Healthy Housing in the News

July 2020 -  One of the key determinants of health and levers for racial equity in our country starts with how we invest in and uphold the health of the nation's housing stock especially in low income communities Governor Cuomo‘s and New York State’s actions are an important and thoughtful...

LOOKING FOR LEAD IN MISSISSIPPI (This is the second in a series about lead exposure in Mississippi) When Jessie Walls’ 5-year-old granddaughter Jordan frequently came over to play at her Jackson home, the flaky paint chips in and around the house were like moths to a flame Peeling lead...

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...

“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.”

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...