by Noreen Beatley
At Healthy Housing Solutions, we’re excited to introduce a new way to connect, inform, and inspire—our official blog! This space is dedicated to sharing insights, updates, and resources that support our mission: creating healthier, safer, and more sustainable residential environments for everyone.
Who We Are
Healthy Housing Solutions is a leader in advancing healthy homes and communities. We provide a wide range of services, including:
- Technical assistance and training for housing and public health professionals
- Policy development and program evaluation to support evidence-based decision-making
- Research and data analysis to identify and address housing-related health hazards
- Community engagement and capacity building to empower local solutions
Our work spans across the country, helping agencies, organizations, and communities improve housing conditions and reduce health disparities.
Why This Blog?
Your home should be a place of comfort and safety—but too often, hidden hazards like lead, mold, pests, and poor ventilation can compromise your health. Staying informed about how to make and keep your home healthy is more important than ever.
Through this blog, we’ll share:
- Tips and best practices for maintaining a healthy home
- Updates on housing and health policies that affect your community
- Success stories from our partners and projects
- Opportunities for collaboration and innovation
Whether you’re a homeowner, renter, housing professional, or policymaker, our blog will offer valuable insights to help you create healthier living environments.
Let’s Work Together
We believe that real change happens through collaboration. That’s why we’re always looking to partner with organizations that share our vision for healthier housing. If your organization is interested in working together—whether through research, outreach, or program development—we’d love to hear from you.
Stay tuned for our first feature post, and don’t forget to bookmark our site so you never miss an update. Together, we can build a future where every home is a healthy home.
Welcome to the conversation. Welcome to the Healthy Housing Solutions blog!
Noreen Beatley, MPa, Vice President of Healthy Housing Solutions, has worked with the organization since 2009. She has more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of affordable housing and healthy communities, green building, energy efficiency, and sustainable community development policies and programs. Ms. Beatley has authored and contributed to numerous reports on energy efficiency and green building, smart growth and affordable housing, and the integration of health and housing. Across her career, she also served as a consultant for a variety of national energy efficiency implementers, and housing and community development nonprofits, and as the director of state and local policy for Enterprise Community Partners. Ms. Beatley holds a master’s degree in public affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in urban development and public policy from the University of Rhode Island.