Healthy Housing in the News - Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative is Named to the Advisory Panel on Housing and Energy Efficiency for New York State’s Climate Action Council

August 26, 2020, Baltimore, MD – The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York Department of Environment Conservation (DEC), the co-chairs of the Climate Action Council (CAC), have announced appointments to multi-sector Advisory Panels, which will support...

August 26, 2020

GHHI’s Statement on the Lowering of Maryland’s Blood Lead Action Level and Lead Dust Standards

“There is only one cure for lead poisoning and that is prevention. GHHI supports the lowering of the blood lead action level for children and the lead dust standards for homes built before 1978 in Maryland,” said GHHI President and CEO Ruth Ann Norton. “We must continue to increase the rate of our investment in remediating lead hazards in order to achieve the eradication of lead poisoning and address the social determinants of health.”

July 1, 2020

GHHI Statement Regarding EPA’s Proposed Lowering of Lead Dust Clearance Standards Following Lead Hazard Reduction Activities

The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) supports the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) lowering of the clearance standards for allowable lead dust following lead abatement activities in pre-1978 housing and child occupied facilities announced today This rule change will result in...

June 17, 2020

Del. Pamela Queen: Understanding Importance of Indoor Air Quality During COVID-19

Living conditions can impact our health, but there are effective strategies that mitigate infection and reduce health risks We thank Delegate Pamela Queen for highlighting the work of GHHI and for raising awareness of indoor air quality and ventilation guidelines during COVID-19 Below is an...

May 27, 2020

Home Inspections Go Virtual During Stay-Home Orders

Using technology, GHHI can continue to serve our community and improve health outcomes, even as we stay at home WBAL-TV Channel 11 News interviewed Africa Wright, a homeowner in Baltimore's historic Marble Hill neighborhood, who was concerned about her family's health and safety during...

May 27, 2020