Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan

09/11/2025

Mark your calendar! We’re excited to be part of the Teddy Bear Health Fair hosted by MSU College of Human Medicine. Stop by our booth for information about home environmental hazards and see if you can get all our trivia questions right to win a small prize! 🧸 RSVP & details: https://go.msu.edu/gr-tbhf-2025

09/10/2025

Tomorrow! Our Bite-Sized Learning series is taking place at our office, 1545 Buchanan Ave SW, from 11:30-12:30. Learn about our programs and how to stay connected. Bring a lunch and we’ll provide the dessert & coffee. Little learners welcome to join their parents.

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Learn about our programs and how to stay connected. Bring a lunch and we’ll provide the dessert & coffee. Little learners welcome to join their parents

09/10/2025

What do we mean when we say we address unintentional injury hazards? Check out this great infographic from our friends at Family Futures for some examples!

¿A qué nos referimos cuando decimos que abordamos los riesgos de lesiones no intencionales? ¡Consulta esta excelente infografía de nuestros amigos de Family Futures para ver algunos ejemplos!

09/09/2025

🤝 Collaboration takes practice and support. The Build & Bridge Library offers ready-to-use resources to help you launch new partnerships, strengthen existing ones and inspire collective action. Explore today with American Public Health Association Community Commons

https://phern.communitycommons.org/build-and-bridge-library/

The Build and Bridge Library is here! ✨ Explore tools, stories and strategies designed to help community-based organizations and partners work better together. Discover what’s possible when we bridge sectors and build stronger communities with American Public Health Association and Community Commons https://phern.communitycommons.org/build-and-bridge-library/

09/09/2025

Our Fall Luncheon is just two weeks away! Will we see you there?
Register now before it's too late! https://forms.office.com/r/dX9YF47gxr

09/08/2025

Here's where you can find Healthy Homes this week!

09/05/2025

We are thrilled to share we were awarded millage funding! As part of The Ready by Five Early Childhood Provider Network, we're able to mitigate home environmental hazards like lead poisoning sources, poor air quality, and sources of unintentional injury for Kent County kids. When you scan the QR code, scroll down to "Healthy Development Programs" or learn more about our Ready by Five program on our website!

https://hhcwm.org/programs

09/04/2025

📣We're hiring! The Communications & Development Intern will support the work of the Communications & Development Specialist by assisting with administrative, creative, and logistical tasks. The intern will work closely with staff to assist in storytelling, digital content creation, event logistics, and donor engagement efforts.

For more information and to apply, visit our website: https://hhcwm.org/job/communications-development-intern

09/04/2025

📣 We're hiring! The Third Ward Community Educator is responsible for promoting and distributing lead-reducing water filters to interested residents living in Grand Rapids’ Third Ward. They will provide informal, in-home lead risk evaluations of the water systems in homes, including pipes and fixtures, as requested. They will successfully and efficiently coordinate the receipt and fulfillment of requests from residents, along with determining household eligibility and tracking of physical addresses served by the program. They will maintain accurate records of contact attempts, events attended and conversion rates of contacts to successful product distribution.

For more information, and to apply, visit our website: https://hhcwm.org/job/third-ward-community-educator

09/04/2025

📣We're hiring! The Healthy Housing Specialist for the Ready by Five program will work as a part of a team that builds working relationships with families for the purpose of implementing action plans that protect young children from household environmental hazards. This position involves extensive home visits, canvassing, phone calls, and presence at community events.

For more information and to apply, visit our website: https://hhcwm.org/job/healthy-housing-specialist-ready-by-five-program-rb5-2

09/03/2025

From our friends at the American Public Health Association,
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our selection, “Agua, Agüita/Water, Little Water," by award-winning Salvadoran author Jorge Argueta and illustrated by Felipe Ugalde Alcántara.
Told through the voice of a single water droplet, this trilingual poem — in English, Spanish and Nahuat — follows Little Water on a journey through the Earth to the sky and back again. It's a gentle yet powerful reminder that water is life. 💧
🌎 With vibrant illustrations and deep cultural roots, this book inspires reflection and care for our planet.

09/02/2025

Here's where you can find Healthy Homes this week (and the image that was supposed to accompany yesterday's post!) Hope you all had a safe & healthy long weekend, ☀️