Celebrating Communities Innovating to Improve Indoor Air Quality by Laura Fudala I’ve said this before and will say it again: One of the best things about working at the National Center for Healthy Housing is the opportunity… More
October 1st, 2024
NCHH Supports National Children’s Health Month and Lead Poisoning Prevention Week – October 20-26, 2024
NCHH Supports National Children’s Health Month and Lead Poisoning Prevention Week – October 20-26, 2022 Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org COLUMBIA, MD (October 1, 2024) — This October, National Center for Healthy Housing is pleased to support… More
September 30th, 2024
An American Rescue Plan Update: Nearly $3 Billion Now Budgeted for Healthy Homes
An American Rescue Plan Update: Nearly $3 Billion Now Budgeted for Healthy Homes by Zoe Gibbs and Sarah Goodwin The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), passed in 2021, provided $350 billion in direct federal aid to states… More
September 24th, 2024
Changes to the Lead and Copper Rule: What Should Public Health Expect?
Changes to the Lead and Copper Rule: What Should Public Health Expect? by Sarah Goodwin One of the challenges that comes with tackling the important issue of lead in drinking water is the joint responsibility between water… More
August 20th, 2024
(Another) Appropriations Round-Up: What the Senate Said
(Another) Appropriations Round-Up: What the Senate Said by Sarah Goodwin If you read our last blog on appropriations in July, you know that when we left off, the House had passed several appropriations bills through committee and… More
August 13th, 2024
Strong Foundations: A Practical Guide for Nonprofits with Limited Resources
Strong Foundations: A Practical Guide for Nonprofits with Limited Resources by Michelle Harvey For over 30 years, NCHH has convened and led the healthy housing movement, conducting practical research, translating and disseminating credible science into useful tools,… More
July 23rd, 2024
What Do the House Appropriations Bills Mean for Healthy Housing?
What Do the House Appropriations Bills Mean for Healthy Housing? by Sarah Goodwin It’s summer in Washington, DC, and that means two things. First: Wow, it’s been hot here. (If you, like those of us in the… More
June 24th, 2024
Remembering David Ormandy
Remembering David Ormandy Last Friday, June 21, friends and colleagues from around the world paid tribute to the great British healthy homes researcher and advocate, David Ormandy, who passed away on April 11 at the age… More
June 10th, 2024
New Tool Available to Support Transparent and Equitable Lead Service Line Replacement
New Tool Available to Support Transparent and Equitable Lead Service Line Replacement by Laura Fudala and Sarah Goodwin The replacement of lead service lines (LSLs) is an increasingly important public health and environmental justice goal for government… More
April 15th, 2024
NCHH, ASTHO, and PHI Announce Lead Poisoning Prevention Mini-Grant Recipients
NCHH, ASTHO, and PHI Announce Lead Poisoning Prevention Mini-Grant Recipients Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 COLUMBIA, MD (April 2, 2024) — The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), in collaboration with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials… More