ODH Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff Joins Health and Safety Leaders to Discuss Future of Lead Poisoning Prevention at Ohio Healthy Homes Network Spring Conference Additional keynote remarks by Chief Scientist David Jacobs, Ph.D., of the National… More
January 27th, 2023
NCHH Joins the Biden-Harris Get the Lead Out Partnership
NCHH Joins the Biden-Harris Get the Lead Out Partnership Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org COLUMBIA, MD (January 27, 2023) — The National Center for Healthy Housing is pleased to be a inaugural member of the Biden-Harris Get… More
December 30th, 2022
Title X at 30: Opportunities for Refinement
Title X at 30: Opportunities for Refinement by Sarah Goodwin and David Jacobs Twenty Twenty-Two marked the 30th anniversary of the nation’s main lead poisoning prevention law, Title X of the 1992 Housing and Community Development Act.… More
April 13th, 2022
Kildee Introduces New Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Michigan Families from Lead
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
January 5th, 2022
Rhode Island’s Largest Drinking Water Utility Faces Civil Rights Complaint over Lead Contamination
Rhode Island’s Largest Drinking Water Utility Faces Civil Rights Complaint over Lead Contamination Providence Water’s work on pipes disproportionately increases risk of lead exposure in drinking water for Black, Latinx, and Native American residents. Media Contact: Devra… More
October 1st, 2021
NCHH Supports National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week – October 24-30, 2021
Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org We’ve added a badge of support to the official National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week poster. COLUMBIA, MD (October 1, 2021) — The National Center for Healthy Housing is pleased to support National… More
April 30th, 2021
Jobs, Climate, Health, Equity: The Case for (Healthy) Housing as Critical Infrastructure
Jobs, Climate, Health, Equity: The Case for (Healthy) Housing as Critical Infrastructure by Amanda Reddy, Executive Director Within the last month, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Director of the Centers… More
March 11th, 2021
NEHA and NCHH Release New Guide for Safer Cleaning and Disinfection
NEHA and NCHH Release New Guide for Safer Cleaning and Disinfection Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 COLUMBIA, MD (March 11, 2021) – Newly available from the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) and the National Environmental Health Association… More
February 26th, 2021
Why Contractors Should Embrace and Market the RRP Rule
Why Contractors Should Embrace and Market the RRP Rule by Christopher Bloom Here’s a little history for you: Back in 2009, NCHH was among the first organizations to apply for a license to teach lead-safe work practices… More
February 24th, 2021
How Municipalities Can Leverage RRP Requirements to Advance Lead Poisoning Prevention
How Municipalities Can Leverage RRP Requirements to Advance Lead Poisoning Prevention by Amanda Reddy, Executive Director Home improvement spending has been on the rise for years, but it has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic as people are… More