September 5th, 2022

Relationship of Lead-Painted Fire Escapes and Interior Dust Lead

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

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