Healthy Household 101: Making the Most of Your Spring Cleaning by Christopher Bloom Believe it or not, spring is right around the corner (March 20 officially), and after a year of being tucked away in our homes, the… More
March 3rd, 2021
Healthy Housing Solutions and NCHH to Evaluate Older Adult Homes Modification Program for PD&R
Healthy Housing Solutions and NCHH to Evaluate Older Adult Homes Modification Program for PD&R Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 COLUMBIA, MD (March 3, 2021) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy… More
May 19th, 2020
Fall Prevention Is Always Essential
A Reminder While Sheltering at Home Fall Prevention Is Always Essential by Jill Breysse Each year, millions of older people—those 65 and older—fall.In fact, more than one out of four older people falls each year.1 One out of… More
August 6th, 2019
Can Energy Efficiency Programs Help Expand the Public Health Workforce?
Can Energy Efficiency Programs Help Expand the Public Health Workforce? by Ellen Tohn Some things just get personal. My dad died after falling in our home, and my father-in-law tripped in his house, resulting in a broken… 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
January 28th, 2019
Safety’s No Accident: Prevent Falls in Your Home
Safety’s No Accident: Prevent Falls in Your Home by Jill Breysse Mayo Clinic rendering of a pulmonary embolism. A dear friend of mine turned 71 this month; unfortunately, she spent her birthday in the hospital. After a recent… More
May 18th, 2018
Safety’s No Accident: A New Year’s Resolution Has Us Buzzing about Alarms and Detectors – Part 3: CO Detector Price versus Function
Safety’s No Accident: A New Year’s Resolution Has Us Buzzing about Alarms and Detectors – Part 3: CO Detector Price versus Function by Jonathan Wilson This is the third installment in a three-part blog series. Read parts… More
March 7th, 2018
Safety’s No Accident: A New Year’s Resolution Has Us Buzzing about Alarms and Detectors – Part 2: Dual-Sensor Alarms
Safety’s No Accident: A New Year’s Resolution Has Us Buzzing about Alarms and Detectors – Part 2: Dual-Sensor Alarms by Jonathan Wilson This is the second installment in a three-part blog series. Read part one here. As I… More
February 14th, 2018
Safety’s No Accident: A New Year’s Resolution Has Us Buzzing about Alarms and Detectors
Safety’s No Accident: A New Year’s Resolution Has Us Buzzing about Alarms and Detectors by Jonathan Wilson This is the first installment in a three-part blog series. This past weekend, I began a home project that would improve… More