Carbon Monoxide – Protect Your Family Against This Silent Deadly Killer by Laura Moreno-Davis Recently, five lives were lost in a tragedy involving carbon monoxide poisoning in Oxon Hill, MD. What killed them? It was carbon monoxide… More
March 26th, 2012
New Study Shows Window Replacement Delivers Continued Benefit Up to 12 Years Later
New Study Shows Window Replacement Delivers Continued Benefit Up to 12 Years Later Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 Columbia, MD (March 26, 2012) – The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) released a new study, funded by the U.S.… More
March 21st, 2012
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 2
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 2 by Brenda Music Read Part 1. While lead poisoning is something my son Sean will live with for the rest of his life, the outcome could have been… More
March 18th, 2012
DIY Green Floor Cleaners
DIY Green Floor Cleaners by Rebecca Morley My family was coming to town and I didn’t have time to clean the house, so I hired a cleaning crew using a “groupon” that I bought online. A crew… More
March 14th, 2012
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 1
What Lead Poisoning Did to My Family – Part 1 by Brenda Music Nine years ago this coming June, our whole world changed. That summer, the company that my husband worked for closed its doors without any… More
December 19th, 2011
Congress Delivers Lump of Lead – CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Gutted
Congress Delivers Lump of Lead – CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Gutted by Dr. Megan Sandel A recent op-ed highlighted the importance of partnerships between healthcare and housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)… More
December 7th, 2011
Pending Funding Cuts to Lead Poisoning Prevention Make Daily News
Pending Funding Cuts to Lead Poisoning Prevention Make Daily News by Rebecca Morley On Monday, The Boston Globe published an article [“Funding for Lead Poisoning May Be Cut,” by David Abel, December 5, 2011] about how the… More
November 17th, 2011
ACCLPP Recommends Change in How CDC Determines Number Indicating a Child’s Blood Lead Level
ACCLPP Recommends Change in How CDC Determines Number Indicating a Child’s Blood Lead Level by Jane Malone The Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (ACCLPP)* voted today to recommend a significant change in how CDC selects… More
November 9th, 2011
Neighborhood Violence and Healthy Housing – Making the “Usual” Unusual
Neighborhood Violence and Healthy Housing – Making the “Usual” Unusual by Ruth Lindberg The connection between unhealthy housing and neighborhood violence has been a long-standing interest of mine. Recently, it became personal. Two weeks ago, the District of… More
November 8th, 2011
A “Little Bit” of Asthma
A “Little Bit” of Asthma by Susan Aceti I’m not sure if it’s because or I work at the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) or despite working here, but when my daughter’s pediatrician suggested that she… More