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
February 12th, 2021
Healthy Household 101: The Dangers of Lead-Based Paint
Healthy Household 101: The Dangers of Lead-Based Paint by Christopher Bloom Our new series of “Healthy Household 101” blogs are designed to educate consumers about various home health hazards. Do you own or rent a property built before 1978?… More
December 31st, 2020
A Few of Our Favorite Things: A Review of Key Healthy Housing Resources Created by Partners in 2020
A Few of Our Favorite Things: A Review of Key Healthy Housing Resources Created by Partners in 2020 by Amanda Reddy, Executive Director, National Center for Healthy Housing For those of us celebrating holidays this month, the… More
January 22nd, 2020
The Choreography of Collaboration
The Choreography of Collaboration by Katrina Smith Korfmacher, University of Rochester Medical Center Let’s talk about collaboration. Collaboration seems to be the “motherhood and apple pie” of public health. It’s such an inarguably good idea that everyone can… More
December 31st, 2019
A Few of Our Favorite Things: A Review of Key Healthy Housing Resources Created by Partners in 2019
A Few of Our Favorite Things: A Review of Key Healthy Housing Resources Created by Partners in 2019 by Amanda Reddy, National Center for Healthy Housing For those of us celebrating holidays this month, the gifts have… More
October 25th, 2019
Building Bridges, Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Success Against Lead in Rochester
Building Bridges, Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Success Against Lead in Rochester by Katrina Smith Korfmacher, University of Rochester Medical Center In a 2004 newspaper editorial, Rochester’s Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning leaders claimed, “We will find lead hazards before they… More
October 21st, 2019
Tactical Thinking: Housing Codes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
Tactical Thinking: Housing Codes and Lead Poisoning Prevention by Sarah Goodwin and David Jacobs When it comes to local efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning, there seems to be one word on everyone’s mind these days: codes.… More
July 20th, 2019
Shoot for the Moon
Shoot for the Moon by Christopher Bloom There’s a rocket standing in for the Washington Monument this week. It’s a projection of the Saturn V rocket that carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins from the… More