Press Room - Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Childhood Lead Poisoning in Maryland Drops as State Moves to Respond to Greater Range of Cases Under More Protective Standard

Governor Larry Hogan proclaims Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Maryland BALTIMORE (October 26, 2020) – Childhood lead poisoning cases in Maryland decreased last year to the lowest levels since data has been collected in connection with the state’s 1994 lead law, according to the 2019...

October 26, 2020

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Awards Five Sites with Asthma Reimbursement Support Technical Assistance

GHHI will provide pro bono technical assistance to assist organizations and partnerships in seeking reimbursement from healthcare for operational asthma home visiting programs that provide comprehensive environmental health services Baltimore, MD May 27, 2020—The Green & Healthy...

June 9, 2020

GHHI Statement of Solidarity and Commitment

The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative stands in solidarity with the efforts across this country to tear down white supremacy and anti-Black racism that has undermined and oppressed our Black and Brown communities throughout our nation’s history We will continue to be fierce advocates to...

June 3, 2020

GHHI President and CEO Ruth Ann Norton Named to EPA Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee

BALTIMORE, Md The Board of Directors of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative is pleased to announce that Ruth Ann Norton, our President and CEO, has been named to the Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) Established by charter in 1997, CHPAC draws upon independent and...

May 20, 2020

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Among Top 100 Proposals for MacArthur Foundation $100 Million Grant

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today unveiled that the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) was one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the Top 100, in its prestigious 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical social challenges.

February 19, 2020