New Study Shows Window Replacement Delivers Continued Benefit Up to 12 Years Later Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 Columbia, MD (March 26, 2012) – The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) released a new study, funded by the U.S.… More
March 21st, 2012
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 2
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 2 by Brenda Music Read Part 1. While lead poisoning is something my son Sean will live with for the rest of his life, the outcome could have been… More
March 14th, 2012
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 1
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 1 by Brenda Music Nine years ago this coming June, our whole world changed. That summer, the company that my husband worked for closed its doors without any… More
December 19th, 2011
Congress Delivers Lump of Lead – CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Gutted
Congress Delivers Lump of Lead – CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Gutted by Dr. Megan Sandel A recent op-ed highlighted the importance of partnerships between healthcare and housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)… More
November 17th, 2011
ACCLPP Recommends Change in How CDC Determines Number Indicating a Child’s Blood Lead Level
ACCLPP Recommends Change in How CDC Determines Number Indicating a Child’s Blood Lead Level by Jane Malone The Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (ACCLPP)* voted today to recommend a significant change in how CDC selects… More
November 9th, 2011
Neighborhood Violence and Healthy Housing – Making the “Usual” Unusual
Neighborhood Violence and Healthy Housing – Making the “Usual” Unusual by Ruth Lindberg The connection between unhealthy housing and neighborhood violence has been a long-standing interest of mine. Recently, it became personal. Two weeks ago, the District of… 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
July 16th, 2008
Rebecca Morley, Executive Director of NCHH, Is Featured on the “Today” Show
Rebecca Morley, Executive Director of NCHH, Is Featured on the “Today” Show 7/16/2008 NEW YORK (July 16, 2008) The Today show ran a segment on childhood lead poisoning and the importance of lead-safe renovation this morning featuring… More