Event: 2019 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/healthy_homes/nlppw
Publication: Recommendations for Evaluation Metrics for Asthma Home Visiting Programs
More than 26.1 million Americans were estimated to be suffering from asthma in 2018, including 19.9 million adults and 6.2 million children. The negative health impacts of this chronic condition are immense, costing the United States more than $80 billion per year. Asthma is a complex, chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. Its causes are poorly understood and multi-factorial, with risk factors varying in different populations. While there is no cure for the disease, symptoms can be effectively controlled with a combination of appropriate medical care, health education, and reduction or elimination of exposure to asthma triggers and respiratory irritants.
Press Release: Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey Announces Comprehensive Statewide Plan to Address Lead Hazards
Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey announced his comprehensive plan to address lead hazards at an event on Thursday marking the release of the Jersey Water Works Lead in Drinking Water Task Force Report. The Governor announced a comprehensive plan to combat lead poisoning including his plan to seek a $500 million state bond to … Continued
Press Release: City of Lancaster Awarded HUD Grant to Combat Lead Hazards
City of Lancaster Awarded HUD Grant to Combat Lead Hazards SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 | DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The City of Lancaster announced today that the City has been awarded a $9.1 million Lead Hazard Reduction Grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, plus an additional $600,000 of Healthy Homes supplemental … Continued
Press Release: Philadelphia City Council Passes Landmark Legislation to Require Lead Certification in Rental Properties
Philadelphia City Council Passes Landmark Legislation to Require Lead Certification in Rental Properties PRESS CONTACT: Dawn R. Crump, Communications Manager Dawn.Crump@phila.gov (215) 686-3438 (PHILADELPHIA) September 26, 2019 – Today, Philadelphia City Council passed bill #180936 which updates the current Philadelphia law on lead certification in rental properties. If the Mayor signs this bill into … Continued
In the News Post: New Federal Bills to Support Funding & Policies to Eliminate Lead Poisoning
More than 40 years after lead-based paint was banned, the toxic legacy of lead continues to rob our nation’s children of their opportunity to achieve their lifelong promise. The United States Senate has proposed a 4% increase in funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to … Continued
In the News Post: GHHI President & CEO on HCBiz Show – Pay for Success in Social Innovation
Listen to GHHI President & CEO @RuthAnnNorton being interviewed on a #HCBiz Show! podcast where she describes GHHI’s Pay for Success and value-based purchasing projects and how GHHI is applying these innovative financing models to fund preventive healthy homes services across the country. To listen to the podcast, go to: https://thehcbiz.com/pay-for-success-in-social-innovation-ruth-ann-norton/ http://bit.ly/HCBiz-iTunes http://bit.ly/HCBiz-GooglePlay http://bit.ly/HCBiz-Stitcher http://bit.ly/HCBiz-Spotify
Press Release: GHHI designates the City of Richmond as a New GHHI Site
The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) is excited to designate the City of Richmond as a new GHHI site in their network of cities, counties, and states who are taking proactive measures to ensure healthy and energy efficient housing is made available to families and children living in underserved communities. City of Richmond Mayor … Continued
In the News Post: EPA Not Effectively Implementing the Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
The EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its report today entitled EPA Not Effectively Implementing the Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule. The OIG report finds that “the EPA does not have an effective strategy to implement and enforce the lead-based paint rule.” The EPA RRP Rule was designed to close a … Continued
Post: Home-Based Environmental Management Services
While research has shown that home-based environmental management services (in-home environmental health education, environmental assessment, and remediation of asthma triggers) can improve health and prevent asthma exacerbations, these services are not typically paid for by health insurance. To demonstrate health benefits and support the reimbursement of in-home environmental management services, it is important that clear … Continued