Project Funder: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Project Partners: See full list of partners
Project Contact: Tom Neltner, tneltner@nchh.org, 443.539.4160
Project Description: The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) operates the National Healthy Homes Training Center and Network through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Training Center provides training through its network of partners around the country.
The target audiences for the training are environmental health practitioners, public health nurses, housing professionals, community outreach workers, tribal environmental health officials, and leaders of community-based organizations. The overall goals of the training are:
- Provide training for public health and housing practitioners in the assessment and treatment of housing-related health hazards, with a focus on practical and cost-effective methods;
- Promote cross-training of public health and housing practitioners;
- Create a forum for the exchange of practical guidance about healthy housing strategies among federal, state, tribal, and local agency staff;
- Develop a mechanism for the ongoing introduction of new research findings into public health training and practice; and
- Identify and optimize opportunities for networking, collaboration, and partnerships.
Since its inception in 2005, the Training Center has trained over 2,000 individuals; expanded from seven to more than 30 partners; developed a healthy homes awareness video; launched a Healthy Homes Clearinghouse for online information about healthy homes; launched a new Healthy Homes Specialist credential with the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), and developed the following courses: