Program Manager, HUD Healthy Homes Asthma Program
Women for a Healthy Environment
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Amanda Jimcosky (she/her) is the Program Manager for Women for a Healthy Environment’s (WHE) Healthy Homes Asthma Program, which provides home renovations to low-income families in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The program focuses on repair elements that increase the health and safety of the home, especially as it relates to asthma and allergies. She earned her Master’s in Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh. She is passionate about creating equitable and sustainable programs that create measurable impact for marginalized communities. By centering public health, she hopes to develop a system for revitalizing housing stock in southwestern Pennsylvania that adequately considers the health of both occupants and workers, the needs of a residential construction workforce, and long-term outcomes.
Healthy Homes for All: Weatherization and Home Repair with Public Health in Mind
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
The Importance of Including NE Benefits in WAP and Home Improvement Projects
Thursday, April 11, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM