Ten Years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition: A History and Celebration This is the first installment in a series celebrating the first 10 years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition. Read… More
June 26th, 2014
NeighborWorks America Selects NCHH’s Rebecca Morley for Achieving Excellence Program
Media Contact: Laura Fudala, NCHH, 443.539.4167, lfudala@nchh.org Prestigious Program Offers Leaders High-Level Coaching and Tools to Advance Organization’s Performance and Capacity COLUMBIA, MD (June 26, 2014) — NeighborWorks America and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)… More
June 20th, 2014
APHA, NCHH Release Healthy Housing Standard
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. APHA and the National Center for Healthy Housing released a standard that… 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
June 6th, 2012
DIY Green Household Cleaning Solutions
DIY Green Household Solutions by Rebecca Morley Have you ever wondered how safe and eco-friendly those “green” cleaning products are on the store shelves? Green cleaning products are flooding the market, and with over 80,000 chemical compounds approved… More
March 18th, 2012
DIY Green Floor Cleaners
DIY Green Floor Cleaners by Rebecca Morley My family was coming to town and I didn’t have time to clean the house, so I hired a cleaning crew using a “groupon” that I bought online. A crew… More
December 7th, 2011
Pending Funding Cuts to Lead Poisoning Prevention Make Daily News
Pending Funding Cuts to Lead Poisoning Prevention Make Daily News by Rebecca Morley On Monday, The Boston Globe published an article [“Funding for Lead Poisoning May Be Cut,” by David Abel, December 5, 2011] about how the… More
October 25th, 2011
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week by Rebecca Morley I had the good fortune to be working for Senator Jack Reed in 1999 when he introduced a resolution (S. Res 199) to establish National Childhood Lead Poisoning… More
October 12th, 2011
Ugh! – Fleas in the House!
Ugh! – Fleas in the House! by Rebecca Morley Oscar the cat has brought some unwelcome guests into our home – fleas. With a new baby, I’m especially concerned about what type of treatment I should use… 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