The Rental Property Owners Association (RPOA), in collaboration with the Healthy Homes Coalition and the City of Grand Rapids, is holding a special seminar entitled "Protect Your Rental Properties from Lead Based Paint Liabilities" April 22 at 6:00pm. The seminar will be held at DeVos Place (room Monroe B) in Grand Rapids.
The seminar is being held in response to the new federal Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule that will go into effect that day, as well as the recent Federal lawsuit against two Grand Rapids landlords for non-compliance with federal housing regulations.
GRAND RAPIDS - A full-day training for nurses and other health professionals will be held at the Prince Conference Center at Calvin College. Come learn more about what you can do to help prevent childhood lead poisoning in our community!
6.5 contact hours for nurses pending with the Wisconsin Nurses Association.
Beginning April 2010, all renovators, remodelers and painters working in pre-1978 housing will be required to be an EPA-certified renovator trained in lead safe work practices. This requirement will apply to all renovation projects, not just lead abatement. Effected trades include remodelers, renovators, window replacement workers, painters, electricians, plumbers, and any other trades that disturb painted surfaces during the course of their work. Landlords who make repairs themselves will also be required to have this certification.
The Healthy Homes Coalition was recently awarded $26,248 in FEMA funding to make sure families with children have working carbon monoxide and smoke detectors in their homes. This award will allow Healthy Homes to serve 400 families!
The Healthy Homes Coalition is once again commencing radon testing services for the 2009-2010 season. Test kits can be purchased at Healthy Homes for $5.00, or can be provided free of charge as part of the Healthy Homes CLEARCorps program.
Child care providers are important partners in helping to provide healthy environments for young children. Often, young children spend up to eight hours a day, many days a week in child care facilities. If those facilities have environmental health hazards, the children who receive care there will be at risk.
The Healthy Homes Coalition works to support child care providers in their efforts to keep children safe. As many child care programs are offered right in the provider's home, keeping child care homes healthy is consistent with our mission.
Kent Regional 4-C provides excellent information on licensing requirements, many of which are proactive on children's environmental health issues. See the Kent Regional 4-C licensing page or contact Kent Regional 4-C at (616) 451-8281.
The Healthy Homes Coalition provides the following fact sheets to help providers and parents make sure child care facilities are meeting their obligations to provide healthy environments.
- Chart showing Michigan Licensing Rules for Family and Group Child Care Homes (12 or less children) pertaining to Environmeantal Health (as of 1/20/10, 316 KB PDF).
- Chart showing Michigan Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers (non-home) pertaining to Environmeantal Health (as of 1/20/10, 310 KB PDF).
- Resources for child care providers to address hazards (as of 1/16/09, 146 KB PDF).
Making sure children grow up in homes that are healthy and safe is everyone’s job! The Healthy Homes Coalition is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Learn more about specific ways you can help protect children. Connect with us today!
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