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State of Rhode IslandConsolidated Plan 2010-2015

HEALTHY HOMES

Rhode Island Housing: Policy2

What is the Consolidated Plan?

Five year plan and funding strategyCovers the following HUD programs:

Community Development Block GrantHOMEEmergency Shelter GrantHOPWA

Represents over $50,000,000 in funding to RI over the next 5 years


Consolidated Plan 2010 - 2015HUD requires Consolidated Plan to be updated every five years; new Consolidated Plan will cover 2010-2015The State reports annually on activity and progress (Annual Action Plan, CAPER) 7 work groups: healthy homes, family housing, homelessness, fair housing, elderly housing, special needs, & community developmentBroad focus and goals


What is the Consolidated Plan?

Describes how the state will use funding to address needs of:

Affordable Housing

Special Needs Housing

Homelessness

Public Services

Community/Economic DevelopmentDoes not govern state & local funding, but should complement it


What does the Consolidated Plan include?

The 2005-2010 Plan

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Overview of RI housing market and socioeconomic trends

Chapter 3: Assessment of housing and homeless needs

Chapter 4: Broad, strategic plan for addressing needs

Chapter 5: Monitoring mechanisms

Chapter 6: Specific action plans describing programmatic activities


The Consolidated Plan is based on:

Data on current conditions and trends Partner and public inputPartner programs and research


General TimelineSummer 2009: Focus Group sessions

7 groups meet to review needs, priorities & strategiesFall 2009: Draft Consolidated Plan

Regional public hearings to present Draft PlanNov- Dec. 2009: Edit and finalize Consolidated Plan

Final public hearingJanuary 2010: Submit final Consolidated Plan to HUD

Website: http://www.rhodeislandhousing.org,about us>public info>legal and public notices>focus groups


Today’s Session

Review Consolidated Plan 2005-2010(Lead Hazard Mitigation only)Expansion of ‘Healthy Homes’ conceptEmerging trendsSmall group discussionsPreliminary strategies & recommendations


Work Group Members

Name, Affiliation, Location

What roles does your agency currently fill that are related to Healthy Homes?


2005-2010 Consolidated Plan

Focus on Lead Mitigation

2002 Lead Hazard Mitigation Act:Established Housing Resource Commission as the lead agency to implement the Act, in partnership withRIDOH and other state agencies.


Increase landlord and homeowner awareness of mitigation programs through multi-lingual pamphlets, lead centers, and training sessionsTraining and certification for contractors to mitigate lead hazards--765 units made safe through the state lead program from 05-08Certify all assisted units in the state as lead safe within 5 yearsUse Community Development Block Grants to enroll Section 8 and other assisted units in lead reduction programs and rehabilitation efforts

Key Goals and Strategies of the ’05-’10 Plan


Developed a Comprehensive Strategic Plan to improve Lead education, hazard reduction programs, financing for mitigation, enforcement of standards, and availability of Lead liability insurance.

Improved broad awareness of lead poisoning through homeowner, tenant, and landlord training.

Established Lead Hazard Mitigation regulations, technical assistance services and programs.

Brought 23,000 units into compliance with the Lead Hazard Mitigation Standard.

$17,019,017 in funding since 1999 has resulted in making 1,493 units lead-safe.

Housing Resource Commission Accomplishments:


Incidence of Lead Poisoning Statewide, 1998-2007.

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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Blood Lead Levels since the LHM Act

Source: RI Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program


Expansion of focus to Healthy HousingHealthy Housing Collaborative

Led by the RI Dept. of Health and the RI Housing Resources Commission

Rhode Island Housing, RI DHS, Building Code Commission, State Energy Office, Weatherization Program, RI DEM, US EPA, New England Region, Cities of Providence, Warwick & Woonsocket -Lead Programs, Providence Housing Authority, Lifespan, NHPRI, St. Joseph Hospital, American Lung Association of RI, Housing Network, Brown University, RI Kids Count, AHEC, Southern RI, East Bay CAP, West Bay CAP, ClearCorps, Childhood Lead Action Project, RI HUD Tenant Project (24 members)

