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Healthy Homes Archives
New EPA Resource to Help Assess Children’s Health Risks
| | The EPA’s research and development office has written a report, A Framework for Assessing Health Ris... (read more) |
posted: December 05, 2006
Revised Healthy Homes Building Guidance Available
| | The Asthma Regional Council of New England (ARC) has released a revised version of Building Guidance... (read more) |
posted: December 05, 2006
Clearinghouse for Healthy Homes Research and Guidance
| | The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) has created a database of peer-reviewed research and ... (read more) |
posted: December 05, 2006
Two Lead Poisoning Studies Document on Adolescent Injury Risk and Brain Development
| | New findings published in the October 2006 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health suggest that ch... (read more) |
posted: December 05, 2006
Scientists Resign from EPA Advisory Panel on Toxins
| | Three members of a federal science advisory panel on toxic pollution prevention resigned in October,... (read more) |
posted: December 05, 2006
California Petitions U.S. EPA for More Complete Pesticide Labels
| | On August 1, California and thirteen other states filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Prote... (read more) |
posted: December 05, 2006
California Enacts Two New Lead Poisoning Prevention Laws
| | In September, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 2861(Ridley-Thomas) and AB 1953 (Chan), new laws tha... (read more) |
posted: December 05, 2006
California Declares Secondhand Smoke a Toxic Air Pollutant
| | In January, California became the first state in the nation to deem environmental tobacco smoke, or ... (read more) |
posted: March 22, 2006
President’s Budget Proposes to Dismantle National Children’s Health Study
| | Buried within the President’s FY07 federal budget proposal is a plan to eliminate the National Child... (read more) |
posted: March 22, 2006
Lead Renovation and Remodeling Rule – Comment Period Through April 6
| | In 1992, federal legislation (15 U.S.C. Section 2682(c)) required the EPA to issue a rule to ensure ... (read more) |
posted: March 22, 2006
Chicago Class Action Lawsuit Against Lead Paint Industry Reinstated
| | An Illinois class action suit against lead-based paint manufacturers will move forward, thanks to an... (read more) |
posted: March 22, 2006
California Appeals Court Reinstates Public Nuisance Claim Against Lead Paint Manufacturers
| | On the heels of the Rhode Island state court decision that found that lead-based paint is a public n... (read more) |
posted: March 22, 2006
Lead Paint Declared Public Nuisance by Rhode Island State Court
| | A Rhode Island state court found that lead-based paint in housing is a public nuisance that the pain... (read more) |
posted: March 22, 2006
Healthy Homes Conference
| | he Lead and Healthy Homes National Conference and the Indoor Environmental Health & Technologies Con... (read more) |
posted: February 09, 2006
EPA Launches Children’s Environmental Health Database
| | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a searchable database, called TEACH (Toxicit... (read more) |
posted: February 09, 2006
American Academy of Pediatrics Calls for Universal Lead Screening, Housing-Based Approach to Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning
| | In October 2005, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a Policy Statement stating, “Most US chi... (read more) |
posted: February 09, 2006
Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduces Lead Hazard Control Tax Incentive Bill
| | Senators Clinton (D-NY), DeWine (R-OH), Obama (D-IL) and Smith (R-OR) introduced legislation in Nove... (read more) |
posted: February 09, 2006
EPA Enforces Pre-Renovation Lead Paint Disclosure Rule for First Time
| | In 2005, for the first time ever, the EPA cited a housing contractor for violating the federal “pre-... (read more) |
posted: February 09, 2006
Resource for Community-Based Participatory Research
| | A new book, Community Research on Environmental Health: Studies in Science, Advocacy and Ethics, is ... (read more) |
posted: February 09, 2006
Pediatric Environmental History Tools Available Online
| | The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation (NEETF) has launched a new website that... (read more) |
posted: February 09, 2006
EPA’s Proposed Remodeling and Renovation Rule – Comment Period Opens
| | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a lead-safe remodeling and renovation rule o... (read more) |
posted: February 09, 2006
CONFERENCES
| | The Conference on Children’s Health and the Environment will be held in Baltimore on October 1. The... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
Healthy Homes Guidance Documents
| | The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) posted two new healthy homes guidance documents on it... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
May-June Clearinghouse Review Focuses on Environmental Health
| | The May-June 2005 edition of Clearinghouse Review, a publication of the Sargent Shriver National Cen... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
