Project Funders: Enterprise Community Partners with generous support from the JPB Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, and the Wells Fargo Foundation. Project Partners: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of California San Francisco, and the University… More
March 20th, 2018
Evaluating and Assessing Radon Testing in Housing (EARTH)
Project Funder: New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)/Health Research, Inc (subgrant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) Project Partners: New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), consultants with the American Association of Radon Scientists… More
October 6th, 2017
DC Green Housing Rehabilitation: Do Green Buildings Improve the Health of Residents?
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Wheeler Terrace Tenant Association, Wiencek + Associates Architects + Planners, and Community Preservation Development Corporation (CPDC) Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157 What we studied: The effect… More
October 4th, 2017
Moving into Green Healthy Housing—The Yield in Reduced Medical Care Costs and Improved Health (MIGHHTY)
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health, Brinshore Development, Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157 Project Description This study examined the health… 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
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
November 2nd, 2016
Venting for Health
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Steven Winter Associates, New York City Housing Authority, Green City Force Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 What we studied: The effect of an enhanced central… More