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

August 22nd, 2017

Effectiveness of a One-Time Professional Cleaning for Lead

Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partner: Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162. Project Description One-time professional cleaning of lead-contaminated dust and debris was conducted in 37 units with deteriorated lead-based paint and dust… More

August 22nd, 2017

Lead Hazards in Common Areas

Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partner: University of Cincinnati Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description This study examined the relationships between common area paint and dust lead levels and the floor dust lead loadings in… More

June 14th, 2017

NIEHS Windows Study

Project Funders: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Project Partners: New York University School of Medicine Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 410.539.4157 Project Description The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act challenge grant to the… More

June 14th, 2017

Lead Dust and Housing Demolition

Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: The University of Illinois at Chicago and the Metropolitan Tenants Organization Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157 Project Description The study examined lead particulate dust-fall deposition generated by housing demolition… More

June 14th, 2017

Lead Dust and Blood Lead Analysis Using NHANES

Project Funders: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Healthy Housing Solutions, and Battelle Memorial Institute Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157 Project Description Lead-contaminated house dust is a major source… More

June 13th, 2017

Housing and Health: A 30-Year Retrospective Analysis

Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: University of Illinois at Chicago School of Urban Planning (now College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs) and the Center for Neighborhood Technology Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157 Project… More

June 12th, 2017

Effectiveness of Maryland’s Lead Law (MD 760)

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