July 24, 2014 | Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Lansing, MI (July 24, 2014) – Local government and community partners signed an agreement today designed to boost efforts in Lansing, Michigan to improve health, economic and social outcomes for families, children and seniors. By signing the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative® (GHHI®) Compact, the partners formalized the city’s joint commitment to work toward the implementation of an integrated system that will deliver housing intervention programs for Lansing residents living in energy inefficient, unhealthy and unsafe housing. GHHI has proven to be an effective model of service delivery to families in need by lowering incidents of asthma and lead poisoning and improving children’s and families’ ability to thrive. [...]