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
August 6th, 2019
Can Energy Efficiency Programs Help Expand the Public Health Workforce?
Can Energy Efficiency Programs Help Expand the Public Health Workforce? by Ellen Tohn Some things just get personal. My dad died after falling in our home, and my father-in-law tripped in his house, resulting in a broken… More
July 20th, 2019
Shoot for the Moon
Shoot for the Moon by Christopher Bloom There’s a rocket standing in for the Washington Monument this week. It’s a projection of the Saturn V rocket that carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins from the… More
July 15th, 2019
Cast a Smile at NCHH on Prime Day
Cast a Smile at NCHH on Prime Day by Christopher Bloom If you’ve found this page on the NCHH site, you probably know – or are learning – about the critical importance of a healthy home. Maybe… More
July 9th, 2019
New Partnership Established to Help Communities Implement Context-Specific Legal Strategies to Address Lead Poisoning
New Partnership Established to Help Communities Implement Context-Specific Legal Strategies to Address Lead Poisoning Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org, 443.539.4154 COLUMBIA, MD (July 9, 2019) — In an ongoing effort to effect change at a systems level… More
June 19th, 2019
Announcing NCHH’s Code Comparison Tool… and Why You Should Use It
Announcing NCHH’s Code Comparison Tool… and Why You Should Use It by Jo Miller and Christopher Bloom With National Healthy Homes Month in full swing, and while you’re thinking about healthy housing, now’s the perfect time for… More
June 12th, 2019
NCHH Featured in Military Healthy Housing Series, Airing This Month
NCHH Featured in Military Healthy Housing Series, Airing This Month Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, 443.539.4154; cbloom@nchh.org WASHINGTON, DC (June 10, 2019) – Jonathan Wilson, deputy director for the National Center of Healthy Housing (NCHH), will appear this Thursday, June… More
June 10th, 2019
To This House Committee, Housing Is Infrastructure
To This House Committee, Housing Is Infrastructure by Anna Plankey If you’re tuned into housing issues, you’ve probably heard the phrase “affordable housing crisis” recently being thrown around. Not to be confused with the housing crisis of… More
June 6th, 2019
New Funding Awarded in Nine Localities to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure
New Funding Awarded in Nine Localities to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org, 443.539.4154 COLUMBIA, MD (June 6, 2019) — In an ongoing effort to prevent and respond to childhood lead… More
May 27th, 2019
The Air Outside Your Door – New Report Gives Letter Grades for Community Air Quality
The Air Outside Your Door – New Report Gives Letter Grades for Community Air Quality by the American Lung Association Staff. The air we breathe has a profound impact on our health – not just indoors but… More