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
August 27th, 2018
Studying the Optimal Ventilation for Environmental Indoor Air Quality (STOVE IAQ)
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
April 24th, 2018
The New York State Healthy Neighborhoods Program: Findings from an Evaluation of a Large-Scale, Multisite, State-Funded Healthy Homes Program
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partner: The New York State Department of Health Project Contact: Amanda Reddy, areddy@nchh.org, 443.539.4152 Project Description Evidence suggests that a comprehensive healthy homes approach may be an effective strategy… More
April 24th, 2018
An Evaluation of a State-Funded Healthy Homes Intervention on Asthma Outcomes in Adults and Children
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partner: The New York State Department of Health Project Contact: Amanda Reddy, areddy@nchh.org, 443.539.4152 Project Description Evidence suggests that a comprehensive healthy homes approach may be an effective strategy… 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 Risk Assessment Study in Three Communities
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
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 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
Watts to Well-Being
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Center for Neighborhood Technology, Action for Boston Community Development, Tohn Environmental Strategies, Enterprise Community Partners Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description Energy conservation efforts in residential structures are increasing… More
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