A Reminder While Sheltering at Home Fall Prevention Is Always Essential by Jill Breysse Each year, millions of older people—those 65 and older—fall.In fact, more than one out of four older people falls each year.1 One out of… More
April 28th, 2020
NCHH and Health Collaborating Centers Urge President and Congress to Restore WHO Funding
NCHH and Health Collaborating Centers Urge President and Congress to Restore WHO Funding Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org “Now more than ever, we need WHO to carry out its mission. Now is not the time to get in the… More
April 22nd, 2020
NCHH Creates New Tools to Support Healthy Housing and Share Stories During Pandemic
NCHH Creates New Tools to Support Healthy Housing and Share Stories During Pandemic Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org, 443.539.4154 (Columbia, MD, April 22, 2020) – The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), a national nonprofit organization, has… More
February 26th, 2020
Out Now: A Remade, Remodeled Flood Guide and Training Course from Enterprise and NCHH
Out Now: A Remade, Remodeled Flood Guide and Training Course from Enterprise and NCHH Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org, 443.539.4154 (Columbia, MD, February 26, 2020) – A widely used guide, first developed nearly 15 years ago to… 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
December 31st, 2019
A Few of Our Favorite Things: A Review of Key Healthy Housing Resources Created by Partners in 2019
A Few of Our Favorite Things: A Review of Key Healthy Housing Resources Created by Partners in 2019 by Amanda Reddy, National Center for Healthy Housing For those of us celebrating holidays this month, the gifts have… More
December 29th, 2019
A Holiday Gift for You: A Year’s Worth of Great Webinars
A Holiday Gift for You: A Year’s Worth of Great Webinars by Christopher Bloom and Sarah Goodwin With the 2019 holiday season wrapping up, we know that many of you are just itching to get back to work… More
November 11th, 2019
Ten Years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition: Who We Are Now
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 Coalition Steering Committee This is the third installment in… 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
October 21st, 2019
Tactical Thinking: Housing Codes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
Tactical Thinking: Housing Codes and Lead Poisoning Prevention by Sarah Goodwin and David Jacobs When it comes to local efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning, there seems to be one word on everyone’s mind these days: codes.… More