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Healthy Homes Detroit

Healthy Homes Detroit. The Goal: Make 120+ homes healthy and safe Aligning partner resources Build community awareness Develop a replicable model. 29 Healthy Homes Hazards (as defined by HUD). Lead Water Supply Asbestos Damp & Mold

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Healthy Homes Detroit

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  1. Healthy Homes Detroit The Goal: • Make 120+ homes healthy and safe • Aligning partner resources • Build community awareness • Develop a replicable model

  2. 29 Healthy Homes Hazards (as defined by HUD) Lead Water Supply Asbestos Damp & Mold Trips/Falls Excess Heat Excess Cold Pests Indoor Air Quality Biocides Structural Collapse Carbon Monoxide VOCs Uncombusted Fuel Gas Radiation Fire/Hot Surfaces Crowding & Space Entry by Intruders Lighting Pests/Home Hygiene Food Safety Sanitation & Drainage Electrical Entrapment Explosions Noise Ergonomics

  3. What do we do in a home? • Meet family • Assess home • Create Family Action Plan • Education • Give health, safety & green products • Minor repairs • Align partner resources

  4. What do we do in a typical home? • TIER ONE Products: • Asthma Prevention (mattress covers, HEPAvacuum, containers) • Lead (cleaning kit and instructions) • Mold/Moisture (dehumidifier) • Installed: Smoke Detector/CO detector/Fire Extinguisher • Safety: baby safety products; fire escape plan • TIER TWO Repairs: - Asthma Prevention: Carpet Removal; IPM - Mold/Moisture: Minor roof repair, gutters, caulking - Safety: railings, new windows, electrical repair, steps

  5. HHD in action!

  6. HHD: Products Installed:

  7. What do we do in a typical home? • TIER THREE: Partnerships Make the Difference • Lead Grants with Detroit Planning and Development & MDCH • Boarding up homes with WSU Center for Urban Studies • Weatherization with Michigan Community Action Agency Association • Home Energy Consultations with DTE Energy • Smoke and CO Detectors from Children’s Hospital • Home Repair Grants with Citizens Bank • Asthma Home Visits by the Asthma & Allergy Foundation/MI

  8. Healthy Homes Detroit Accomplishments • 69 families enrolled • 20 Skillman/Kresge funding • 49 HUD Grant • 63 homes assessed • 40 homes completed includes Kresge/Skillman Pilot & HUD to date

  9. Healthy Homes Detroit Accomplishments Number and Types of Repairs ~Moisture/Mold:Roofs/Gutters/Tubs: 26 ~Safety/Stairs—Porches : 12 ~Basic Weatherization: 11 ~Safety/Electrical: 6 ~Safety/Asbestos: 3 ~Integrated Pest Management: 5

  10. Healthy Homes Detroit Accomplishments • Referrals to Partners: • MCAAA Weatherization Program: 19 • Asthma Home Visit referrals 16 • Energy Visits: DTE & WARM 10 • Lead: PDD and MDCH 4

  11. And…of note… • 16 houses are Repeat Offender Houses (2 or more lead poisonings) • 3 CO Incidents • 2 fires prevented

  12. Healthy Homes Detroit Repairs/ Physical Improvements

  13. Before… and after

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  18. during… Asbestos remediation to prepare a home for weatherization Photo courtesy of Majestic Contractors

  19. … and after… Installed

  20. Barriers to Success • Leaking Roofs • Uncertainty of Weatherization Dollars • Large cost of Lead Fixes/Enforcement • Unpaid Property Taxes • High Cost of Repairing Units

  21. Barriers to Success • Roofs and large houses in disrepair= ~mold/moisture/lead/pests/asthma ~No Weatherization Grants

  22. Barriers to Success • Uncertain Weatherization Dollars= ~cold/high energy bills/shut offs/’dirty’ air ~No WAP grants if: asbestos, roof leaks, water in basement

  23. Barriers to Success • Lead Issues • Costly • Some houses without kids under 6 • Many houses behind on taxes

  24. Barriers to Success Lead Issues • Wayne County Prosecutors Office enforcing the Michigan Landlord Penalty Law • Since 2005, 244 properties have been remediated due to WCPO • Have 119 open files • Need funding to keep this effort moving

  25. Barriers to Success • Unpaid Property Taxes • No Lead Fixes • Less mold/moisture repairs • More asthma • No PDD Lead Grants • No Citizens Bank Grants • Foreclosure and Homelessness

  26. Healthier Homes=Healthier Kids

  27. Healthier Home=Healthier Kids!

  28. Thank you for helping to make homes in Detroit safer, healthier, and more energy efficient!

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