FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Steven McDaniel, (334) 206-5752, ADPH
Michael Rasbury, (205) 348-3967, UA SafeState
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Bureau of Environmental Services, Indoor Air Quality and Lead Branch, and the University of Alabama were recently awarded a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Healthy Homes Production Grant (HHPG) to remove environmental and safety hazards from some of Alabama’s vulnerable and underserved communities.
The Healthy Homes and Healthy Communities in the Black Belt Region of Alabama Program will target approximately 150 low-income homes in counties that make up a portion of the Black Belt region of the state, approximately 27 homes per county with at least 15 in York. During the 42-month grant period, the program will identify and provide solutions for environmental hazards like indoor air quality, mold and moisture, pests, carbon monoxide, lead-based paint, asbestos and radon, as well as general safety hazards like indoor and outdoor structural issues.
The HHPG project area includes Choctaw, Clarke, Lowndes, Marengo and Wilcox counties as well as the City of York in Sumter County. If you live in the City of York, contact Steven McDaniel, (334) 206-5752, ADPH, or Michael Rasbury, (205) 348-3967, UA SafeState. The cities and towns outside the City of York, in Sumter County, are not in the coverage area for the ADPH, and the UA SafeState HUD Healthy Homes Production Grant.
Qualifying families in the City of York will receive a no-cost assessment where Healthy Homes inspectors from the UA SafeState Program will evaluate potential hazards and coordinate the improvement of the home, prioritizing environmental and safety hazards. Each of the participants can receive up to $10,000 for repairs designed to reduce or eliminate identified hazards.
ADPH and the University of Alabama’s goals and objectives for all applicants receiving a Healthy Homes Production Award will be to:
For more information, visit alabamasafestate.ua.edu/healthyhomes.
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4/11/23