Project Partner: Rhode Island Department of Health and Care New England Health System Project Funder: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description NCHH and its partners, the Rhode Island Department of Health and Care New… More
October 9th, 2017
Preventing Child Lead Exposure by Replacing Windows
Project Funder: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Project Partners: NYU School of Medicine, New York City Health Department, Oneida County Health Department, and local weatherization agencies Project Contacts: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157; Rick Nevin, ricknevin@verizon.net Project Description The National Institute… More
October 9th, 2017
Lead Risk Assessment Study in Three Communities
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Baltimore County Department of Health, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Milwaukee Health Department, and New York City Department of Public Health Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project… 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
An Evaluation of the City of Rochester’s Lead Law
Project Partner: Center for Governmental Research (CGR) Project Funder: Greater Rochester Health Foundation Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description Rochester, New York, was the first U.S. city to have a housing inspection law that incorporates both visual inspections and dust wipes… More
October 3rd, 2017
Evaluation of the Milwaukee Lead Ordinance
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Battelle Memorial Institute Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description In 1999, the City of Milwaukee enacted an ordinance requiring owners… 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
September 11th, 2017
Rochester Lead-in-Dust Study
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partner: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157 Project Description This study validated the wipe sampling method for lead dust by comparing… More
August 23rd, 2017
Home-Based Child Care Lead Safety Program
Project Funders: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Operation Lead Elimination Action Grant Program, JPMorganChase, and leveraged public and private funds Project Partners: Enterprise Community Partners; the Rochester Children’s Nursery (now Rochester Childfirst Network)/Family Child Care Satellite Network… More