1. Partnering to Create Healthy Homes
Emily Williams, Director
HUD’s Healthy Homes Division
National Priester Health Conference
April 25, 2006

2. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Mission of OHHLHC
Eliminate lead-based paint hazards and other housing-related health and safety hazards that pose threats to residents, particularly children, in low-income families.
HUD’s strategic goal of addressing housing conditions that threaten health.
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3. Historical Perspective
Congressional Directive
1998 – Preliminary Plan
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4. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
HHI Preliminary Plan
Reduction in Excessive Moisture
Dust Control
Improvements in Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Education/Outreach
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5. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Implementation
Grants and cooperative agreements
Healthy Homes Demonstration Program
Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program
76 Awards to Date
Approximately $60 Million awarded
Interagency Agreements
Contracts
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6. Geographic Distribution of Healthy Homes Initiative GranteesDC
Alaska
Hawaii

7. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Partners
Grantees
Federal Partners
State and Local Partners
Private-sector Stakeholders
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8. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Initiatives
Education/Outreach
Training
Housing/Health Collaboration
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9. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Initiatives
Education/Outreach
Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids
Help Yourself to a Healthy Home
National Healthy Homes Information Listing
Post Hurricane Education/Outreach
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10. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Initiatives
Training
National Healthy Homes Training Center
Best Practices Video
Cleaning Video
Post-hurricane Train the Trainer Training
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11. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Initiatives
Housing/Health Collaboration
Safe and Healthy Homes Community Initiative
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12. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Lessons Learned
Stakeholder Involvement
Safe and HH Community Initiative
Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids
Capturing Outcomes
Effective Planning
Joint Successes
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13. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Dreams begin in Healthy Homes.
-- Ken Dillon
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14. Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Contact Information
Emily Williams
Director, Healthy Homes Division
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Outstationed in Greensboro, NC
, ext. 2067
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