U S Department of Housing and Urban Development
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) Kansas Housing Conference September 14, 2018 Abby Hugill Programs & Regulatory Support Division
Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) • Provide funds to state and local governments to develop and implement cost-effective ways to reduce lead-based paint hazards and other housing-related health and safety hazards • Enforce, in collaboration with HUD program offices, HUD’s lead safety regulations • Provide public outreach and technical assistance on housing-related health and safety hazards, including for disaster recovery • Conduct technical studies (research) to develop and evaluate ways to protect children and their families from health and safety hazards in the home www. hud. gov/healthyhomes 2
HUD’s Mission and Strategic Goals Mission To create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. Strategic Goals Strengthen the Nation’s housing market Provide quality affordable rental homes (HUD, 2014, Strategic Plan 2014 -18) Use housing as a platform to improve quality of life Build inclusive and sustainable communities Transform the way HUD does business 3
What is Unhealthy Housing? Housing Problems Hazards Health Effects Lead poisoning, which causes • Health problems • Hyperactivity • Reduced IQ • Behavioral Problems • Learning Disabilities Pests CO Mold VOCs Noise Asthma Radiation Asbestos Cancer Entry by Intruder Falls Electrical hazards Fire Flames etc. Collision & entrapment Explosions Ergonomics Numerous Health Hazards Economic Impacts Costs to the Individual • • • School absenteeism Academic failure Learning difficulties Lack of employment Life-long health problems • Socialization problems • Criminal record Costs to Society Unintentional Injuries • • • Healthcare Hospitalization Joblessness Special education Juvenile and criminal justice Other Health Impacts (Based on: OLHCHH, 2014, Healthy Homes Rating System Operating Guidance; Loyola University 2015)
Housing Quality and Health: Lead Poisoning Related Hazards 1 Extent of the Problem 2 Economic Impact 3 Lead hazards, from 23. 2 million homes $5. 9 billion • Chipping, peeling, flaking, chalking paint in houses built before 1978 • Lead contaminated soil • Lead containing household items or products have at least one lead-based paint hazard. per year in medical costs and Lead poisoning $50. 9 billion affects per year in lost productivity due to cognitive impairment. 535, 000 U. S. children ages 1 -5. 1. OLHCHH, 2014, Healthy Homes Rating System Operating Guidance 2. Dewalt et al. 2015; Jacobs et al. 2002 3. Trasande & Lui, 2011
Lead • Lead poisoning is entirely preventable through remediation. • Once a child has been poisoned, the impairment it causes may be irreversible: • Reduced IQ • Behavioral problems • Learning disabilities • There is no safe blood lead level. (See Gould, 2009; CDC, 2015) 6
OLHCHH Grant Programs • Grants for Producing Lead-Safe and Healthy Housing Units • Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program • Grantees (“Lead & Healthy Homes Grantees”) • Grantees of these programs are state, local, or tribal governments • This Notice of Funding Availability is CURRENTLY OPEN, it closes September 25, 2018
OLHCHH Grant Programs • Technical Studies Grants (a. k. a. Research Grants) • Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grants • Lead Technical Studies Grants • Grantees (“Technical Studies Grantees”) • Grantees are academic institutions, research firms, and state, local, and tribal governments 8
OLHCHH Grant Programs • Lead-Based Program Paint Hazard Reduction • Eligible applicants: state, local, or tribal governments • Control lead and other housing hazards in lowincome privately-owned housing • Build local capacity to safely and effectively address lead hazards during lead hazard control, and renovation, remodeling, and maintenance activities by appropriate trained and certified individuals 9
OLHCHH Grant Programs (cont) • Lead-Based Program Paint Hazard Reduction • Eligible applicants: state, local, or tribal governments • Control lead and other housing hazards in lowincome privately-owned housing • Build local capacity to safely and effectively address lead hazards during lead hazard control, and renovation, remodeling, and maintenance activities by appropriate trained and certified individuals 10
Current OLHCHH Region VII Grantees Nebraska Omaha - 2015 Iowa County of Cerro Gordo – 2016 Clinton - 2017 Dubuque – 2015 Polk County – 2016 Sioux City - 2015 Waterloo - 2017 Kansas Wyandotte County - 2017 Missouri Kansas City – 2017 City of Saint Louis – 2017 Washington University - 2017 11
Lead Regulatory Enforcement • The Program and Regulatory Support Division: • Enforces the Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule re sale or lease of pre-1978 housing • Works with units HUD program offices on Lead Safe Housing Rule compliance in pre-1978 HUD-assisted housing • OLHCHH’s enforcement efforts have resulted in: • Over 188, 000 made lead-safe • Almost $2. 3 million in penalties • In at least 20 states since 1999 12
Recent Enforcement Actions New Jersey property owner required to pay $800, 000 in civil penalties • Misrepresented knowledge of LBP and LBP hazards • Failed to conduct risk-assessments and visual assessments • Owners knew property contained hazardous physical conditions
Progress Has Been Made • HUD’s program monitoring and enforcement are beneficial • For children <6 years in HUD-assisted housing, Median blood lead level is 20% lower than in unassisted housing. • Average blood lead levels in children <6 years down 95% from 1978 to 2014 • From 16 µg/d. L to 0. 8 µg/d. L
Guidance and Performance Criteria • Pictures from Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing • OLHCHH has published two editions of the Guidelines, a technical manual for lead hazard evaluation and control in federally-assisted housing; cited by EPA in its lead rules as a “documented methodology. ” 15
Lead Rule Compliance Advisor http: //portalapps. hud. gov/Corvid. Rpt/HUDLBP/welcome. html
HUD Healthy Homes Website www. hud. gov/healthyhomes
Contact Information Abby Hugill Abby. d. Hugill@hud. gov (303) 672 -5165 Lead. Regulations@hud. gov Lead. Enforcement@hud. gov
Thanks for Attending!
- Slides: 19