Find It, Fix It, Fund It: A Bold Call to Action to Eliminate Lead Poisoning by Julie Kruse and Christopher Bloom The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) and the steering committee of the National Safe and… More
May 12th, 2016
NCHH and the Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition Announce Bold New Drive to Eliminate Lead Poisoning
Call for national action to eliminate lead poisoning in the wake of Flint water crisis Media Contact: David Jacobs, 202.607.0938, djacobs@nchh.org Columbia, MD (May 12, 2016) – Today, the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) and the… More
March 13th, 2016
Fund Healthy Housing NOW!
Fund Healthy Housing NOW! by Julie Kruse ACT NOW to ensure continued funding for HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes and CDC’s Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program! The home is the most dangerous… More
June 26th, 2015
Appropriations Update and Take Action: Funding for Healthy Housing and Lead Poisoning Prevention
Appropriations Update and Take Action: Funding for Healthy Housing and Lead Poisoning Prevention by Julie Kruse It has been a busy few weeks on the appropriations front for healthy housing. The good news is that the Senate appropriations… More
June 15th, 2015
Tell Congress: No More Cuts to Lead Poisoning Prevention!
Tell Congress: No More Cuts to Lead Poisoning Prevention! by Sawyer Mittelstaedt “When my son was poisoned by lead, I had to act. But how?” This was the question posed by Thomas Beller, a New Orleans resident… More
March 23rd, 2015
Sign Our Congressional Funding Letter Today!
Sign Our Congressional Funding Letter Today! by Julie Kruse Just under two weeks ago, I posted in this space, and asked all of you to sign on to a letter to Congress and to call your representative… More
October 24th, 2014
CDC Awards $11 Million for Lead Poisoning Prevention
Funding Partially Restores Health Department Responses to the Disease Media Contact: Laura Fudala, 443.539.4167, lfudala@nchh.org Columbia, MD (October 24, 2014) – A hard-fought battle by a broad coalition of child advocates culminated this week with the announcement of… More
January 22nd, 2014
Congress Revives National Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Congress Revives National Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at U.S. Centers for Disease Control Appropriates More than $300 Million to Fund Critical Safety and Healthy Housing Programs COLUMBIA, MD (January 22, 2014) – Last week, Congress restored funding… More
March 21st, 2012
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 2
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 2 by Brenda Music Read Part 1. While lead poisoning is something my son Sean will live with for the rest of his life, the outcome could have been… More
March 14th, 2012
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 1
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 1 by Brenda Music Nine years ago this coming June, our whole world changed. That summer, the company that my husband worked for closed its doors without any… More