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![[Photo: Home Health and Safety Outreach Pavilion]](library/Images/healthy.jpg)
Home Health and
Safety Outreach Pavilion
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What
you should know about the HUD-funded Baltimore Soil Study
Lead
is a highly toxic metal that may cause a range of health problems,
especially in young children. When lead is absorbed into the body,
it can cause damage to the brain and other vital organs. Lead may
also cause behavioral problems, learning disabilities, seizures and
in extreme cases, death. Of greatest concern is that even "low level"
lead exposure reduces children's ability to learn. Read
more...
HUD
Makes $1 Billion in Grants Available through 35 Programs
The
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development publishes its Fiscal
Year 2008 "SuperNOFA," an annual funding notice that makes available
more than $1 billion in grants through 35 programs. Read
more...
2008
National Healthy Homes Conference
The
2008 National Healthy Homes Conference this year is themed as Building
a Framework for Healthy Housing, and will be held at the new
Baltimore Hilton from September 15-17, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Members of the health and housing community private industry, and
other interested parties from across the country will join together
to chart the future course for healthy housing in America. Registration
for the Conference is FREE. Find out more
information!
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![[Image: Healthy Homes Logo]](library/images/HHI_Logo.JPG)
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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