Author Archives: EHW

Building upon the Seven Principals of Healthy Housing developed by the National Center for Healthy Housing and others, EHW is advocating for an expanded definition of healthy homes.  Under the concept of “place matters”, and a holistic approach to how … Continue reading →

EHW friend and partner, Dorr G. Dearborn, PhD, MD – Mary Ann Swetland Professor and Chair, Dept. of Environmental Health Sciences recently had the opportunity to testify to the United States Congress about the dangers of air pollution.  Dr. Dearborn’s … Continue reading →

EHW’s organizational values – environmental sustainability, protection of human health, environmental justice, health equity and precautionary action – are the foundation of our programmatic efforts.  Given the broad spectrum of issues and programs that our board and staff are involved … Continue reading →

EcoWatch, 1/10-2013 -Extreme heat, drought, storms and other weather disasters are increasingly fueled by climate change and affect everyone regardless of political affiliation. Now two scientists—one who has usually voted for Republicans, the other for Democrats—have come together to urge … Continue reading →

Green City Blue Lake, 11/16/2012 -What’s so striking about the ratcheting up of building codes in Ohio is not that it took a few more years than average for the Buckeye state to adopt the 2009 standard from the International … Continue reading →