Health Check: MN Dept. of Health launches ‘Healthy Homes’ plan – Video

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Health Check: MN Dept. of Health launches #39;Healthy Homes #39; plan
For more than 48 years, Ora Lee Law has called her house along Thomas Ave. in north Minneapolis "home." "I just enjoy this house," Law said. "I #39;m right here on the corner and everything." Built in 1926, the house had its fair share of problems. The windows were a significant lead hazard, and overall mobility was a problem for the aging senior. "About five years ago, I decided to ask for some help to get my home fixed up cause I needed windows and other repairs done in the home that I wasn #39;t able to do before," Lee said. That #39;s where the Minnesota Department of Health and two Minneapolis-based nonprofits come into the picture. "It #39;s all part of working together to save money and have a healthier population," said James Koppel, deputy commissioner of health at the MN Department of Health. "Working together, one of the biggest things our organizations have done would be to restore Ora Lee #39;s sense of hope," said Kathryn Greiner, executive director of Rebuilding Together - Twin Cities. Monday afternoon, they gathered on Ora Lee #39;s front lawn to announce a "healthy homes" plan, where by working together, they made her home a safer place. "We determined that all of the windows need to be replaced," said Joe Houseman of the Sustainable Resource Center after a risk assessment found lead paint in the windows. Window replacement, however, was just one step. One of the other big things they did was install new handrails and stair treads to help Ora Lee move about the house. "Slips ...From:twelvedottvViews:22 0ratingsTime:02:33More inNews Politics

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