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Sandra Rivera, Agency Director

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HEALTHY HOMES MONTH

April is Healthy Homes Month

April is Healthy Homes Month, the perfect time to take advantage of healthy housing resources to ensure your home is healthy! Resources and services are available that make it simple to learn how the health of your home affects the health of your family - and how to apply for free money to repair your home. Events, trainings, and webinars will be taking place throughout the month.

• Free Money for Home Repairs
• Request a Free Property-Based Lead Safety Consultation
• Learn about the Minor Homes Repair Grant
• Learn about the Lead Hazard Control Grant
• Learn about the different sources of childhood lead poisoning
• Rental Housing Providers:
  • Lead Paint Grants up to $10,000 per unit
  • Housing Repair Grants up to $5,000 per unit

Enter our giveaway

Click here to enter to win a Healthy Homes Starter Kit from Alameda County's Healthy Homes Department, a kit that includes a HEPA-filter vacuum & more for you to keep your family safe! HEPA-filter vacuum cleaners have been shown to help protect against exposure to lead. For more giveaways and information, join our monthly newsletter.

Healthy Homes Month Events

• Radon Webinar: Highlighting the Outreach Successes of the State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grantees (online)
  April 7, 2025, from 10 am to 11:15 am
  
• Mold, Mildew & Mayhem: Protecting Your Property (online)
  April 8, 2025, from 3 pm to 4 pm
  
• Radon Awareness & Education Webinar (online)
  April 9, 2025, from 11 am to 12 pm
  
• Asthma Education Sessions for Parents and Carers (online)
  April 9, 2025, from 8 pm to 9 pm
  
• A Discussion About Filtering PFAS from Your Water (online)
  April 10, 2025, from 9 am to 10 am
  
• Fair Housing 101: Basic Overview for Landlords (online)
  April 10, 2025, from 3 pm to 4 pm
  
• Virtual Conference on Lead and Healthy Housing Issues (online)
  April 14-16, 2025, from 12 pm to 1 pm
  
• Understanding Hoarding (online)
  April 17, 2025, from 8 am to 9 am
  
• Myth or Fact?: Debunking Pest Myths (online)
  April 17, 2025, from 12 pm to 1 pm
  
• 2025 Home Electrification Fair (in-person)
  April 19, 2025, from 2 pm to 5 pm
  
• Understanding Hoarding Disorder (online)
  April 21, 2025, from 3 pm to 4 pm
  
• Healthy Housing Learning Lab Series: Sustainable and Resilient Housing Solutions (online)
  April 23, 2025, from 11 am to 12 pm
  
• Mobile Medical Clinic (in-person)
  April 23, 2025, from 10 am to 3:30 pm
  125 14th St., Oakland California
  
• Spring Health Fair (in-person)
  April 26, 2025, from 10 am to 3 pm
  198 E 14th St., San Leandro, CA
  
• Sustainability Symposium (online)
  April 30, 2025, from 9 am to 1 pm
  
• Water-wise Gardening (online)
  April 30, 2025, from 3 pm to 4 pm
  

Request a presentation or a training session

Are you looking for a presentation to be made to your organization on Healthy Homes concepts, or training on the ways that you can be safe during your renovations? If so, please complete this brief survey to let us know about your interest and someone from our team will be in contact with you.

National Healthy Homes Month Resources

California Department of Public Health

HUD

CDC

National Center for Healthy Housing