Integrated Pest Management Benefits Asthmatic Children
| | A Boston study awaiting publication shows that integrated pest management(IPM) not only effectively ... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
GIS Can Help Prevent Lead Poisoning
| | In December 2004, CDC issued a guidance report for state and local childhood lead poisoning preventi... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
Retail Stores Improving But Not Great At Advising Customers about Lead Paint
| | Compared to 2004, retail stores are giving better advice about how customers should deal with pre-19... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
Targeting High-Risk Housing Increases Lead Blood Screening Rates
| | In a February 2005 journal article, a CDC study concludes that blood lead testing in high-risk housi... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
Childhood Lead Poisoning Rates Continue to Decline
| | CDC, EPA, HUD, and National Center for Health Statistics reported in the May
27 Morbidity and Mortal... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
Online Resource - Building Blocks for Primary Prevention
| | The Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
Lead Paint Manufacturer Settles Rhode Island Nuisance Lawsuit
| | On June 30, 2005 the Rhode Island Attorney General announced that the DuPont Corporation has agreed ... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
U. S. Supreme Court: Pesticide Makers Can be Sued for Damaging Property
| | On April 27, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark 7-2 decision in Bates v. Dow Agro Sciences all... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
Federal Funding for Lead Hazard Control and CDC Environmental Health
| | On June 29, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to the FY 2006 Transportation-Tr... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
LEAD POISONING/HEALTHY HOMES
| | Update on EPA’s Lead-Safe Remodeling Regulations Update
If you like magic tricks, you’ll love the E... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
Housing Financial Services Committee Approves Affordable Housing Amendment
| | On May 25, the House Financial Services Committee approved a bill, the Federal Housing Finance Refor... (read more) |
posted: August 01, 2005
HEALTHY HOMES/LEAD POISONING
| | 7. Cockroaches Are Significant Asthma Trigger In Inner-City Children
Researchers at the University... (read more) |
posted: April 29, 2005
HEALTHY HOMES/LEAD POISONING
| | 6. Federal Bill Would Create Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act
Representatives Louise Slaughter (D-N... (read more) |
posted: April 29, 2005
HEALTHY HOMES/LEAD POISONING
| | 5. HUD Announces Availability Of Lead And Healthy Homes Grants
On March 21, HUD released its FY200... (read more) |
posted: April 29, 2005
HEALTHY HOMES/LEAD POISONING
| | 4. EPA Abandons Proposed Lead-Safe Remodeling And Renovation Regulation
The U.S. Environmental Pro... (read more) |
posted: April 29, 2005
HEALTHY HOMES/LEAD POISONING
| | 3. State And Local Childhood Lead Poisoning Elimination Plans Available Online
The U.S. Centers fo... (read more) |
posted: April 29, 2005
HEALTHY HOMES/LEAD POISONING
| | 2. California Advocate Appointed To Centers For Disease Control’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory... (read more) |
posted: April 29, 2005
HEALTHY HOMES/LEAD POISONING
| | 1. EPA Proposes Stricter Standards On Lead In Drinking Water
On March 7, 2005, the U.S. Environmen... (read more) |
posted: April 29, 2005
DHS Holds Meeting to Discuss Process for Calculating Lead Fees
| | On August 6, the State Department of Health Services held a meeting to establish a process for revie... (read more) |
posted: September 03, 2004
Lead in Candy Bill Dies in Legislature
| | AB 2451, a bill that would call for monitoring and regulation of lead in candy, died in the Senate H... (read more) |
posted: September 03, 2004
San Diego Lead Poisoning Prevention Ordinance to Go to City Council
| | The City of San Diego is currently considering adopting an ordinance that would implement a variety ... (read more) |
posted: September 03, 2004
The Lead Guide: A Community Resource for Lead Poisoning Prevention in California (April 2003 edition) (186 pages)
| | The most comprehensive resource for those working to prevent childhood lead poisoning in California.... (read more) |
posted: April 30, 2004
High Lead Found in Boston Area Water
| | Regulators have found that lead levels in drinking water in Boston higher than national standards. |
source: Washington Post
posted: April 29, 2004
Check WCLP's Housing Calendar for Healthy Homes related items.
| | WCLP's Housing Calendar includes Healthy Homes related events including meetings, trainings, etc. (read more) |
posted: April 29, 2004
Investigative series on lead poisoning from Mexican candies
| | The Orange County register published a five-part investigative report on lead in Mexican candies. L... (read more) |
source: Orange County Register
posted: April 29, 2004
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