APHA, NCHH Release Healthy Housing Standard A new standard published Monday will serve as a blueprint for ensuring the health and safety of U.S. homes. The American Public Health Association (APHA) and the National Center for Healthy Housing… 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
April 10th, 2013
CDC Releases Latest Blood Lead Data, Confirming that 535,000 Children Have High Levels and Disparities Persist
CDC Releases Latest Blood Lead Data, Confirming that 535,000 Children Have High Levels and Disparities Persist (Hard to Believe that CDC and Congress Cut the Funding, Isn’t It?) by Jane Malone Despite progress in reducing blood lead levels… More
April 30th, 2012
Carbon Monoxide – Protect Your Family Against This Silent Deadly Killer
Carbon Monoxide – Protect Your Family Against This Silent Deadly Killer by Laura Moreno-Davis Recently, five lives were lost in a tragedy involving carbon monoxide poisoning in Oxon Hill, MD. What killed them? It was carbon monoxide… More
October 10th, 2011
Orange Alert – CDC Lead Program Elimination
Orange Alert – CDC Lead Program Elimination by Rebecca Morley Are you receiving daily email pleas for your help in saving important federal programs? The proposed budget cuts are so broad and deep that it could be… More
August 10th, 2009
Healthy Housing Groups Petition EPA to Strengthen Outdated Standards for Lead-Based Paint and Dust
Healthy Housing Groups Petition EPA to Strengthen Outdated Standards for Lead-Based Paint and Leaded Dust For Immediate Release Media Contact: Phillip Dodge WASHINGTON, DC (August 10, 2009) – The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), the Alliance for Healthy Homes,… More
April 15th, 2009
NCHH’s Tom Neltner Quoted in Washington Post Bed Bugs Article
NCHH’s Tom Neltner Quoted in Washington Post Bed Bugs Article Media Contact: Phillip Dodge Columbia, MD (April 15, 2009) — Tom Neltner, a respected expert on household pests from the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), is quoted… More
October 2nd, 2008
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Introduces Nation’s First Comprehensive Healthy Housing Bill
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Introduces Nation’s First Comprehensive Healthy Housing Bill Media Contacts: Phillip Dodge, National Center for Healthy Housing; Patrick MacRoy, Alliance for Healthy Homes WASHINGTON, DC (October 2, 2008) — The National Center for Healthy Housing… More
September 17th, 2008
EPA Lead Dust Standards Inadequately Protect Children, NCHH Finds
EPA Lead Dust Standards Inadequately Protect Children, NCHH Finds NCHH finds that the current EPA floor dust standard is four times too high to be protective Media Contact: Phillip Dodge COLUMBIA, MD (September 17, 2008) — According to… More
March 10th, 2008
Senators Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel Introduce Bill to Create Council on Healthy Housing
Senators Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel Introduce Bill to Create Council on Healthy Housing For Immediate Release Media Contacts: Phillip Dodge, National Center for Healthy Housing; Patrick MacRoy, Alliance for Healthy Homes March 10, 2008—Washington, DC. Today, Senators Jack… More