Healthy Homes

Healthy Children


Why ‘Healthy’ Housing?Substandard housing is a risk to the health of children,

and adults:Asthma, and other respiratory infectionsLead poisoningInjuries and burns (falls, fires, poisonings, etc.)Cancer (radon and neurotoxin exposures)Housing instability and homelessnessDecreased intellectual capacity (IQ), fewer economic opportunitiesPoor birth outcomes, such as premature births and low birth weight26% of state pop. depends on groundwater


HIGH FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR STATE

Increased costs to health care system- medical costs for lead poisoned kids in RI from 2000 and 2004 = $1,294,784 according tothe CollaborativePoor school performance and missed school days among childrenPoor work performance and missed work days among adultsDecreased IQ’s at the population level due to lead exposure; increased Special Education costsIncreased juvenile justice and correctional service costsIncreased disability services and institutional costsIncreased system dependency costs (RI Works, WIC, Food Stamps, Housing Assistance)


Expanded Healthy Homes issues:Indoor air quality

Lead-based paint hazards

Pest infestations

Asbestos

Carbon monoxide

Molds

Contaminated water


Seven Steps to Healthy Housing

1. Keep it dry 2. Keep it clean 3. Keep it pest free 4. Keep it safe 5. Keep the air moving 6. Keep it poison free 7. Keep it maintained

Source: RIDOH, 2008.


Indoor Air QualityEPA evidence suggests indoor air quality a greater

threat than outdoor pollutionDust mites, molds, carbon monoxide, radon Second hand smoke (ETS)Carbon monoxide (poorly ventilated heaters, stoves, fireplaces) Cleaning products Building materials (asbestos, VOC’s in carpets)Radon - 23 % in RI exceed EPA standard


Health Implications200,000 to 1 million children with asthma in US;

between 150,000 and 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections (for children under 18 months of age); resulting in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations each year.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS): increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a range of respiratory illnesses,

Biologic Agents (house dust mites, cockroach antigens): onset of asthma, precipitation of asthma attacks

Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs) and Gases (carbon monoxide [CO]: acute toxicity and death (CO), acute eye irritation, or respiratory symptoms.

ETS: prenatal exposure may cause low birth weight, or pre-term birth, and new onset of asthma in pre-schoolers, new onset of asthma, and may be associated with childhood brain tumors, lymphoblastic leukemia, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Sources: EPA and Medscape Today


Asthma Hospitalizations by Race/Ethnicity per 1,000 Children under 18

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2000-2003 2003-2007

Asthma – RI has third highest rate in the US.

Source: RIDOH, Census2000


PEST INFESTATION –Cockroaches, rodents, bed bugsBedbugs making a comebackTransmit diseaseBites can trigger asthmaCosts associated with DPW programsEconomic burden for families due to wasted contaminated food113,000 cases of pesticide poisonings annually (US)


Other New Topics

Asbestos

Carbon monoxide

Molds

Contaminated water

and . . . Foreclosures


Foreclosure crisis

Affects a wide range of issues, including Healthy HomesAffects health and public safetyDisplacement & homelessnessDecreased housing stockEconomic instability (decreased tax revenue)

Estimated Foreclosure Inititations in RI, 2006-2008

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2006 *6mos 2007 2008

Sources: Foreclosures RI and The Warren Group


Small Group Discussions: 30 minutes

• Have we missed any trends?

• Any new data sources to add?

• What broad strategies to address these issues?


2005-2010 Strategic PlanRelated to Healthy Homes

Overarching issues: age & condition of housing stock; lead-based paint; neighborhood revitalization, including new construction & rehabilitation of stock; water & sewer issuesPopulations affected: extremely low-income and homeless; elderly; disabledCoordination of agencies: RIH, HRC, DOH, PHAs


Planning Our Strategic GoalsWhat is the initiative?What strategy would accomplish this initiative?Set milestones and dates.

From Arlington, VA:Targets are often interrelated and some may conflictExercise judgment and creativity to strike appropriate balance“Baseline” vs. “stretch” or “aggressive” targetsEstablish long-term vision and provide quantitative way to measureAll targets will not be met


Contact InformationJustine [email protected]

Toby [email protected]

Thank you for your participation!

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