National Healthy Homes Month was created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH). The 2023 campaign theme is “Connecting Home, Health, and You.” The campaign’s aim is “to increase awareness of housing-related health hazards, lead poisoning prevention, and the overall principles of a healthy home, especially for low-income populations” and to “encourage residents to take the actions and steps for safe and healthy homes.”

Join Women for a Healthy Environment this Saturday, June 24th from 11 am - 3 pm to learn about incredible housing and health resources available across the Pittsburgh region. The event will be held at McKnight Playground located at 1250 Page Street, Pittsburgh, 15233.

The day will include community resource tables, games and activities for all ages. Revival Chili will be on site for anyone wishing to purchase their lunch that day. They have something for everyone on their menu! Vendors include:

• Women for a Healthy Environment (HUD grantee)

• Rebuilding Together 

• ACTION Housing 

• Allegheny Lead Safe Homes Program (HUD grantee)

• University of Pittsburgh Healthy Home Lab (HUD grantee)

• Neighborhood Resilience Project 

• The Wellness Collective 

• Manchester Craftsman’s Guild Youth

• Neighborhood Legal Service 

• PA Resources Council 

• Fund My Future 

• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 

• UPMC 

• Project Destiny/Thrive18

• Allegheny Healthy Network

Women for a Healthy Environment has created many educational materials focused on creating a healthy home that are located on its website. Such topics as lead, radon, indoor air quality and consumer product safety are covered. Click here to learn more.

Check out our Renter's Guide to Healthy Housing! Click here to access the guide.

WHE also created the Bringing Home Baby: Your guide to a healthy home. Click here to download a copy.

There are lots of asthma and allergy triggers in the home. Click here to download our booklet - Asthma, air quality and how to protect yourself and

your family.

Did you know lead can be found in homes built before 1978? Check out the Get the Lead Out, Pittsburgh website for resources.

Looking for a speaker on environmental hazards in the home? Contact WHE!