The Obama Administration announced a government-wide effort to reduce the number of homes with health and safety hazards on February 4. Advancing Healthy Housing – A Strategy for Action outlines the Administration’s goals and priorities in healthy housing for the next three to five years. The strategy provides an initial framework for coordinating federal actions to advance healthy housing. A “healthy homes model” is one product the strategy anticipates as a result. A healthy home is one that is dry, clean, pest free, safe, contaminant free, well ventilated, well maintained, and thermally controlled. The strategy was developed under the auspices of the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children. It reflects the consensus of the federal interagency Healthy Homes Work Group, which included HUD, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Energy, and Labor, along with the Centers for Disease Control, the Environmental Protection Agency, and others.Click here for the strategy executive summary. The full report will be available soon at HUD’s Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. Click here for a media release.