Re: New HUD report says 1/3 of homes in U.S. pose health risk

[Guest guest]

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You are on fire today! Great finds.

This one is a very credible report. The National Center for

Healthy Housing www.nchh.org was created and funded jointly by

HUD, CDC, and EPA. One of the goals is to re-connect people

and buildings.

They have a Healthy Homes Practitioner program based on 7

principles of a healthy home, not just mold (clean and dry).

http://www.nchh.org/What-We-Do/Healthy-Homes-

Principles.aspx

* Keep it dry

* clean

* safe

* ventilated

* pest free (IPM instead of chemicals)

* contaminant free (including VOCs)

* maintained

You can get the course for free by downloading it from:

http://www.healthyhomestraining.org/Practitioner/Materials.htm

It is non-technical and easily comprehended by most people. It is

a PDF of the powerpoint used in the course.

The Web site is a gold mine of free information (well, paid for by

taxes) and most can be downloaded.

DISCLOSURE: I am biased in favor of NCHH and their programs.

Although I have no finanicial interest in NCHH I have taken the

Healthy Homes Practitioner course and met the additional

requirements of a Healthy Homes Specialist (HHS) as

independantly accredited by the National Environmental Health

Association www.neha.org. I know the Executive Director,

Director of Research, and the Director of Training. The Director

of Training was one of the participants on my panel at the Indoor

Air Quality Association (IAQA) national conference in Fort Worth

last February. I am the Chair of the IAQA committee working with

NCHH on additional training materials, courses, and other

programs. Consider those connections when evaluating my

opinions above.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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Survey: One-third of US homes pose health risk

September 24, 2009

A new report shows one-third of all homes across the country have

problems that could pose a health risk.