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Home Health and
Safety Outreach Pavilion
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EPA/HUD
Model Renovator Course Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair and
Painting Announced
EPA,
in collaboration with HUD, issue Model RRP course to train renovation,
repair, and painting contractors how to work safely in housing with
lead-based paint and comply with EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting
(RRP) Rule, and HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule. Visit the Renovation,
Repair and Painting (RRP) site for details.
New
Grantee Orientation for Recovery Act Grantees
The
New Grantee Orientation (NGO) in Orlando, FL provides Recovery
Act grantees with an adequate foundation for implementing their
grant under the special conditions of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. Information from the Orientation is available
on the New Grantee Orientation website.
2008
National Healthy Homes Conference presentations are here!
Presentations
from the Building a Framework for Healthy Housing conference are
now available for download.
EPA
Announces CARE Cooperative Agreement Requests for Proposal
The
EPA has just announced the 2009 request for proposals for its Community
Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program. The CARE
RFP is available online. The deadline is March 16. EPA will run
three webcasts for prospective applicants on Feb. 3, 24 and 27. Additional
information about the CARE program
is available online.
OHHLHC
publishes four new policy guidance documents
These
four new policy guidance documents will
clarify important issues pertaining to minimal rehabilitation, performing
risk assessments and lead inspections prior to Release of Funds,
work that may be completed during Close-out, and providing lead
grant assistance to properties subject to enforcement actions.
Updated
PIH Guidance on Lead-Safe Housing Rule and Lead Disclosure Rule
for Field Office Staff and Public Housing Agencies
The
Office of Public and Indian Housing updated its lead regulatory
guidance to field staff by issuing guidance describing how lead
safety is addressed in all of its programs, and by issuing a lead
compliance toolkit for the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Both
documents are on a single PIH
Guidance Web page in the Guidebooks section of HUDclips.
Healthy
Homes for Healthy Kids
HUD is conducting the "Healthy Homes for Healthy
Kids" campaign, a three-year 30-city outreach effort to inform
parents about health and safety hazards in the home. This can include
lead paint, mold, moisture, and pests like mice and cockroaches.
For more information about the campaign, please call (212) 542-7411.
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