The Acting U.S. Surgeon General, Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., will hold an event on June 9 in Washington, DC, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, to release his "Call to Action to Promote Healthy Housing." Although the event can no longer accommodate additional in-person attendees, it will be Webcast live on the Surgeon General's website, www.surgeongeneral.gov.

The Call to Action is part of the national Healthy Homes Initiative led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD, CDC and others partners (including the Alliance for Healthy Homes, the National Center for Healthy Housing and the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning) will join the Acting Surgeon General to highlight the public health importance of promoting healthy homes. In addition, HUD's Deputy Secretary Ron Sims will announce HUD's Healthy Homes Strategic Plan which supports the recommendations outlined in the Call to Action.

According to the Acting Surgeon General, "the Call to Action looks at the ways housing can affect health, and its release will initiate a national dialogue about the importance of healthy homes."

Via The Alliance for Healthy Homes