Kildee Introduces New Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Michigan Families from Lead Bill Would Identify and Remove Lead in Drinking Water at Federally Assisted Housing Media contact: Kelly Montgomery, kelly.montgomery@mail.house.gov; 202.256.6655, FLINT, MI (April 13, 2022) — Congressman Dan Kildee,… More
October 21st, 2019
Tactical Thinking: Housing Codes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
Tactical Thinking: Housing Codes and Lead Poisoning Prevention by Sarah Goodwin and David Jacobs When it comes to local efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning, there seems to be one word on everyone’s mind these days: codes.… More
December 19th, 2018
Newly Released Federal Action Plan Falls Short of Expectations in “War on Lead”
Newly Released Federal Action Plan Falls Short of Expectations in “War on Lead” Media Contact: David Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157 WASHINGTON, DC (December 19, 2018) — Today, the federal government released its much-anticipated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood… More
August 30th, 2017
A Shower of Benefits: Drinking Water and Healthy Housing
A Shower of Benefits: Drinking Water and Healthy Housing by David Jacobs 10 Policies to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure The American Public Health Association today hosts a Twitter chat on “What’s in Your Water: The State of Water… More
April 6th, 2017
Threats or Promises: Which Way for the Trump Administration on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention?
Threats or Promises: Which Way for the Trump Administration on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention? by David Jacobs Recent news articles suggest that Trump’s EPA hopes to drastically cut funding and staff for its lead poisoning prevention programs… More
February 21st, 2017
Infrastructure and Mortgages: What About the Kids?
Infrastructure and Mortgages: What About the Kids? by David Jacobs and Anita Weinberg During the 2016 election season, Donald Trump (the Republican presidential nominee, now president) proposed spending $1 trillion dollars on infrastructure to put people to… More
October 28th, 2016
Stand Up and Be Counted in the Fight Against Lead Poisoning
Stand Up and Be Counted in the Fight Against Lead Poisoning by Christopher Bloom Lead poisoning—you know, it seems like we should’ve had this problem licked by now. Every year, we (NCHH and our partners) get out and… More