Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 7: Ventilate
What is Ventilation? Ventilation means bringing fresh air into the house from outdoors and getting rid of stale, possibly polluted, …
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Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 6: Think Home Safety
Most Common Home Injuries Injuries in homes are very common. One-third of all injuries that occur in the United States …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 5: Get Rid of Pests
Household pests like insects and rodents sometimes find their way into our homes. Common insect pests are cockroaches, flies …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 4: Keep Your Home Maintained
Keeping your house or apartment well maintained is important for keeping your home healthy and safe. If you are …
Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 3: Eliminate Moisture, Keep it Dry
Water is absolutely essential to our basic survival. We must have clean fresh water for drinking and cooking. And …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 2: Contaminant Free
Contaminants such as lead, radon, carbon monoxide, asbestos, second hand smoke, and other chemicals impact the healthfulness of your …
June is National Healthy Homes Month: 5 Minutes to a Healthier Home
June is National Healthy Homes Month. This year’s theme is 5 Minutes to a Healthier Home. This them focuses …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 1: Clean
June is National Healthy Homes Month — this month the NC State Extension Healthy Homes program will be highlighting the …
Lead Paint -- National Lead Prevention Week 2018
Lead has been used throughout human history as an additive for a wide variety of housing products. When lead …
Salvaging Photographs After a Flood
Of all of the things that flood waters damage, perhaps one of the most difficult for people to cope …
Home Damage by Hurricane Category Strength
All hurricanes are a concern for our homes, however, the greater the strength of the hurricane the more significant …
Is Your Home Hurricane Ready?
While Hurricane Florence is moving closer to land, there is still time to perform simple actions to get your …