What Is Healthy Housing?

"Healthy housing" can be defined by a variety of components, including:

• Dry: fixing water leaks can help prevent asthma by getting ride of the dampness that allows mites, roaches, rodents, and mold to thrive and lead painted building materials to deteriorate

• Clean: clean homes reduce pest infestation and exposure to contaminants 

• Pest-free: ridding homes of roaches and rodents can help prevent asthma in children.

• Safe: making your home safer can help prevent falls, burns, and poisoning

• Contaminant-free: making sure a home is free of lead, asbestos, radon, pesticides, carbon monoxide, and tobacco smoke can prevent serious health consequences

• Well Ventilated: adequate ventilation is important to reduce exposure to airborne contaminants

• Well Maintained: proper home maintenance can reduce the risk of asthma, injury, and other health problems