military Healthy Housing Series, Airing This Month Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, 443.539.4154; cbloom@nchh.org WASHINGTON, DC (June 10, 2019) – Jonathan Wilson, deputy director for the National Center of Healthy Housing (NCHH), will appear this Thursday, June… More
June 10th, 2019
To This House Committee, Housing Is Infrastructure
To This House Committee, Housing Is Infrastructure by Anna Plankey If you’re tuned into housing issues, you’ve probably heard the phrase “affordable housing crisis” recently being thrown around. Not to be confused with the housing crisis of… More
March 16th, 2018
Representative Louise Slaughter Was a Champion for Healthy Housing
Representative Louise Slaughter Was a Champion for Healthy Housing The healthy housing community has lost a loyal friend and fierce advocate with the passing of Representative Louise Slaughter (NY-25), who died Friday morning, two days after falling at… More
February 16th, 2018
How the President’s Budget Impacts Healthy Housing
How the President’s Budget Impacts Healthy Housing by Darcy Scott and Sarah Goodwin The National Center for Healthy Housing is saddened to see the priorities being presented by the president’s FY19 Federal Budget Request. We know that… More
January 22nd, 2014
Congress Revives National Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Congress Revives National Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at U.S. Centers for Disease Control Appropriates More than $300 Million to Fund Critical Safety and Healthy Housing Programs COLUMBIA, MD (January 22, 2014) – Last week, Congress restored funding… More