Success Story: Illness Relieved with Healthy Home Intervention
Challenge Crystal and TJ purchased a home in their dream neighborhood with their two young sons. After living in the home for a year, they noticed a crack in the … Continued
Success Story: Home Intervention Stops Severe Asthma Attacks
Challenge Melissa saved for years to purchase her modest row home in North Philadelphia, three and a half years ago. A single mom, Melissa worked hard to maintain her home … Continued
In the News Post: The high cost of toxic stress in children
As much as asthma is the number-one health cause of school absenteeism, and the incidence of asthma and high levels of lead in children’s bloodstreams can be mapped by town … Continued
In the News Post: Holistic Housing
Jeremy Wortzel ’16 grew up in the quiet countryside of Pennsylvania amongst farmers markets and friendly neighbors. The idea that hazardous housing was a problem for so many didn’t come … Continued
Post: 5 Tips to Keep Your Home Clutter-Free
Do you have a clutter problem in your home? A cluttered home can strip your time, energy and resources. If your countertops are covered in “organized” piles, you have trouble … Continued
Post: GHHI Baltimore Launches First Book Program
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Baltimore recently launched a partnership with First Book to help improve academic outcomes for families receiving GHHI home interventions. A safe and healthy home is … Continued
In the News Post: $50M taken from NJ child protection fund
The New Jersey government left countless children exposed to lead poisoning in the last decade by diverting more than $50 million away from a health fund so routine state bills … Continued
Magazine: Volume II, Issue II
Inside This Issue: Success Story – GHHI Philadelphia, GHHI Visits Capitol Hill, 5th Annual Executive Leadership Institute, and more.
Success Story: From the Hospital to Perfect School Attendance
Challenge William and Danielle have owned their 1920 single family home in Baltimore’s Winston-Govans neighborhood for nine years. They needed to repair the home for the safety of their three … Continued
Success Story: Healthy Home Helps Family Succeed
Challenge Lekquan and her 8-year-old son DaWayne lived in a house that was moldy, poorly insulated and did not have a working furnace. Water had leaked into her kitchen floor. … Continued