Conference to Address Serious Health and Safety Concerns in Housing Today Media Contacts: Victoria O’Banion, Rebuilding Together, 202.603.2160, vobanion@rebuildingtogether.org Shantae Goodloe, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 202.402.6607, Shantae.M.Goodloe@hud.gov Washington, DC (April 22, 2014) – Rebuilding Together, a… More
March 21st, 2014
Senator Jack Reed Honored by National and Local Groups
Credited with “Rebooting” Federal Healthy Homes/Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Media Contacts: Rebecca Morley, National Center for Healthy Housing, rmorley@nchh.org. Roberta Hazen Aaronson, Childhood Lead Action Project, roberta@leadsafekids.org. Providence, Rhode Island (March… More
January 22nd, 2014
Congress Revives National Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Congress Revives National Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at U.S. Centers for Disease Control Appropriates More than $300 Million to Fund Critical Safety and Healthy Housing Programs COLUMBIA, MD (January 22, 2014) – Last week, Congress restored funding… More
October 23rd, 2013
Weather Channel – Cities with the Unhealthiest Homes
by Annie Hauser Weather.com Fall leaves clogging your gutters? Cooler temps sending mice and other critters inside your home? If you’re experiencing these barriers to healthy home living this fall, you’re not alone. Forty percent — or 30 million… More
September 30th, 2013
NCHH Unveils Latest State of Healthy Housing Report
NCHH Unveils Latest State of Healthy Housing Report Report Shows 40% of U.S. Homes Have Health and Safety Hazards COLUMBIA, MD (September 30, 2013) – The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) has released the newest results… More
April 10th, 2013
CDC Releases Latest Blood Lead Data, Confirming that 535,000 Children Have High Levels and Disparities Persist
CDC Releases Latest Blood Lead Data, Confirming that 535,000 Children Have High Levels and Disparities Persist (Hard to Believe that CDC and Congress Cut the Funding, Isn’t It?) by Jane Malone Despite progress in reducing blood lead levels… More
March 21st, 2013
Title X Amendments Act of 2013
Title X Amendments Act of 2013 Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY) introduced the House version of the Title X Amendments Act of 2013 on March 20. The eight original co-sponsors who joined her are representatives David Cicilline… More
November 14th, 2012
Recessed Lights and Attic Insulation – A Losing Combination
Recessed Lights and Attic Insulation – A Losing Combination by Rebecca Morley When we had an energy audit done on our house in Maryland, we expected the inspector to point out a problem or two but otherwise… More
October 25th, 2012
ERMI Data Used as a Predictor of Asthma
ERMI Data Used as a Predictor of Asthma by Jill Breysse Many private firms recommend collecting mold samples to determine whether a home has a mold problem. Yet, federal and state agencies, and many nongovernmental organizations (including… More
June 6th, 2012
DIY Green Household Cleaning Solutions
DIY Green Household Solutions by Rebecca Morley Have you ever wondered how safe and eco-friendly those “green” cleaning products are on the store shelves? Green cleaning products are flooding the market, and with over 80,000 chemical compounds approved… More