November 22, 2014 | Detroit Free Press
Vacant houses. Pontiac has them. So does Flint. And Detroit has lots.
But tiny Ironwood in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula has them, too. The small community of about 5,300 people is among a dozen awaiting a decision by state housing officials on how much of $75 million in federal funds will be steered its way for demolitions.
November 22, 2014 | The Detroit News
Lansing – — Vacant houses. Pontiac has them. So does Flint. And Detroit has lots.
But tiny Ironwood in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula has them, too. The small community of about 5,300 people is among a dozen awaiting a decision by state housing officials on how much of $75 million in federal funds will be steered its ways for demolitions.
November 20, 2014 | Huffington Post
Tiny amounts of lead, chemical flame retardants and organophosphate pesticides, among other toxins, course through the blood of nearly every American. But just how much worry is a little poison worth?
November 20, 2014 | Environmental Justice
Poor quality housing is an ongoing environmental injustice placing a significant burden on low-income and minority families. The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) in Baltimore, MD, grew out of the historical healthy homes work of the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, an organization dedicated to using housing as a platform for health to ensure environmental and social justice for families and children in low-income communities. GHHI’s Healthy […]
November 19, 2014 | Medical Xpress
Today, the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) and Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University released Healthcare Financing of Healthy Homes Services: Findings from a 2014 Survey of State Reimbursement Policies, a report documenting current Medicaid reimbursement practices for environmental health services in the homes of lead-exposed children and people with asthma and highlighting opportunities for increasing access to these benefits.
November 17, 2014 | Detroit Free Press
Tens of thousands of metro Detroiters are thought to be eligible for federal disaster assistance — but they have yet to apply. So authorities announced today that the deadline to apply has been extended to Dec. 14.
Renters as well as homeowners may qualify for grants or low-interest loans to cover damage to their homes and other losses caused by the record rainstorm Aug. 11. To apply, see www.disasterassistance.gov, […]
November 17, 2014 | The New York Times
Exposure to secondhand smoke and roadway traffic may be tied to increased body mass index in children and adolescents, a new study suggests. Researchers studied 3,318 children in 12 Southern California communities beginning at an average age of 10, and then followed them through age 18. They used parental questionnaires to establish exposure to smoking, and data on traffic volume and levels of nitrogen dioxide, ozone and […]
November 12, 2014 | Brookings
Asthma can be a frightening disease, especially for young children struggling to breathe during an asthma attack. Parents can be equally scared watching their child gasp for breath, not sure how to help. 800,000 times a year panicked parents rush their asthmatic child to the emergency department (ED) and cost the health system $27 billion a year.
November 8, 2014 | WXYZ Detroit
DETROIT (WXYZ) – With predictions of another bitterly cold winter in Metro Detroit, DTE Energy and The Heat and Warmth Fund, better known as THAW, are teaming up to help families in need stay warm during the cold months.
November 7, 2014 | My Fox Detroit
DETROIT (WJBK) — DTE Energy and The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW) have partnered to present the Week of Warmth celebration in an effort to support the raising and distribution of $1 million in energy assistance to Michigan families in need.