Transcript Launching a Healthy Homes Program

Launching a Healthy Homes Initiative
TOOLS TO LAUNCH A HEALTHY
HOMES PROGRAM
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TYPES OF TOOLS
For Home Visits
Residents
Property Managers
For the Community
Enforcement Agencies
Redevelopment Agencies
Private Sector
Community Organizations
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HOME VISITS?
Assess Situation
Comprehensive Review of Conditions
Code Compliance
Health Impacts
Specific Problem
Educate Owner and Occupant
Investigate Further
Change Behavior
Make Investment in Repairs
Monitor / Correct Situation
Ongoing Tracking of Dangers
Control Hazards
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VISUAL ASSESSMENT
CEHRC Visual Survey
NCHH Pediatric Environmental Home Assessment
CDC/NCHH Healthy Homes Inspection Manual
Others
Home Inspection for Home Sales
Pest Control Inspection
Local Code Inspection
Specific Hazards: Lead, Asbestos, Radon, Mold
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CEHRC VISUAL SURVEY REPORT
CEHRC – Community Environmental
Health Resource Center by the Alliance
for Healthy Homes
Purposes:
One-page Summary
Identify Sampling Needs
Identify Code Violations
www.cehrc.org
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NCHH PED. ENV. HOME ASSESSMENT
NCHH – National Center for
Healthy Housing
Purposes:
Identify Health Problems
Nurses and Healthcare
Professionals
Connect to Action Plan
www.healthyhomestraining.org/nurse/
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DRY
Consumer Tools
Moisture Meter
Pin-Type
Pin-Less
Humidity Meter?
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CLEAN
Consumer Tools
High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA)
Vacuum / Filter
Bucket and Elbow Grease
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PEST-FREE
Consumer Tools
Exclusion
Housekeeping
Cockroach Baits
Cockroach Glue Traps
Boric Acid?
Rodent Traps?
Other Pesticides?
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VENTILATED
Consumer Tools
Toilet Paper
Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Furnace Filters
CO Meter?
Humidity Meter?
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SAFE
Consumer Tools
Child-Safety Devices
Smoke Alarm
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CONTAMINANT-FREE
Consumer Tools
Radon Test Kits
Lead Dust Wipe Kits
Lead Soil and Paint Kits
Asbestos Sampling Kits?
Mold Sampling Kits?
Water Sampling Kits?
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MAINTAINED
Consumer Tools
NCHH Maintenance
Checklist
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OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
HUD’s Help Yourself to a Healthy Home
CDC/HUD Healthy Homes Reference Manual
www.healthyhomestraining.org
www.nchh.org
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FOR THE COMMUNITY
Laws
Minimum Standards
Disclosure
Landlord Tenant
Resources
Funds
People
Efficiency
Leveraging
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FEDERAL LAWS
Lead-Hazard
• Professional Licensing
• Abatement
• Disclosure at Property Sale or Lease
• Pre-Renovation Notice by Contractors
• Renovation, Repair and Painting – pending
• HUD Subsidized Property
Asbestos
• Demolition or Renovation
• Four of more units
Pesticides
• Registration and Labeling
Consumer Products
• Consumer Products Safety Commission
• Food and Drug Administration
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STATE AND LOCAL LAWS
Housing Code
Building / Residential Code
Sanitation / Health Code
Landlord-Tenant Laws
Special Hazards
Pest Control Operator Licensing
Pests
Lead-Based Paint
Asbestos
Radon
Mold
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RESOURCES
Funds
Grants
Loans
Penalties
People
Who is going into homes?
Efficiency
Coordinating Resources
One-Touch
Leveraging
Green Developments
Weatherization
Community Development
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