1. One Touch Healthy & Energy Efficient Housing
Beverly Drouin, Div. of Public Health
Dana Nute, Belknap Merrimack CAP
Ryan Clouthier, Southern NH Services
Nancy Gamble, Office of Energy and Planning
Funding Provided by HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
With Support From USDA

2. NH Healthy Homes Statewide Strategic Action Plan
First Statewide Plan in the nation
Completed in August 2009 with input from partners across the state
Prepared by the National Center for Healthy Housing and Tohn Environmental Strategies
Healthy Homes Steering Committee is responsible for overseeing & implementing the Statewide Plan
Weatherization

3. Project Goal
Facilitate collaboration among health, housing, energy organizations to deliver “One Touch” healthy and energy efficient homes treatment through coordinated service delivery and referral.

4. Healthy Homes Steering Committee
NH Housing Finance Authority
Lead hazard control grant, Housing rehab
Community Action Program
City of Manchester (Manchester Housing Initiatives)

5. Healthy Homes Steering Committee
NH Injury Prevention Program
NH Asthma Control Program
Maternal and Child Health
(NH Home Visiting Program)
Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs

6. Healthy Homes Steering Committee
NH Department of Agriculture (Integrated Pest Mgt. Program)
Breathe NH (Smoke Free Housing)
Radon, Carbon Monoxide
Weatherization

7. Healthy Homes Steering Committee
Smoking Cessation Program
NH State Fire Marshall
Poison Prevention Program

8. The Opportunity Issue Families Touched/Year
Program Provides Home Visits or Repairs
Health
1800
Asthma, Lead Poisoning, Head
Start, Home Visiting
Housing
<500
Housing Rehab, Lead Hazard
Control
Energy
(1,000 low income)
Weatherization, Utility-Funded
Energy Upgrades

9. What is a “One-Touch” Approach?
An approach for home interventions
strategically combines public health,
environmental and energy efficiency to:
ASSESS
EDUCATE
REFER
FIX

10. Health & Energy Check Ups

11. Pilot Efforts
Piloted in Manchester and Belknap Merrimack CAP -- > 90 Homes
Manchester: asthma, health visiting, lead, housing rehab, Weatherization
Belknap-Merrimack: Head Start, Weatherization
Strongly embraced by programs
Manchester

12. The One-Touch Approach Assess:
Home visitors who are already in the home are cross-trained to spend 15 extra minutes to complete a healthy home and safety assessment check list

13. Manchester “One-Touch”
Several Strong Partners
Manchester Health Department
(lead, asthma, tobacco)
Southern NH Community Action Program
(Mr. Fix-it, Weatherization & Fuel Assistance)
MCH Child & Family Services
(Pregnant mothers, Parenting Plus, & elderly support)
Manchester Housing Initiatives
(HUD lead abatement & housing rehab)

14. Home Health and Safety checklist:
second-hand smoke, mold, dust mites
lead paint, lead exposure
CO Monitors and Smoke Detectors
energy efficiency
use of pesticides and harsh cleaners
clutter that could cause injuries/falls
radon or asbestos
other poisonings such as prescription drugs

15. Educate
Home visitors hand out educational resources to the resident or family while in the home
Portable toolbox contains information from partners
Flyers, pamphlets, & contact information
One touch continued 15

16. Educating Home Visitors
Coordinated with program partners to learn about eligibility requirements, benefits offered
Different partners featured at weekly Wx. auditors meetings
Continued collaborative efforts by partner meetings – at first monthly, now quarterly

17. Refer
Home visitors refer families in need to regional and statewide organizations that can help with resources

18. Manchester’s “One-Touch”
Developed Two-Side Referral Handout
11 Partners
Brief Description of Program
Eligibility Criteria
Phone Number & Website

19. Manchester “One-Touch”
Developed Data Tracking Spreadsheet
Originally stored in Google.docs
Being moved to E-Studio
Referrals being made
Referrals status tracked
Full information on the HH checklist scanned and ed

20. Fix
Income eligible residents may qualify for weatherization upgrade, HUD lead paint hazard removal
Clients referred to programs unknown to them
Wx program found alternate sources of leveraged funding
Other fixes may include less expensive items such as mattress pads, pillow cases greener house products, smoke alarms or CO monitors 20

21. City of Manchester 117 units visited since Sept. 2010
117 referrals made – 100%
Eleven partnering agencies
Adds 15 minutes to each home visit
Provides resources for H & S issues Wx can’t fix

22. Building on Successes
Finalizing an MOA between partners committing to “One Touch” model
Belknap-Merrimack moved to all “One Touch” units with weatherization
SNHS looking to expand partnership
OEP working toward “One Touch” in all CAP agencies for Wx
OEP partnering with NHHFA for Healthy Homes training for all Wx auditors

23. Short Term Goals of the Healthy Homes Steering Committee
Expand Healthy Homes Outreach & Education
2-Day Essentials for Healthy Home Practitioners (Winter 2011/ 2012)
1-Day Healthy Homes Opportunities for Energy Auditors (August 2011)
1st Annual NH Healthy Homes Conference (October 13, 2011)
Identify funding opportunities for our NH Partners
HUD, CDC, EPA, NCHH, ARC, AHEC, HHLPPP, NFPA, USDA, CDBG, FEMA

24. Medium Term Goals of the Healthy Homes Steering Committee
Implement six additional “One-Touch” Initiatives
Laconia, Franklin, Nashua, Rochester, Claremont/Newport, Berlin
Develop a smooth data tracking & referral system
Move from E-Studio to web-based system

25. Long Term Goals of the Healthy Homes Steering Committee
Increase Healthy Homes policies in place
Increase the number of lead safe homes
Increase the number of smoke free housing units
Decrease the number of asthma hospitalizations and ED visits
Decrease the number of children with injuries