C5: Health
Address housing conditions that threaten health. Other Information:
A safe housing stock is a critical precondition for safe, livable communities. Along with its responsibility for HUD-assisted
private housing and public housing, HUD addresses hazards in unassisted private housing. The Department regulates the construction
and inspection of manufactured housing. HUD also remains committed to reducing mold and other residential health and safety
hazards through a comprehensive, cost-effective Healthy Homes approach, and to eliminating the poisoning of children by lead-based
paint in older homes. The Department makes housing, especially for low income families, safe from these residential environmental
hazards through grants; in the case of lead hazards, HUD also does so by regulating the sale or lease of older housing, and
by regulating assistance to older housing. HUD’s research improves methods for detecting, assessing, and controlling these
residential environmental hazards. HUD supports research and development of housing construction that resists natural disasters,
such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornados, and firestorms. In addition, for persons with HIV and other chronic health
challenges, the risks of homelessness pose a direct threat to their health, stability, and relative wellness. The Department’s
homeless assistance programs and the HOPWA program are vital tools in reducing the health consequences for persons who are
homeless or at severe risk of homelessness.
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