The Healthy Homes Initiative is an integrated, comprehensive program that addresses the multiple of safety and health hazards that are found in the home environment. These home-based safety and health hazards include lead poisoning, severe asthma and allergy responses, carbon monoxide poisoning, radon, chemical sensitivities resulting from building product off-gassing, toxic poisoning from outdoor ground or air pollution,and electrical, mechanical, and structural hazards due to improper maintenance.
NDHC's initiative is to improve the quality of affordable housing by integrating design, production and management of housing to reflect sustainable practices that improve the economic and health well being of its clients | |