Week of Events
NC Lead Poisoning Prevention Month
If you’d like your information posted on the NC Healthy Homes website calendar, forward those announcements to Megan Rodgers at megan.rodgers@unc.edu.
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Each year, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) is a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and state, tribal, and local governments to increase lead poisoning prevention awareness in an effort to reduce childhood exposure to lead. NLPPW highlights … Read more
National Respiratory Care Week
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Indoor Environments Division and the American Lung Association celebrate Healthy Lung Month and National Respiratory Care Week (October 20–26, 2019). Indoor air pollutants, including those that trigger asthma attacks, can affect your lung health. Learn … Read more
Webinar: Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP)
Webinar: Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP)
Presenter: Mike Wilson, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Target Audience: Contractors, Renovation Firms, State and Local Building Code Officials, Community-Based Organizations, Home Improvement Stores. Webinar Description: RRP projects are typically jobs performed at the … Read more
Webinar: Primary Prevention Protects – Working with Residents to Get Their Homes Checked for Lead
Webinar: Primary Prevention Protects – Working with Residents to Get Their Homes Checked for Lead
Presenters: Paul Diegelman and Marty Nee, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, Program and Regulatory Support Division Target Audience: Stakeholders who work with/serve clients such as first time homebuyers, renters with … Read more
Webinar: The Role of Medicaid and CHIP in Improving Asthma Control
Webinar: The Role of Medicaid and CHIP in Improving Asthma Control
Improving Asthma Control Learning Collaborative The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Improving Asthma Control Learning Collaborative or "Learning Collaborative" to support state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies’ efforts to improve health outcomes among … Read more
Webinar: Consumer Outreach Ideas for Lead Programs
Webinar: Consumer Outreach Ideas for Lead Programs
Presenter: Michael Goldschmidt, AIA, LEED, BD+C, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Healthy Homes Partnership, and National Program Coordinator of the HHP Target Audience: All stakeholders who work with homeowners and residents; those who are unfamiliar with the Healthy … Read more
Webinar: Amulets to Zaprana: Non-Paint Sources of Lead
Webinar: Amulets to Zaprana: Non-Paint Sources of Lead
Presenter: Dr. Paromita Hore, PhD, MPH, Director, Environmental Exposure Assessment and Education, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Target Audience: Federal and local agencies, Community-Based Organizations, Health care providers, Academics Webinar Description: In New York City (NYC), … Read more
PEACH Lead Free Durham Workshop
Webinar: HUD’s Lead Paint Safety Field Guide
Webinar: HUD’s Lead Paint Safety Field Guide
Presenters: Dr. Warren Friedman, PhD, CIH, Senior Advisor to the Director, OLHCHH; and Bruce Haber, Division Director, Program and Regulatory Support Division, OLHCHH Target Audience: Federal agencies, maintenance contractors, building maintenance staff, local public housing staff, contractors working in federally … Read more