In the News Post: Growing Up Amid Urban Neglect
Brooke Baldwin interviews GHHI President & CEO Ruth Ann Norton on the effects of lead poisoning and its prevelance in Baltimore.
In the News Post: What Is a Social Impact Bond, and Why Does Asthma Present a Good Fit for This Innovative Financing Mechanism?
In this podcast, GHHI President & CEO Ruth Ann Norton explains her organization’s experience with social impact financing for asthma. Listen to the podcast on AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org.
In the News Post: Freddie Gray?s life a study in the sad effects of lead paint on poor blacks
Reports of Gray’s history with lead come at a time when the city and nation are still trying to understand the full ramifications of lead poisoning. Advocates and studies say … Continued
Post: GHHI Thanks Attorney General Schneiderman for Strong Support of New York Families
On behalf of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI), I would like to express our sincere gratitude to Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman for his for strong support of New York … Continued
In the News Post: Beginning of Freddie Gray’s life as sad as its end, court case shows
The life of Freddie Gray Jr., who died Sunday from a severe spinal cord and other injuries sustained in police custody, had a beginning as tragic, in a way, as his end. As … Continued
Success Story: Fostering Collaboration to Make a Family’s Home Healthier and Safer
Challenge Yolanda is a single mother with two children ages 5 and 13, working a full time job in the medical field. She signed up for as many extra hours … Continued
Magazine: Volume III, Issue I
Inside This Issue: GHHI Research Published in Environmental Justice, GHHI 2015 Policy Focus, and more.
Post: Green & Healthy Homes Day a Huge Success
On Saturday, March 14, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Detroit-Wayne County (GHHI Detroit-Wayne County) welcomed more than 200 southwest Detroit residents and children to its first ever Green & Healthy Homes Day. … Continued
In the News Post: Q&A: Ruth Ann Norton, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) grew out of the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning and gained prominence in 2012 when it was featured by the Clinton Global … Continued
In the News Post: The Toxic Legacy of Baltimore: Lead Poisoning
Understanding lead poisoning is the first step in eliminating a problem that is 100% preventable. As we speak with Ruth Ann Norton from the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, you … Continued