Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partner: New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and New York City Department of Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 What… More
September 3rd, 2022
Michigan Children’s Lead Determination Study (MI CHILD)
Project Funders: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 What we studied: NCHH conducted a cross-sectional observational study, utilizing data collected by the MDHHS’ lead… More
April 28th, 2022
Analysis of Benefits of Abatement Techniques and Effectiveness in the HOME Study (ABATE HOME)
Project Funders: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Simon Fraser University, and the Brown University School of Public Health Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 What we studied: Study goals were… More
April 28th, 2022
Creating a Lead Evaluation and Assessment Reporting System (CLEARS)
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Project Partners: Lead and Environmental Hazards Association (LEHA) Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162. What we’re studying: The main objective is to better understand the relative risks of deteriorated lead paint among various building components… 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 Soil Treatment Study in Boston
Project Funders: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partner: Boston Public Health Commission Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description The Boston lead-safe yards evaluation was developed… More
October 9th, 2017
Lead Poisoning Prevention Six-Year Follow-Up
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Battelle Memorial Institute and the University of Cincinnati Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description The study compared the relative effectiveness after six years of the different classes of interventions used… More
October 9th, 2017
Lead Hazard Assessment Tool
Project Funders: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Howard University Project Partner: Howard University Center for Urban Progress Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description This study developed a housing assessment tool (HAT) that can be used… More
October 9th, 2017
Lead Dust Cleaning Study in Vermont
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, Tohn Environmental Strategies, and the University of Cincinnati Project Contact: Sherry Dixon, sdixon@nchh.org, 443.539.4156 Project Description The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recommends that… More
October 9th, 2017
Evaluation of the HUD Lead Hazard Control Grant Program
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: University of Cincinnati (UC) and grant recipients in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey; New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description In 1993, HUD… More