National Healthy Homes Month 2018

In June of 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) inaugurated the first National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM). The theme that year was “Everyone Deserves a Safe and Healthy Home.”

Today, the annual month-long celebration continues to offer an opportunity for the public to learn more about housing and its impact on health. It is also a time for agencies, such as HUD, to raise awareness and provide resources for what makes a home healthy, and to strengthen coordination and collaboration between housing and health at the federal, state and local levels.



This continues to be important because Americans spend about two-thirds of their time in a residence – their own home, a family member’s or a friend’s – according to HUD. The agency also states that a healthy and safe home is one that incorporates the principles of a healthy home. These would include the following: