Healthy Homes for Practitioners Trainings
Home inspectors, social workers, and government and health professionals can benefit from professional development related to indoor environmental quality. By learning how to identify, address, and prevent indoor environmental problems, these professionals are better able to improve the safety and health of New York City residents.
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In this two-day training course from the National Center of Healthy Housing, inspectors and other practitioners learn how to identify and improve environmental health problems commonly found in homes.
Taught by Cornell University, College of Human Ecology Professor Joseph Laquatra, the course is centered on seven principles of healthy housing: keep it dry, clean, pest-free, ventilated, safe, contaminant-free, and maintained. Eligible participants can also take the Healthy Homes Specialist Credential exam that is organized by the National Environmental Health Association. |
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Cornell Professor Joseph Laquatra discusses building regulations with a participant. |
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§ Delivered a two day training and administered a credential exam for 35 employees from the New York City Department of Health.
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