Project Funders: Enterprise Community Partners with generous support from the JPB Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, and the Wells Fargo Foundation. Project Partners: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of California San Francisco, and the University… More
April 24th, 2018
An Evaluation of a State-Funded Healthy Homes Intervention on Asthma Outcomes in Adults and Children
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partner: The New York State Department of Health Project Contact: Amanda Reddy, areddy@nchh.org, 443.539.4152 Project Description Evidence suggests that a comprehensive healthy homes approach may be an effective strategy… More
March 5th, 2018
Housing and Energy Attributes Linked To Health through Retrofits (HEALTH-R)
Project Funders: Private foundation support. Project Partner: Ecobeco, LLC Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 What we’re studying: The effect of enhanced ventilation systems and energy efficiency on indoor air quality and occupant health. Why it matters: Prior studies have offered… More
October 6th, 2017
Healthy Rebuilding Demonstration in New Orleans
Project Funders: Enterprise Community Partners, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Home Depot Foundation Project Partners: Enterprise Community Partners, Neighborhood Housing Services of New Orleans, Community Development Fund, Columbia University, and Tulane University Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description This demonstration… More
October 6th, 2017
DC Green Housing Rehabilitation: Do Green Buildings Improve the Health of Residents?
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Wheeler Terrace Tenant Association, Wiencek + Associates Architects + Planners, and Community Preservation Development Corporation (CPDC) Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157 What we studied: The effect… More
October 4th, 2017
Moving into Green Healthy Housing—The Yield in Reduced Medical Care Costs and Improved Health (MIGHHTY)
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health, Brinshore Development, Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157 Project Description This study examined the health… More
October 4th, 2017
Phoenix Healthy Homes
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: The City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department and the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Project Contact: Sherry Dixon, sdixon@nchh.org, 443.539.4156 Project Description This study determined whether combining asthma trigger reduction with housing structural repairs,… More
October 3rd, 2017
Watts to Well-Being
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Center for Neighborhood Technology, Action for Boston Community Development, Tohn Environmental Strategies, Enterprise Community Partners Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description Energy conservation efforts in residential structures are increasing… More
October 3rd, 2017
King County Healthy Homes Demonstration Project
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: King County Housing Authority (KCHA) and Public Health – Seattle & King County Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) provided evaluation… More
August 21st, 2017
Occupant Health Benefits of Residential Energy Efficiency (E4TheFuture)
Project Funder: E4TheFuture Project Partners: Tohn Environmental Strategies, the National Center for Healthy Housing, and Three3. Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162; or info@e4thefuture.org. Project Description This report summarizes the existing research in an accessible format, provides examples of how energy programs have monetized… More