CHHC’s IAQ Workgroup hosts a webinar series on Indoor Air Quality specifically focused on issues raised by tenant-serving organizations. The goal of these sessions is to provide information about the health impacts of various IAQ issues with practical recommendations, resources, and advice on what renters can do to address those issues. Topics covered to date, include pest infestation, mold, secondhand smoke, wildfire smoke, ventilations/air filtration, tenants’ rights, lead paint, and integrated pest management. You can find recordings of each session below.
To find out about upcoming webinars, become a CHHC member here.
Introduction to Pest Infestations and Secondhand Smoke
June 8, 2023
Presenters:
Brandon Kitagawa, Regional Asthma Management and Prevention
Liz Williams, Americans for Non-Smokers Rights Foundation
Introduction to Mold and Lead-Based Paint
June 22, 2023
Presenters:
Anya Cross-James, California Department of Public Health
Soni Johnson, Alameda County Healthy Homes Department
Introduction to Ventilation/Air Filtration and Tenants’ Rights
June 29, 2023
Presenters:
Francis (Bud) Offerman, Indoor Environmental Engineering
Lupe Arreola, Tenants Together
Outdoor Air Quality and Wildfire Smoke
June 24, 2024
Presenter:
Irena Pavlovic, US EPA
Pest Prevention Using Integrated Pest Management
September 24, 2024
Presenter:
Andrew Sutherland, UC IPM
Understanding Outdoor Air Quality and Selecting Air Cleaning Devices
December 17, 2024
Presenters:
Chantal Lee and Stella Cook, US EPA
Anne Kelsey Lamb, Regional Asthma Management and Prevention
An Introduction to Thirdhand Smoke
November 13, 2025
Presenters:
Dr. Lydia Greiner, DRPH, APRN
Dr. Sarah Lavallee, PHD
California’s Equitable Building Decarbonization Program
January 22, 2026
Presenter:
Fatima Abdul-Khabir, Association for Energy Affordability
Addressing Mold
June 25, 2026
Presenters:
Anya Cross-James and John Beckman, California Department of Public Health
