Finding New Avenues to Health (Departments and Systems)
Publication
Houston children continue to be poisoned by lead even though childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children.
Lead
Information on environmental health services for kids can be hard for parents to find: APHA review
Report
Jan 1, 2019
Environmental health services, from asthma home visiting programs to lead testing, can help protect children from the dangerous environmental exposures they encounter every day.
Healthy Homes App
Interactive
Nov 5, 2018
Content for this app was developed specifically for middle schoolers and educates them on the principles of a healthy home in a preteen-friendly format. Navigation is simple and intuitive. Interactive features include the Train the Brain and the ability to save a list of items found in their home.
Public Housing Capital Needs Study Confirms Funding Levels Too Low to Address Long-Term Capital Need
Public Housing Capital Needs Study Confirms Funding Levels Too Low to Address Long-Term Capital Need
Report
Jul 27, 2018
On June 24th, HUD released the 2010 Public Housing Capital Needs Study. In general, the study shows that since the last capital needs study in 1998, federal appropriations have been too low to make significant progress at reducing the backlog of capital needs.
Understanding the Links Between Physical Inspections of Affordable Housing and Health Policy
Understanding the Links Between Physical Inspections of Affordable Housing and Health Policy
Policy Brief
Jul 19, 2018
This policy brief examines how the physical inspection process can promote healthy affordable housing. A review of housing quality issues linked to health and the role of physical inspections to improve health is provided.
New Community | Jul 10, 2018
CSH/CLPHA/UHC Aligning Housing & Healthcare Cohort
Connecting grantees of the CSH/CLPHA/UnitedHealthcare planning grant, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, that seeks to align public housing authorities (PHAs) and Medicare managed care organizations (MCOs) in three states -- Ohio, Texas, and Washington State -- at the system, program, and individual level.