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
February 22nd, 2021
Healthy Household 101: Why Consumers Should Understand the Basics of the RRP Rule
Healthy Household 101: Why Consumers Should Understand the Basics of the RRP Rule by Christopher Bloom Having a place to call your own has been part of the American dream since long before there was an “America,” and… More
February 19th, 2021
When Home Improvement Leaders Are Busted for Lead Violations, Does Anyone Learn Anything?
When Home Improvement Leaders Are Busted for Lead Violations, Does Anyone Learn Anything? by Christopher Bloom The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a $20.75 million penalty against the Home… More
February 12th, 2021
Healthy Household 101: The Dangers of Lead-Based Paint
Healthy Household 101: The Dangers of Lead-Based Paint by Christopher Bloom Our new series of “Healthy Household 101” blogs are designed to educate consumers about various home health hazards. Do you own or rent a property built before 1978?… More
December 14th, 2020
NCHH Drafts Executive Order for the Incoming Administration to Ensure Healthy Homes for All Americans
NCHH Drafts Executive Order for the Incoming Administration to Ensure Healthy Homes for All Americans Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 WASHINGTON, DC (December 14, 2020) – The National Center for Healthy Housing has authored a draft… More
November 6th, 2020
The JPB Foundation Funds Initiative to Protect Children from Lead Exposures in Early Care and Education Environments
The JPB Foundation Funds Initiative to Protect Children from Lead Exposures in Early Care and Education Environments Media Contacts: Amanda Reddy, areddy@nchh.org; 443.539.4152; Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, nobot@cehn.org, 240.535.662 WASHINGTON, DC (November 3, 2020) – The JPB Foundation has… More
January 22nd, 2020
The Choreography of Collaboration
The Choreography of Collaboration by Katrina Smith Korfmacher, University of Rochester Medical Center Let’s talk about collaboration. Collaboration seems to be the “motherhood and apple pie” of public health. It’s such an inarguably good idea that everyone can… More
October 25th, 2019
Building Bridges, Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Success Against Lead in Rochester
Building Bridges, Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Success Against Lead in Rochester by Katrina Smith Korfmacher, University of Rochester Medical Center In a 2004 newspaper editorial, Rochester’s Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning leaders claimed, “We will find lead hazards before they… More