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Home Health and
Safety Outreach Pavilion
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2008
National Healthy Homes Conference presentations are here!
Presentations
from the Building a Framework for Healthy Housing conference are now
available online.
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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