Healthy Homes is a comprehensive approach to combat disease and injury in the home driven by scientific evidence that links substandard housing and poor health. Healthy Homes interventions take a holistic approach to coordinated mitigation of housing-related hazards, rather than addressing a single hazard at a time. This method allows Healthy Homes practitioners to address a wide array of health and safety issues, including lead poisoning, asthma (exacerbated by moisture, mold, and pests), exposure to radon and other toxic chemicals, and injury caused by old or dilapidated housing among myriad others. Healthy Homes funding is provided by several federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Weatherization Plus Health: A National Effort for Local Healthy Homes Collaboration
Weatherization Plus Health is a new Department of Energy (DOE) initiative implemented by NASCSP. This project will connect practitioners of healthy homes and DOE’s Weatherization Assistance Program to coordinate services that help America’s most vulnerable families and make their homes energy efficient, safe, and healthy. To learn more, please visit our Weatherization Plus Health page.
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