This HUD Program takes a comprehensive approach to these activities by focusing on housing-related hazards in a coordinated fashion, rather than addressing a single hazard at a time. When ECDA staff visit your home, they will be looking for environmental health and safety concerns including: mold, lead, allergens, asthma, carbon monoxide, radon, home safety, as well as the use and storage of cleaners and pesticides. Environmental hazards in the home harm millions of children each year. The Healthy Homes Program addresses multiple childhood diseases and injuries in the home. The Initiative takes a comprehensive approach to these activities by focusing on housing-related hazards in a coordinated fashion, rather than addressing a single hazard at a time.
Learn more about each Healthy Home Concern at the links below!
Damp & Mold Growth
Excess Cold
Excess heat
Asbestos, Silica, and other MMF
Biocides
Carbon monoxide and fuel combustion products
Lead
Radiation
Uncombusted fuel gas
Volatile Organic Compounds
Crowing and Space
Entry by intruders
Lighting
Noise
Domestic Hygiene, Pests & Refuse
Food safety
Personal hygiene, sanitation, and drainage
Water supply
Falls associated with Baths etc
Falling on Level Surfaces etc
Falling on Stairs etc
Falling between levels
Electrical hazards
Fire
Flames, Hot Surfaces etc
Collision and Entrapment
Explosions
Position and Operability of Amenities etc
Structural Collapse and Falling Elements