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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