Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health promotes optimal health, development and well-being for all children. One of the ways we do that is to help ensure healthy housing for qualifying homeowners and tenants. We do this by addressing health hazards and safety concerns in homes that could adversely impact children, such as lead paint, asthma triggers, and trip and fall hazards.
By: Marcus Smith Over the past 15 years, Connecticut Children’s Healthy Homes Program (Healthy Homes) has made a remarkable impact on children and families in Connecticut. To date, Healthy Homes has received more than $30 million in federal funding since 2003, which has allowed us to tap into […]
By: Marcus Smith and Luis Alvarado At Connecticut Children’s Healthy Homes Program, we work year-round to raise awareness about the impact of lead poisoning on children, which triggers poorer developmental and health outcomes with effects that linger for a lifetime. We also take extra steps to get our […]
By: Chris Corcoran Connecticut Children’s Healthy Homes Program has made more than 3,100 homes healthy and lead safe through projects that are largely funded by state and federal grants. In order to maximize the number of families served, Healthy Homes has established spending caps based on years of […]
At Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, our community-oriented programs are leading the way in terms of strengthening families and helping children reach their full potential. Now, we are proud to announce that two of our programs just received national recognition for their work. The American Hospital Association selected the […]
