(Another) Appropriations Round-Up: What the Senate Said by Sarah Goodwin If you read our last blog on appropriations in July, you know that when we left off, the House had passed several appropriations bills through committee and… More
July 23rd, 2024
What Do the House Appropriations Bills Mean for Healthy Housing?
What Do the House Appropriations Bills Mean for Healthy Housing? by Sarah Goodwin It’s summer in Washington, DC, and that means two things. First: Wow, it’s been hot here. (If you, like those of us in the… More
June 10th, 2024
New Tool Available to Support Transparent and Equitable Lead Service Line Replacement
New Tool Available to Support Transparent and Equitable Lead Service Line Replacement by Laura Fudala and Sarah Goodwin The replacement of lead service lines (LSLs) is an increasingly important public health and environmental justice goal for government… More
April 15th, 2024
NCHH, ASTHO, and PHI Announce Lead Poisoning Prevention Mini-Grant Recipients
NCHH, ASTHO, and PHI Announce Lead Poisoning Prevention Mini-Grant Recipients Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 COLUMBIA, MD (April 2, 2024) — The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), in collaboration with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials… More
July 19th, 2023
The American Rescue Plan: Over $1.7 Billion Budgeted So Far on Healthy Homes Work
The American Rescue Plan: Over $1.7 Billion Budgeted So Far on Healthy Homes Work by Sarah Goodwin In August 2021, we wrote about the opportunity present in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for communities to use… More
June 27th, 2023
Lead Service Lines: Connecting to Environmental Justice
Lead Service Lines: Connecting to Environmental Justice by Sarah Goodwin and Anthony Santiago Replacement of lead service lines has become an important public health and environmental justice goal from government leaders over the past several years, from… More
January 27th, 2023
NCHH Joins the Biden-Harris Get the Lead Out Partnership
NCHH Joins the Biden-Harris Get the Lead Out Partnership Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org COLUMBIA, MD (January 27, 2023) — The National Center for Healthy Housing is pleased to be a inaugural member of the Biden-Harris Get… More
December 30th, 2022
Title X at 30: Opportunities for Refinement
Title X at 30: Opportunities for Refinement by Sarah Goodwin and David Jacobs Twenty Twenty-Two marked the 30th anniversary of the nation’s main lead poisoning prevention law, Title X of the 1992 Housing and Community Development Act.… More
December 23rd, 2022
A Healthy Housing Roundup of the FY23 Omnibus
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
August 16th, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act Includes New Funds for Climate Resiliency and Improved Indoor Air Quality in Homes
Inflation Reduction Act Includes New Funds for Climate Resiliency and Improved Indoor Air Quality in Homes by Sarah Goodwin with David Jacobs The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA, also known as H.R. 5376), newly passed by Congress and… More