The Silent Killer by Christopher Bloom No one heard the door open or a window shatter. Nobody saw a figure enter the small, darkened one-story home at the corner of Antioch Avenue in a slumbering Maryland neighborhood.… More
December 9th, 2016
Decorating for the Holidays: How to Hang Your Lights Safely This Year
by Erin Vaughan, Modernize Jingle all the way…to the ER? According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are about 12,000 or more reported emergencies involving holiday lighting each year. But that’s certainly not what you… More
November 15th, 2016
Post-Election Analysis: Healthcare Financing for Healthy Homes Services Still Hard, Still Possible, Still Important
Post-Election Analysis: Healthcare Financing for Healthy Homes Services Still Hard, Still Possible, Still Important by Amanda Reddy Two days after the recent presidential election I had to make a decision. I was supposed to be getting on… More
October 31st, 2016
Innovative SASH Program Earns Prestigious Award from Archstone Foundation and APHA
The award celebrates best practices models in the field of aging and health Media Contact: Michelle Harvey, 443.539.4166, mharvey@nchh.org Denver, CO (October 31, 2016)—The Aging and Public Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and… More
October 28th, 2016
Stand Up and Be Counted in the Fight Against Lead Poisoning
Stand Up and Be Counted in the Fight Against Lead Poisoning by Christopher Bloom Lead poisoning—you know, it seems like we should’ve had this problem licked by now. Every year, we (NCHH and our partners) get out and… More
October 13th, 2016
Hot Tips to Protect Your Home from Fires
Hot Tips to Protect Your Home from Fires by Patricia Sarmiento, PublicHealthCorps We’ve all heard the phrase “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” at least once in our lives. Most of the time, that smoke is the only… More
September 26th, 2016
The Family that Smokes Together
The Family that Smokes Together by Christopher Bloom Before Dad was a physician, he was a smoker. And, because we lived in his house, we were smokers too. Throughout my life, people have thought it odd that a… More
September 3rd, 2016
NCHH Receives Grant to Strengthen Efforts on Healthcare Financing
Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, 443.539.4154, cbloom@nchh.org COLUMBIA, MD (May 27, 2015) – The National Center for Healthy Housing was recently awarded $60,000 from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan, to expand the second year scope… More
July 12th, 2016
Democrats Add Eliminating Lead Poisoning to Party Platform
Democrats Add Eliminating Lead Poisoning to Party Platform by Julie Kruse On July 9, 2016, history was made: A major U.S. political party added the words “we must make it a national priority to eradicate lead poisoning”… More
June 21st, 2016
NCHH’s David Jacobs Discusses Lead in Water and Paint on “Chicago Tonight”
NCHH’s David Jacobs Discusses Lead in Water and Paint on “Chicago Tonight” Chicago Experts Agree that Short- and Long-Term Measures Are Necessary CHICAGO, IL (June 21, 2016) — NCHH’s Chief Scientist, Dr. David Jacobs, appeared on a… More