Project Funders: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Abell Foundation Project Partners: Baltimore City Health Department Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description In 1994, Maryland enacted a law that prescribed a lead-based paint risk reduction… More
June 12th, 2017
Lead Poisoning Prevention Using Walk-Off Mats
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partner: City of Cambridge, Massachusetts Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description After treating dwellings using funds from the HUD Lead Hazard Control Grant Program in Cambridge, Massachusetts, units… More
June 12th, 2017
Providence Healthy Homes
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: City of Providence and Battelle Memorial Institute Project Contact: Jill Breysse, jbreysse@nchh.org, 443.539.4155 Project Description NCHH evaluated the effectiveness of lead and other environmental and safety hazard… More
November 2nd, 2016
Lead Exterior Dust on Porches: Its Significance and Control
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: University of Rochester and the City of Rochester Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description This study measured settled dust lead on exterior porch floors at… More
November 2nd, 2016
Comprehensive Lead Education and Reduction Through Window Replacement (CLEAR WIN)
Project Funder: University of Illinois at Chicago (subgrant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) Project Partners: Chicago Department of Public Health, Peoria City/County Health Department Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org Project Description The Comprehensive Lead… More
April 15th, 2007
Weatherization and Lead Safety
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Energy‘s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Project Partners: Rhode Island and Maryland state weatherization programs and local agencies in Indianapolis and Indiana Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157 Project Description The National Center for Healthy… More