Healthy Homes Insiders,

 

Happy New Year! Welcome to the first issue of the Healthy Homes Insider, a new quarterly newsletter published by HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes. This newsletter will make you a healthy homes insider by giving you information on making homes safe and healthy, cutting-edge research, smoke-free housing, and more! 

 

The New Year is a time to begin with a fresh start and make resolutions. Now is the time to resolve to make homes safe and healthy. Here are some easy ways to make 2016 the year of the healthy home:

 

If you’re a homeowner or tenant, you can start by reading our Help Yourself to a Healthy Home publication or by contacting your local lead hazard control program to see if you’re eligible for their program.

 

If you are a stakeholder, you can start by getting involved in the 2016 NEHA AEC and National Healthy Homes Conference.
• To register for the conference, go here.
• If you are interested in exhibiting at the conference, read our Exhibitor Prospectus or register to exhibit.
• If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, read about sponsorship opportunities here.

 

If you are a state or local government, you may be eligible to apply for our Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control or Lead Hazard Reduction grant program. Each program provides funding for states and local governments to protect children and families from lead hazards and other health and safety hazards in homes. Be on the lookout for the Notice of Funding Availability for our grant programs on grants.gov.

June 2016 will be our first annual National Healthy Homes Month. Be on the lookout for more information! 

 

I hope that you find this inaugural edition of the Healthy Homes Insider informative and useful. 

 

May the force be with you, 

 

Matthew Ammon 

Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development