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National Healthy Homes Training Center and Network
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:
Priority Programs 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
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