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 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
HUD Retrospective Evaluation
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partner: Battelle Memorial Institute Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Deveopment (HUD) contracted with Battelle and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)… 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
October 9th, 2017
Field Dust Lead Test Kit Reliability Study
Project Funder: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description This project compared the performance of trained and untrained individuals in the use of field kits for settled dust lead testing. With advice from an… More
October 9th, 2017
Evaluation of Lead Hazard Interventions in Connecticut
Project Funder: The Town of Manchester, Connecticut Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org; 443.539.4162 Project Description NCHH was engaged to evaluate the Town of Manchester’s effectiveness of its lead hazard control program to reduce interior dust lead loadings significantly. Units… 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