About Us
The Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) provides funds to state and local governments to develop cost-effective ways to reduce lead-based paint hazards. In addition, the office enforces HUD's lead-based paint regulations, provides public outreach and technical assistance, and conducts technical studies to help protect children and their families from health and safety hazards in the home.
The Programs Division provides program management, oversight and technical assistance of OLHCHH's grant programs.
The Programs and Regulatory Support Division ensures regulatory compliance with the Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule and the Lead Safe Housing Rule as well as provides program and technical support to our grantees and stakeholders. Enforcement and support for the Lead Regulations are major functions of the group as well as outreach, technical assistance and guidance on lead an healthy homes issues. OLHCHH Contact Information by Region.
The Grant Services Division provides the overall supervision of the grant's management life cycle. This consists of administrative, negotiation, awarding, ensuring compliance to meet federal regulations or agency policies, financial audits, regulatory review and award closeout for the OLHCHH's grant and cooperative agreement.
The Policy and Standards Division develops healthy homes guidelines and standards, oversees research studies, and provides technical assistance on policy issues for OLHCHH and other HUD Program Offices.
- *NEW* Lead-Based Paint Resources for Public Housing Authorities
- *NEW* Home Characteristics and Asthma Triggers - Checklist for Home Visitors
- *NEW* Guide to Sustaining Effective Asthma Home Intervention Programs
- *NEW* FY2018 Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies NOFA
- Post-Disaster Resources- Housing Repair and Restoration
- Disaster Recovery Toolkit
- Guidance on 0-Bedroom Units for Lead Hazard Control Grants
- HUD Secretary's Award for Healthy Homes
- XRF PCS for Heuresis Model Pb200i with Internal Read -Through Adapter
- Summary of Overcoming Obstacles to Policies for Preventing Falls by the Elderly Final Report
- Journal of Public Health Management and Practice- OLHCHH Research Articles and Featured Commentary
- Supporting Smoke-free Resources
- 2017 HUD Secretary's Award Announcement and Information
- President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children
- Purpose and Use of Healthy Homes Supplemental Funding (HHSupp)
- Closing out the Federal Radon Action Plan
- Prevalence of Lead Hazards and Soil Arsenic in U.S. Housing
- Federal Register Notice on Instituting Smoke-Free Public Housing
- The Lead-Safe Housing Rule
- Lead Safe Housing Rule Elevated Blood Lead Level amendment
- READ Final Rule
- See more information
- Smoke-Free Public Housing and Multifamily Properties
- GRANTEES: OMB Guidance Help Sheet (xls)
- Disaster Recovery Toolkit (pdf)
- OLHCHH Post Disaster Recovery and Resources
- Healthy Homes Calendar of Events
- Asthma Intervention and Workshops
- Bed Bugs! Guidelines, Announcements, and other IPM information
- Advancing Healthy Housing: A Strategy For Action
- What is a Healthy Home?
- Apply for a Grant
- Healthy Home Rating System
- File a Housing Discrimination Complaint
- New Grantee Start-Up Resources
- Healthy Homes Training
- Healthy Homes Factsheets and Outreach Materials
June is National Healthy Homes Month!
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The Healthy Homes Partners app helps stakeholders - such as environmental health care providers, public health professionals, and health educators - navigate common residential health related hazards, including identification, mitigation/removal, and supplemental resources. A room-by-room checklist is included.
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The Healthy Homes Basics app offers practical how-to guidance on how to have a safe and healthy home, right at your fingertips. The app offers introductory information and guidance for consumers by teaching the “Principles of a Healthy Home”. For those users more familiar with healthy homes concepts, the app features detailed information by topic.
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