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The Initiative is a collaborative effort among HSPH, public housing residents, resident advocacy groups, the Boston Housing Authority, the Boston Public Health Commission, and two other schools of public health. The group focuses on giving public housing residents the tools they need to evaluate and improve their indoor air quality, with a focus on reducing asthma and addressing healthy building improvements during energy conservation-related upgrades. In the past year, the Initiative has worked with the families of 60 children in three developments to improve pest management in their apartments through means such as better moisture management, improved food storage, and new mattresses. The Initiative is now working to develop programs that the Boston Housing Authority can implement in all of its units city-wide and to share its lessons with other housing authorities across the country. The Healthy Public Housing Initiative was one of 15 individuals or groups that received Environmental Merit Awards. Harvard Public Health NOW is published biweekly by the Office of Communications Harvard School of Public Health 665 Huntington Ave., SPH 1-1312 Boston, Massachusetts 02115 617-432-6052 Editor and Layout: Christina Roache Contributing Writers: Paula Hartman Cohen, Carisa Cunningham Calendar Editor: Melitta King Photos Credits: Suzanne Camarata, Graham Ramsay Archived Issues || HSPH Home Copyright, 2009, President and Fellows of Harvard College |
