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Why Become a Training Partner?

Are you interested in becoming a training partner in the National Healthy Homes Training Center and Network? If so, contact Tom Neltner at tneltner@nchh.org or 443-539-4160 or Susan Aceti at saceti@nchh.org or 443-539-4153.

Priorities: NCHH's seeks training partners that are able to:

Provide healthy homes training in areas of the country not already covered by another trainer. If there is a training partner already in your area, we encourage you to work with that training partner and can facilitate that discussion. Click here to go to the list of existing partners. Currently, NCHH's top geographical priority is the Rocky Mountain States.
Reach a particular type of health or housing professional who are underserved by the current network. Please note that the training's success depends on bringing together health and housing professionals. Training partners need to seek out this diversity. NCHH's top priorities are home inspectors and building contractors.

Typical Training Partners: NCHH sees each training partner as unique. While there are standard expectations, NCHH strives to adapt to the needs and circumstances of the training partners. In general, NCHH looks for four characteristics for partners:

Based in or closely affiliated with a university;
Have access to housing, health and pest control expertise;
Commitment to building a healthy homes community; and
Has resources to fund the initial two offerings of the Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioner course and offer the course at least annually thereafter.

Types of Current Training Partners: The Training Center has four types of training partners:

Schools of Public and Environmental Health: Boston University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Washington, East Central University, University of California at Berkeley, University of Texas, University of Illinois at Chicago, and University of Cincinnati.
Coop Extension Services: University of Georgia, Louisiana State University, University of Tennessee, Mississippi State University, University of Georgia at Athens, and Penn State University. We are also discussing plans with North Carolina State University, University of Maryland, and University of Florida (partnering with Florida Department of Healthy).
Local Agencies/Coalitions: Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (partnering with UC-Berkeley), Los Angeles County Health Department, City of Houston Health Department (partnering with University of Texas), Marion County Health Department, and Children's Mercy Hospital (partnering with Kansas Health Department and Kansas City, MO Health Department)
Target Audiences: NeighborWorks, Alliance for Healthy Homes, Clearcorps

Benefits to Training Partners: Thanks to funding from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NCHH is able to provide important services to training partners. It can provide these services as long as it continues to receive the necessary funding from the agencies.

Course Binders and Training Supplies: NCHH will copy and ship course binders and training supplies to the training site at no cost to the training partner.
Webpage: NCHH will create a webpage for each training partner and post course information, logos, registration forms, and links to program information.
Registration Form: NCHH will create an on-line registration form for you and automatically forward the registration information to you when it is submitted.
Annual Meeting: NCHH covers travel expenses for one representative to participate in the Training Center's Annual Meeting. It is a great networking opportunity.
Trainer Stipends: NCHH will provide a stipend of $1250 to a representative of a training partner to attend one of the courses (other than Essentials) offered in another community. The stipend is $500 if the training is offered locally or they are sending a second trainer. The trainer must have experience teaching the Essentials course. In exchange, the training partner must provide feedback on the course and offer the course once in the next twelve months.
Local Research: Upon request, NCHH will research state and local housing codes and asthma plans, and American Housing Survey reports where the training will be offered. It will provide a summary of its research for the trainers to use in the training.
Evaluation: NCHH will provide course evaluation forms and conduct a post-training survey of participants several months after completing the course. NCHH will summarize the results of the course evaluation forms for training partners so they can improve their effort. and document their impact.
Funding: When it is able to secure additional funding for training, NCHH will first work with training partners to fund special trainings using a performance-based formula.
Credential: Training partners can offer the Healthy Homes Specialist Credential exam to training participants. Students participating in the first two offerings of a new training partner's Essential course only have to pay a $75 fee instead of the standard $150 or $210.

For more information, contact Tom Neltner at tneltner@nchh.org or 443-539-4160 or Susan Aceti at saceti@nchh.org or 443-539-4153.

10320 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 500 • Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: 410.992.0712 • Fax: 443.539.4150