HUD National Healthy Homes Training Center and Network
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) National Healthy Homes Training Center and Network (HHTC) trained public health and housing practitioners in the assessment and treatment of housing-related health and safety hazards, with a focus on practical and cost-effective methods. It also provided a forum for the exchange of practical guidance strategies among federal, state, tribal, and local agency staff, promoted cross-training of public health and housing practitioners, and served as a mechanism for introducing new research findings into public health and housing practices. Target audiences for training included environmental health practitioners, public health nurses, housing professionals, community outreach workers, tribal environmental health officials, property managers, leaders of community-based organizations, and the residents of public housing.
Solutions developed, pilot-tested, and delivered 20 HHTC in-person classroom, online instructor-led, and online self-study courses, several of which had train-the-trainer components, and two of which had Spanish and English versions of course materials. The HHTC network of training providers collectively trained more than 28,000 students over the period of 2005-2019. Target audiences for training include environmental health practitioners, public health nurses, housing professionals, community outreach workers, tribal environmental health officials, property managers, leaders of community-based organizations, and the residents of public housing.
Certified professionals in Learning and Instructional System Design with expertise in the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) and Successive Approximation Model (SAM) design processes and the needs of adult learners designed the courses. HHS used the Litmos Train Ops Learning Management System, tailored to training partners’ needs for online registration, fee collection, course calendars, supply distribution, evaluation, and issuance of certificates and continuing education units (CEUs) from the Ohio Nurses Association and for environmental professionals from the National Environmental Health Association.
Solutions managed the HHTC from 2010-2019 under two HUD IDIQ mission support contracts. Prior to this, it managed the HHTC in conjunction with its parent organization, NCHH. HUD assumed responsibility for the HHTC in 2019.
For more information on current course offerings, visit HUD’s HHTC page.