What they are saying?

I think the online training program . . . is OUTSTANDING! Not only did I complete it, but I used it with the 30 senior nursing students that I had in class last week when we discussed Vulnerable Populations: Families and Children. The online training was an EXCELLENT example of public health efforts with families and children.

Sharon Yearous, Iowa School Nurse Organization

So long as I have access to the resources discussed on the training material there is nothing you could do to improve this course. It was wonderful having the video and pictures. Obviously it is hard to assess like you would if you were there but this presentation came close.

Glory Gill, Hampton City School, Hampton, VA

No family should have to choose between affordable and healthy housing. "Healthy Homes" is a century-old concept that promotes safe, decent, and sanitary housing as a means for preventing disease and injury. Healthy housing is receiving considerable attention from public health professionals and policy makers as a result of emerging scientific evidence linking health outcomes such as asthma, lead poisoning, and unintentional injuries to substandard housing. There are more than 6 million substandard housing units nationwide. As a result, there is a growing need for preventing the public health problems that stem from these units. Even newer expensive homes may have hazards lurking within. Creating healthier housing promotes the healthy growth and development of children and has the potential to save billions in health care costs.

The National Healthy Homes Training Center & Network is a partnership that brings together public health and housing practitioners to promote practical and cost-effective methods for making homes healthier through the use of the Seven Principles of Healthy Housing. It also serves as a forum for exchanging information on new research and best practices. Click here for a brochure on the Training Center.

The Training Center consists of:

Network of Training and Other Partners
Healthy Homes Curriculum
Healthy Homes Specialist Credential
Clearinghouse and Resources
Priority Programs

-   Healthy Homes Codes and Regulations

-   Integrated Pest Management

-   Lead-Safe Work Practices

-   Flood Response

-   Green Building

-   Expanding from Lead to Healthy Homes

For more information, contact

Tom Neltner, the Training Center's director, at tneltner@nchh.org or 443-539-4160.
Laura Titus, training coordinator, at ltitus@nchh.org or 443-539-4161.
Judith Akoto, evaluation coordinator, at jakoto@nchh.org or 443-539-4167

10320 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 500 • Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: 410.992.0712 • Fax: 443.539.4150