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Dec 21 NCHH released "Boston One Touch: Action Steps for Healthier and Greener Homes for Boston Families." The report highlights the preliminary results of a project designed to create green and healthy affordable housing in Boston. Click here for more information and to download the report. Dec 20 NCHH submits four proposals to improve manufactured housing. Click here for more information. Dec 18 NCHH convened a panel of experts from across the country to weigh the strength of scientific evidence on a variety of housing interventions and their effects on health and the environment. Click here for more information. Dec 10 Rochester, NY—December 10, 2007— Findings from the first year of a two-year study assessing the impact of Rochester's new "Lead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention" law were released today by the Center for Governmental Research (CGR), NCHH, and the University of Rochester. Click here to read the media release. Click here to read the report. Oct 18   NCHH makes policy recommendations for protecting children from lead poisoning. Click here to read the media release. Click here to read Dr. Jacob's full testimony. Oct 16   NCHH, Angie's List and the DC Health Department are hosting a free Lead Awareness Fair on Saturday, October 20, 2007. Click here to read the media release. Click here to learn more about NCHH's efforts related to lead in consumer products. Sept 14     The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) has been awarded two grants totaling $1,657,999 from The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Click here to read the media release. August 14 The National Center for Healthy Housing releases tools to help parents make sense of the recent toy recalls and to protect their children from lead hazards Click here to read the factsheet Testing for Lead in Consumer Items for Children Click here to read the factsheet Toys and Childhood Lead Exposure The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a new web page that lists recalls of lead-contaminated products by categories (toys, crafts, clothing, etc.) Please visit www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/Recalls/default.htm. Click here to read the media release   July 2007 July 20 California Program Helps Rid Triggers of Asthma Scientists believe common irritants found in homes across the country can trigger asthma attacks. One program in south Los Angeles aims to help parents of asthmatic children. Click here to listen to the article from NPR's website July 13 Newly Published Research Confirms that Visual Assessments Alone Cannot Ensure that Lead Levels in Homes are Below Clearance Values Click here to read the media release July 9 New Research Shows Early Childhood Exposure to Lead Can Result in Juvenile and Adult Criminal Behavior - Lead Exposure Explains International Property and Violent Crime Trends and Differences in USA City Murder Rates Click here to read the summary of the article [pdf file size 208kb] Click here to read the abstract Click here to read the media release Click here to read The Washington Post article, "Research Links Lead Exposure, Criminal Activity - Date May Undermine Giuliani's Claims" [pdf file size 900 kb] National Health & Housing Groups Urge EPA to Issue Long Overdue Regulation to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning. Call on EPA to Ensure Safe Regulations. Click here to read the media release Click here to go to read NCHH's comments on the proposed rule on clearance, dangerous work practices, carpets, and other matters.  July 5 New Research Shows that Weatherization Work Can Result in High Levels of Lead Dust Results from a study released this month show that the amount of dust created by typical weatherization work in older housing with lead-based paint is likely to be well above EPA safety standards. The study findings affirm the need for areas to be more thoroughly cleaned and tested after the work is completed. Click here to read the weatherization media release Click here for more information and to download the report Analysis of Lead-Safe Weatherization Practices and the Presence of Lead in Weatherized Homes   June 2007 June 20 New Survey Finds Homeowners Do Little to Protect Themselves Against Common Environmental Health Hazards Orkin, Inc., one of the nation's largest pest control companies, designed the survey with the assistance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the nation's premier public health agency, and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), a national scientific organization focused on protecting children from environmental hazards in their homes while preserving affordable housing. The survey polled respondents on health issues in and around the home and whether or not individuals were routinely taking steps to protect themselves. Click here for more information about the survey and to read the press release. June 20 Simple steps can reduce asthma and its symptoms. National Center for Healthy Housing releases asthma study on World Asthma Day. Click here to read the press release in Acrobat (.pdf) format. Click here to read the press release in Word (.doc) format Click here for a description of the research project Click here for simple steps to reduce asthma triggers in the home. June 16 The National Center for Healthy Housing & the National Environmental Health Association Announce Nation's First Healthy Homes Specialist Credential Click here for more information and to read the media release. June 8 Howard County, Maryland: One step closer to becoming one of the healthiest communities in the U.S. Click here to read media release Click here to read the article in the Examiner: Clean, safe home is a healthy home [pdf]   May 2007 May 30 Reliability of spot test kits for detecting lead household dust The quick, inexpensive test kits used by homeowners nationwide to detect lead-laced dust are prone to high error rates, according to a University of Rochester study. Click here to read the article from the Democrat and Chronicle, "Low-cost lead test flawed." Click here to read the press release. Click here to read the abstract. [pdf] or you may purchase the article Reliability of spot test kits for detecting lead in household dust from www.sciencedirect.com May 15 Green Building Testimony Statement of Rebecca Morley, Executive Director, National Center for Healthy Housing, before the Environmental Public Works Committee, United States Senate. Click here to read the testimony.   February 2007 Feb. 5 The National Center for Healthy Housing has written to EPA to urge the agency not to abandon its National Ambient Air Quality Standard for lead. Click here to read NCHH's letter to EPA [pdf] Click here to read NCHH's letter to EPA [.doc]   January 2007 Jan. 29 The National Center for Healthy Housing has written to EPA to applaud its January 17, 2007 decision requiring all rodenticides . . . Click here to read NCHH's letter to EPA [pdf] Click here to read NCHH's letter to EPA [.doc] Jan. 10 The National Center for Healthy Housing urges Senator Barbara Mikulski to fight public housing funding cuts. Click here for more information.     What's New Archives   News Room--for all the latest press releases and newspaper articles pertaining to the National Center for Healthy Housing.