A Healthy New Year’s Resolution
It’s almost 2011 and if you’re like me, the New Year brings thoughts of a new beginning and a fresh start. Above all, I look forward to a healthy new year for me and my family. I know the common New...
View ArticleMaking Our Homes Safe and Healthy
Jon L. Gant, Director of HUD’s Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control When my wife and I were expecting our first daughter, there was so much preparation to do before she arrived – as any...
View ArticleFor the health of it
Shantae Goodloe, Public Affairs Officer, Office of Public Affairs At HUD we have a saying, “You can’t be healthy if your house is sick.” And if your home is sick, it may affect your children and their...
View ArticleHappy 1st Birthday to The HUDdle!
It’s time to break out the party hats, balloons and the birthday cake (you can’t forget the cake!) to celebrate the 1st birthday of the Department’s official blog: The HUDdle. A year ago on Sunday,...
View ArticleLead Guidelines Updated to Keep Children Safer
Earlier this month, HUD released the updated version of the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing. This is the first major update since 1995, and includes...
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20th Anniversary of Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992...
Title X is an important piece of modern history, however many are unaware of the breadth of its significance. Title X has nothing to do with mutant superheroes, Cartesian coordinate planes, or...
View ArticleWeekly Online Resources Round-up
HUDdlers, it’s time for the weekly online resources round-up. This week is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and the resources we have rounded up will help keep your families and your homes...
View ArticleKeeping Children and Families Living Free from Lead Contamination
Parents and grandparents worry about their children. It’s inevitable: they wonder if they’re safe on their way to work and school, and ensure they have nourishing food and shelter. But we don’t often...
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National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Goes Global!
Protecting our children is any parent’s highest priority, but there is a hidden danger in our homes that can harm their health and their futures. It’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week – a time...
View ArticleA Commitment to Responsibility – HUD’s Work to Build a Clean Energy Economy...
Crossed posted from WhiteHouse.gov Two years ago, newly inaugurated President Barack Obama stood before the nation and promised a “new era of responsibility.” Part of that responsibility requires a...
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