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HUD Awards $127 Million in Grants to Protect Thousands of Children from Lead and Other Home Hazards

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development today awarded nearly $127 million in grants to 48 local projects to conduct a wide range of activities intended to protect children and families from potentially dangerous lead-based paint and other home health and safety hazards. Read the full announcement.

HUD Announces the 2011 National Healthy Homes Conference for June 20-23 in Denver, CO

Never before has such a wide spectrum of health, housing and environmental disciplines been united under one roof with a shared mission to improve the health of our nation's families by making their homes and communities healthy and safe. The 2011 National Healthy Homes Conference is a federally-sponsored event bringing together a wide range of sectors to better coordinate efforts in making housing healthy, safe, and environmentally sustainable. The National Conference is hosted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Together we are working to make America's homes and communities healthy for everyone. Visit the website to learn more.

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.

Highlights

The National Lead Information Center (NLIC) Document Distribution: The NLIC sends out single copies of materials about lead hazards and lead poisoning prevention. Reach the NLIC on-line or call 1-800-424-LEAD

Safe Rehabilitation of Water-damaged Homes

	Course Manual; Respirator Guide
	Printed copies are available from OHHLHC.

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HUD Awards $127 Million in Grants to Protect Thousands of Children from Lead and Other Home Hazards

HUD Announces the 2011 National Healthy Homes Conference for June 20-23 in Denver, CO

Updated PIH Guidance on Lead-Safe Housing Rule and Lead Disclosure Rule for Field Office Staff and Public Housing Agencies

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