Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 2 by Sarah Goodwin This is the second installment in a 10-part blog series. Read about EPA Region 1 here. One of the struggles for those of us on… More
January 29th, 2018
Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 1
Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 1 by Sarah Goodwin This is the first installment in a 10-part blog series. Think about your home community. What makes it special? What specific challenges does it face?… More
December 1st, 2017
Are You Decking the Halls with Asthma and Allergy Triggers?
Are You Decking the Halls with Asthma and Allergy Triggers? by Jo Miller For many, the sight and smell of the Christmas tree is just the thing to put them in the holiday mood – tiny lights… More
April 12th, 2017
Ensuring an Asthma-Safe Home: The Role of Tenants and Landlords
Ensuring an Asthma-Safe Home: The Role of Tenants and Landlords by Justine Marcus Creating a safe and healthy home for someone with asthma is challenging. The home can play host to many serious asthma triggers, including pests… More
September 3rd, 2016
NCHH Receives Grant to Strengthen Efforts on Healthcare Financing
Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, 443.539.4154, cbloom@nchh.org COLUMBIA, MD (May 27, 2015) – The National Center for Healthy Housing was recently awarded $60,000 from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan, to expand the second year scope… More
March 5th, 2015
Formaldehyde and Wood Products
Formaldehyde and Wood Products by Tom Neltner Chinese manufacturing companies have again exported unsafe products into the U.S. On March 1, a 60 Minutes exposé brought back memories of 2005, when thousands of people displaced by Hurricane… More
October 23rd, 2013
Weather Channel – Cities with the Unhealthiest Homes
by Annie Hauser Weather.com Fall leaves clogging your gutters? Cooler temps sending mice and other critters inside your home? If you’re experiencing these barriers to healthy home living this fall, you’re not alone. Forty percent — or 30 million… More
November 8th, 2011
A “Little Bit” of Asthma
A “Little Bit” of Asthma by Susan Aceti I’m not sure if it’s because or I work at the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) or despite working here, but when my daughter’s pediatrician suggested that she… More
October 18th, 2011
Looking for an Apartment? – Part 1
Looking for an Apartment? – Part 1 by Judith Akoto Let’s face it, we don’t always remember to watch for healthy home indicators (or lack thereof) when searching for an apartment. Looking for the “right” apartment can… More
February 22nd, 2010
NCHH Releases Tools and Training Resources for Affordable Housing Professionals
NCHH Releases Tools and Training Resources for Affordable Housing Professionals New suite of resources supports efforts to build affordable, sustainable, and healthy homes. Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 Columbia, MD (February 22, 2010) – The National Center for Healthy… More