NCHH Blog Archive

Our most recent blog entries appear in reverse chronological order below. To access blogs published prior to 2017, use the links at the bottom of this page.

2021

04/16: Now Available: The 2021 NLIHC Advocates’ Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy by Jo Miller

03/19: Healthy Household 101: Clean Up Your Cleaning Routine by Christopher Bloom

03/12: Healthy Household 101: Making the Most of Your Spring Cleaning by Christopher Bloom

02/26: Why Contractors Should Embrace and Market the RRP Rule by Christopher Bloom

02/24: How Municipalities Can Leverage RRP Requirements to Advance Lead Poisoning Prevention by Amanda Reddy

02/22: Healthy Household 101: Why Consumers Should Understand the Basics of the RRP Rule by Christopher Bloom

02/19: When Home Improvement Leaders Are Busted for Lead Violations, Does Anyone Learn Anything? by Christopher Bloom

02/12: Healthy Household 101: The Dangers of Lead-Based Paint by Christopher Bloom

01/28: Radon Gas: An Invisible Threat on Our Homes—Part 3: How You Can Reduce Your Risk by Christopher Bloom and Jo Miller

01/27: Radon Gas: An Invisible Threat on Our Homes—Part 2: Testing to Identify the Risk by Christopher Bloom and Jo Miller

01/26: Radon Gas: An Invisible Threat on Our Homes—Part 1: Why Is Radon Dangerous? by Christopher Bloom and Jo Miller

2020

12/31: A Few of Our Favorite Things: A Review of Key Healthy Housing Resources Created by Partners in 2020 by Amanda Reddy

09/14: Building the Future of Healthy Housing: Announcing NCHH’s New Strategic Plan by Amanda Reddy

05/19: Fall Prevention Is Always Essential by Jill Breysse

01/22: The Choreography of Collaboration by Katrina Smith Korfmacher

2019

12/31: A Few of Our Favorite Things: A Review of Key Healthy Housing Resources Created by Partners in 2019 by Amanda Reddy

12/29: A Holiday Gift for You: A Year’s Worth of Great Webinars by Christopher Bloom and Sarah Goodwin

11/12: Ten Years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition: Who We Are Now by Sarah Goodwin, Anna Plankey, and Members of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Steering Committee

10/25: Building Bridges, Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Success Against Lead in Rochester by Katrina Smith Korfmacher

10/21: Tactical Thinking: Housing Codes and Lead Poisoning Prevention by Sarah Goodwin and David Jacobs

09/27: Ten Years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition: A Decade of Appropriations Advocacy by Sarah Goodwin

09/10: Is the Green Building Component of the Future… Rice Straw? by Christopher Bloom

08/19: Ten Years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition: A History and Celebration by Christopher Bloom and Jonathan Wilson

08/06: Can Energy Efficiency Programs Help Expand the Public Health Workforce? by Ellen Tohn

07/20: Shoot for the Moon by Christopher Bloom

07/15: Cast a Smile at NCHH on Prime Day by Christopher Bloom

06/19: Announcing NCHH’s Code Comparison Tool… and Why You Should Use It by Jo Miller and Christopher Bloom

06/10: To This House Committee, Housing Is Infrastructure by Anna Plankey

05/27: The Air Outside Your Door – New Report Gives Letter Grades for Community Air Quality by the American Lung Association

04/10: Another Year, Another Disastrous President’s Budget for Healthy Housing
by Sarah Goodwin and Darcy Scott

01/28: Safety’s No Accident: Make a New Year’s Resolution to Prevent Falls in Your Home by Jill Breysse

2018

12/19: New Federal Lead Strategy Is No Gift in the Fight against Lead Poisoning by David Jacobs and Amanda Reddy

10/26: Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 10 by Sarah Goodwin

10/25: When “Special” Equals “Sick” by Caitlin Szontagh

10/23: NCHH Mini-Grant Helps to Fund a Lead Summit and Coalition in Philadelphia by Colleen McCauley

10/23: Will the Children Lead Us Out of Lead? by Marie Hunt

10/23: Implementing a Successful Grant Award by Joyce Theard

10/23: NCHH’s Lead Awareness Community Grant Prompts a Year of Action in Grand Rapids, Michigan by Paul Haan

10/15: Funders Are Listening, but Can They Hear You? by Sarah Goodwin and Christopher Bloom

09/28: Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 9 by Sarah Goodwin

08/28: Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 8 by Sarah Goodwin

07/30: Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 7 by Sarah Goodwin

06/20: Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 6 by Sarah Goodwin

05/22: Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 5 by Sarah Goodwin

05/18: Safety’s No Accident: A New Year’s Resolution Has Us Buzzing About Alarms and Detectors – Part 3: CO Detector Price versus Function by Jonathan Wilson

04/23: Our Expertise, Your Success: Building Successful Home-Based Asthma Services by Laura Fudala

04/12: Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 4 by Sarah Goodwin

03/23: The FY18 Omnibus: Thank You for Your Support of Healthy Housing Programs by Darcy Scott and Sarah Goodwin

03/19: Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 3 by Sarah Goodwin

03/12: Join NCHH for National Public Health Week (April 2-8, 2018) by Jo Miller

03/07: Safety’s No Accident: A New Year’s Resolution Has Us Buzzing About Alarms and Detectors – Part 2: Dual-Sensor Alarms by Jonathan Wilson

02/22: Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 2 by Sarah Goodwin

02/16: How the President’s Budget Impacts Healthy Housing by Darcy Scott and Sarah Goodwin

02/14: Safety’s No Accident: A New Year’s Resolution Has Us Buzzing About Alarms and Detectors by Jonathan Wilson

01/26: Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 1 by Sarah Goodwin

2017

12/01: Are You Decking the Halls with Asthma and Allergy Triggers? by Jo Miller

11/23: Why I Support NCHH by Michelle Harvey

08/30: A Shower of Benefits: Drinking Water and Healthy Housing by David Jacobs

05/18: Helping Older Adults to Age Gracefully in Place by Jill Breysse

04/12: Ensuring an Asthma-Safe Home: The Role of Tenants and Landlords by Justine Marcus

04/06: Threats or Promises: Which Way for the Trump Administration on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention? by David Jacobs

02/21: Infrastructure and Mortgages: What About the Kids? by David Jacobs and Anita Weinberg

02/08: Alternative Financing Mechanisms: Exploring Options for Healthy Homes Services by Lillian Agbeyegbe

01/24: The Silent Killer by Christopher Bloom

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