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Partnering to Create Healthy Homes

Emily Williams, DirectorHUD’s Healthy Homes

Division

National Priester Health Conference

April 25, 2006

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Mission of OHHLHC Eliminate lead-based paint hazards and

other housing-related health and safety hazards that pose threats to residents, particularly children, in low-income families.

HUD’s strategic goal of addressing housing conditions that threaten health.

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Historical Perspective

Congressional Directive

1998 – Preliminary Plan

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HHI Preliminary Plan Reduction in Excessive Moisture Dust Control Improvements in Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Education/Outreach

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Implementation

Grants and cooperative agreements Healthy Homes Demonstration Program Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program 76 Awards to Date Approximately $60 Million awarded

Interagency Agreements Contracts

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Geographic Distribution of Healthy Homes Initiative Grantees

Alaska

Hawaii

DC

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Partners

Grantees Federal Partners State and Local Partners Private-sector Stakeholders

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Initiatives

Education/Outreach Training Housing/Health Collaboration

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Initiatives

Education/Outreach Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids Help Yourself to a Healthy Home National Healthy Homes Information Listing Post Hurricane Education/Outreach

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Initiatives

Training National Healthy Homes Training Center Best Practices Video Cleaning Video Post-hurricane Train the Trainer Training

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Initiatives

Housing/Health Collaboration Safe and Healthy Homes Community Initiative

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Lessons Learned

Stakeholder Involvement Safe and HH Community Initiative Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids

Capturing Outcomes Effective Planning Joint Successes

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Dreams begin in Healthy Homes.

-- Ken Dillon

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Contact Information

Emily WilliamsDirector, Healthy Homes Division

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control

Outstationed in Greensboro, NC

336-547-4002, ext. 2067

Emily_E._Williams@hud.gov