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
January 27th, 2023
Health Departments Making an Impact Using Health in All Policies Strategies
Health Departments Making an Impact Using Health in All Policies Strategies by Laura Fudala One of my favorite things about working at the National Center for Healthy Housing is meeting new communities from all across the country.… 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
April 13th, 2022
Kildee Introduces New Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Michigan Families from Lead
Kildee Introduces New Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Michigan Families from Lead Bill Would Identify and Remove Lead in Drinking Water at Federally Assisted Housing Media contact: Kelly Montgomery, kelly.montgomery@mail.house.gov; 202.256.6655, FLINT, MI (April 13, 2022) — Congressman Dan Kildee,… More
March 31st, 2022
NCHH Press Roundup: March 2022
NCHH Press Roundup: March 2022 by Christopher Bloom We know keeping up with your favorite nonprofit is hard. It’s even hard for us, and the National Center for Healthy Housing has been our favorite for nearly 30… More
December 16th, 2021
The Administration’s New Lead Action Plan Is a Step Forward, but We Can Finish the Fight with a Leap
The Administration’s New Lead Action Plan Is a Step Forward, but We Can Finish the Fight with a Leap by Amanda Reddy, Executive Director Lead poisoning is a problem we can solve, and the National Center for… 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
February 24th, 2021
How Municipalities Can Leverage RRP Requirements to Advance Lead Poisoning Prevention
How Municipalities Can Leverage RRP Requirements to Advance Lead Poisoning Prevention by Amanda Reddy, Executive Director Home improvement spending has been on the rise for years, but it has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic as people are… More
February 22nd, 2021
Healthy Household 101: Why Consumers Should Understand the Basics of the RRP Rule
Healthy Household 101: Why Consumers Should Understand the Basics of the RRP Rule by Christopher Bloom Having a place to call your own has been part of the American dream since long before there was an “America,” and… More
February 19th, 2021
When Home Improvement Leaders Are Busted for Lead Violations, Does Anyone Learn Anything?
When Home Improvement Leaders Are Busted for Lead Violations, Does Anyone Learn Anything? by Christopher Bloom The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a $20.75 million penalty against the Home… More