Housing Law Is a Vehicle for Keeping Children Healthy-The HUD Approach.

The article discusses the lead hazard control programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) aimed at making homes safer for children and families to live in. Topics covered include lead exposure of children through lead-based paint in the home, cost benefits of removing lead paint hazards in older homes of children from low-income families, and role of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 in addressing the lead-based paint problem.