Funding Partially Restores Health Department Responses to the Disease Media Contact: Laura Fudala, 443.539.4167, lfudala@nchh.org Columbia, MD (October 24, 2014) – A hard-fought battle by a broad coalition of child advocates culminated this week with the announcement of… More
June 26th, 2014
NeighborWorks America Selects NCHH’s Rebecca Morley for Achieving Excellence Program
Media Contact: Laura Fudala, NCHH, 443.539.4167, lfudala@nchh.org Prestigious Program Offers Leaders High-Level Coaching and Tools to Advance Organization’s Performance and Capacity COLUMBIA, MD (June 26, 2014) — NeighborWorks America and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)… More
May 16th, 2014
NCHH and APHA Release National Healthy Housing Standard
NCHH and APHA Release National Healthy Housing Standard Media Contact: Allison Kassel, BRG Communications, 703.739.8362 New Standard Provides Clear Recommendations to Improve Healthy and Safe Housing Conditions in Communities across the United States WASHINGTON, DC (May 16, 2014)… More
April 24th, 2014
GHHI and NCHH Support Healthy Homes at National Conference in Nashville
Conference to Address Serious Health and Safety Concerns in Housing Today Media Contacts: Victoria O’Banion, Rebuilding Together, 202.603.2160, vobanion@rebuildingtogether.org Shantae Goodloe, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 202.402.6607, Shantae.M.Goodloe@hud.gov Washington, DC (April 22, 2014) – Rebuilding Together, a… More
March 21st, 2014
Senator Jack Reed Honored by National and Local Groups
Credited with “Rebooting” Federal Healthy Homes/Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Media Contacts: Rebecca Morley, National Center for Healthy Housing, rmorley@nchh.org. Roberta Hazen Aaronson, Childhood Lead Action Project, roberta@leadsafekids.org. Providence, Rhode Island (March… 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
October 23rd, 2013
Weather Channel – Cities with the Unhealthiest Homes
by Annie Hauser Weather.com Fall leaves clogging your gutters? Cooler temps sending mice and other critters inside your home? If you’re experiencing these barriers to healthy home living this fall, you’re not alone. Forty percent — or 30 million… More
September 30th, 2013
NCHH Unveils Latest State of Healthy Housing Report
NCHH Unveils Latest State of Healthy Housing Report Report Shows 40% of U.S. Homes Have Health and Safety Hazards COLUMBIA, MD (September 30, 2013) – The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) has released the newest results… More
March 26th, 2012
New Study Shows Window Replacement Delivers Continued Benefit Up to 12 Years Later
New Study Shows Window Replacement Delivers Continued Benefit Up to 12 Years Later Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 Columbia, MD (March 26, 2012) – The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) released a new study, funded by the U.S.… More
September 23rd, 2011
Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) Introduce Healthy Housing Council Act of 2011
Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) Introduce Healthy Housing Council Act of 2011 The National Center for Healthy Housing Praises Introduction of Bill to Create Council on Improving Housing Conditions Media Contact: Phillip Dodge Columbia, MD… More