Ohio Healthy Homes News                 May 2016
Upcoming Events

Save the Date, Rural Housing Conference, September 12-14, sponsored by the Council on Rural Housing and Development in Ohio (CRHDO).
 
Save the Date, 2016 Fall Conference, Association of Ohio Health Commissioners, September 21-23, Embassy Suites, Dublin.

Save the Date, Ohio Conference on Community Development (OCCD) Fall Quarterly Conference, October 26-27.

Save the Date, Annual Meeting of the Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership, Nov. 4.

Save the Date, 18th Annual Housing Conference, November 8-10, Columbus
Convention Center, sponsored by Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. 
 
Save the Date, November 29-30, Healthy Homes Essentials for Environmental Professionals (Nov. 29) and OHHN Fall Forum (Nov. 30)  

Please send upcoming events to OHHN by the 15th of the month. 
OHHN Spring Healthy Homes Forum

Register for the Spring Forum by June 7

Reducing Lead, Mold, Asthma-Triggers and Poor Indoor Air Quality in Ohio's Housing will take place on June 9 at the Mayerson Academy in Cincinnati from 9 am to 4 pm. Anyone is welcome to attend the Forum. Registration fees are $20 for members, $25 for non-members and $15 for full-time students. On-line registration ends June 7. Registrations will be accepted at the door; however, lunch will not be guaranteed. For more information, contact OHHN. We look forward to seeing you at the Spring Forum! 

Important Information for Registrants: 
 
Registration begins at 8 am. Free parking is available in the Mayerson Academy parking lot. Parking is also available on the street.

OHHN will accept purchase orders and can provide a W-9 and an invoice if necessary. Choose payment by check on the registration form and let us know you need an invoice.

If you are paying by check, make the check out to: Ohio Healthy Homes Network. Send it to PO Box 2562, Columbus, Ohio 43216 or bring it with you to registration.
If you have difficulty making a payment through Pay Pal, please contact OHHN. Options include payment by check at registration or requesting an invoice for later payment.

5.5 hours of CE's have been approved for Registered Sanitarians.

Speaker presentations will be available on the OHHN website (What We Do) after the Spring Forum.

Thank you to our Co-Presenters and Sponsors!

Co-Presenters:  
University of Cincinnati NIEHS - Center for Environmental Genetics, Community Outreach and Engagement Core (COEC)
University of Cincinnati Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training (CCTST)
 
Sponsors:
Buckeye Hope Community Foundation 
Coalition on Housing and Homelessness in Ohio 
Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development 
E Z Breathe Healthy Home Solutions 
Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing 
Ohio Housing Finance Agency

OHHN Proposes State Lead Task Force to Ohio Lead Advisory Committee (OLAC)
With the recent media focus on lead poisoning in Ohio and the nation, and the Find It, Fix It, Fund It campaign announced by the National Center on Healthy Housing (see below), it's an excellent time to strengthen Ohio's lead poisoning prevention efforts.

At the quarterly meeting of the Ohio Lead Advisory Committee (OLAC) on May 26, OHHN proposed the creation of a statewide task force, appointed by the Governor, on the prevention of lead poisoning. Such a task force would be similar to one in 2000-2001 that led to major revisions in Ohio's current lead law. OHHN will develop a proposal for the Lead Task Force for the next OLAC meeting on August 25 and solicit member and stakeholder input. The final product will be sent to OLAC members for comment prior to the August meeting.

At an OLAC meeting in late 2015 , OHHN expressed interest in having the Ohio Department of Health 1) conduct a study on the economic impact of lead poisoning in Ohio; and 2) undertake a 4-county demonstration project to improve the Medicaid lead testing rate for children receiving Medicaid at 12 and 24 months of age. The ideas were discussed at the May 26 meeting and additional information requested. OHHN will develop a scope of services for the economic impact study and provide additional information on the demonstration project. 
OHHN Board Member Recognized for Healthy Homes Education Project

OHHN board member Rosemary Valdes Chaudry and her colleagues Barbara Polivka and John (Mac) Crawford were recognized recently by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their project that used the Healthy Homes 7-step assessment framework to teach undergraduate and graduate pre-licensure nursing students about home environmental assessment. The project was selected as an Outstanding Project by a team of independent reviewers from among 51 mini- and general grants from 2010-2015.

The project, which was funded by Ohio EPA's Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF), included online content modules, construction of a simulated 4-room apartment loaded with environmental hazards, and nursing students working in pairs to do the Healthy Homes assessment of the apartment with a faculty member  playing the role of a mother of a child with asthma whose family lived in the apartment. Rosemary Chaudry, Barbara Polivka and Mac Crawford had an article published about the project in a 2012 issue of the Journal of Nursing Education.
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National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition News 

Find It, Fix It, Fund It

The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) and the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition (Coalition) recently announced Find It, Fix It, Fund It, an action drive that urges Congress and the Administration to develop and implement a bold, comprehensive national plan to eliminate lead paint hazards and replace lead pipes.
 
NCHH and the Coalition are leading efforts to promote funding and new policies for lead poisoning prevention in homes, as well as the re-establishment of a federal cross-agency commission or task force on lead poisoning. They support allied efforts to replace lead water pipes and promote needed services for children impacted by lead.
 
Learn more about the Find it, Fix It, Fund It action drive and lead advocacy efforts here. Sign on to the petition here. 
National and International News 

About Us

The mission of the Ohio Healthy Homes Network (OHHN) is to promote healthy, safe and affordable housing for people of all ages.  More information is available about OHHN at www.OHHN.org  
 
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