The National Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning is leading the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative project, building on a quarter-century of experience in reducing lead hazards and creating healthy homes.
With support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Coalition is providing technical assistance to 15 GHHI project sites on the implementation of Green and Healthy Homes programs.
In each project site, we are establishing new public-private partnerships focused squarely on the creation of Green and Healthy Homes.
These GHHI sites will inform the national agenda by generating best practices and lessons learned in performing integrated green and healthy housing assessment and interventions.
The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative will advance "whole house" strategies for environmental health, safety and energy efficiency and will provide a practical roadmap for coordinating various funding streams in a more efficient and cost-effective manner.
Key partners include the Council on Foundations, national and local foundations, the Federal Healthy Homes Work Group, HUD, CDC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the 15 project sites.
The Coalition will:
- Provide technical assistance to the Green and Healthy Homes sites — to aid in project planning and design and to support their overall development of Green and Healthy Homes work.
- Consult with sites on leveraging additional funding for GHHI work.
- Oversee a GHHI learning network, data platform, and comprehensive assessment tool to allow sites to measure their progress, share data and information and learn from each other.
- Provide best-practice recommendations, research and data on the project and assist federal officials in developing a housing intervention model and a national housing standard that combines weatherization, energy efficiency, Healthy Homes, and lead hazard reduction interventions into one integrated, comprehensive approach.
GHHI Locations
- Atlanta
- Baltimore
- Buffalo
- Chicago
- Cleveland
- Denver
- Detroit
- Flint
- New Haven
- Oakland
- Philadelphia
- Providence
- San Antonio
- Cowlitz Indian Tribe in Washington
- Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota
