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How to Make Your Home a Healthy One

by Power User Mr Jake on June 02, 2011

How to Make Your Home a Healthy One

What Is a Healthy Home?

A couple imagines their dream home.

A healthy home is designed, built, and maintained to support our health. Most people spend at least half of every day inside their homes. A healthy, safe, affordable, and accessible home supports their basic needs and protects them from illness and injury.

The purpose of this picture slideshow is to provide information about the connection between housing and health as well as steps to make your house a healthy home.

A Home's Purpose

A historical log cabin.

Historically, a home's main purpose has been to provide people with such basics as walls to keep out animals and a roof to keep out rain. As health knowledge increased, people added openings to let in fresh air and to let out smoke and fumes. By the 1800s, health officials had learned that to help prevent disease, a home had to have safe water and ways to treat waste.

Hidden Dangers

A 3-D cutaway view of a residential home.

Over time, we've learned that our homes can sometimes make us sick. To most, unhealthy housing conditions may seem like cosmetic problems. But health hazards can lurk where you least expect them: peeling paint can contain lead, too much moisture can result in mold, clutter can shelter insects and rodents, secondhand smoke and pesticides can lead to serious illnesses, and some invisible hazards, such as carbon monoxide and radon, can be deadly.

Many Homes Have Unhealthy Conditions

A graph illustrates unhealthy home statistics.

According to the CDC on Unhealthy Homes:

  • One in 16 have high radon levels
  • One in 10 have water leaks
  • One in six have structural problems
  • One in four have lead-based paint
  • One in four do not have a working smoke alarm

For Bedrooms, Living Rooms, and Family Rooms

A family relaxes in their living room.
  • Install smoke alarms on every floor and near all rooms family members sleep in.
  • Test smoke alarms monthly; change alkaline batteries annually.
  • Install carbon monoxide alarms near bedrooms.
  • Do not smoke or allow anyone else to smoke in the home.
  • Test your home for lead paint.
  • Fix peeling or chipping paint using lead-safe work practices.
  • Use safe work practices when painting, remodeling, and renovating to prevent spreading lead dust
  • Keep floors clear of electrical cords and clutter such as shoes, clothing, and children's toys, as they provide places for rodents and insects to nest and they can be a trip hazard.

For Kitchens

A couple enjoys their new kitchen.

  • Never use the stove or oven to heat the house.
  • Use a range hood fan or other kitchen exhaust fan. The best fans vent outside; a fan that is not vented outside keeps the poisons and moisture in the house.
  • Install a carbon monoxide alarm.
  • Never leave food unattended on the stove.
  • Avoid wearing clothes with long, loose-fitting sleeves when cooking.
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Power User Mr Jake · Become a Fan

make your home healthy!

24 months ago
Power User Mr Jake · Become a Fan

new!

24 months ago
wafa jan · Become a Fan

nice work Mr Jake

24 months ago
Power User Leny Wind · Become a Fan

have a nice home with you jake..nice post

24 months ago
Power User Mr Jake · Become a Fan

thanks! wafa jan and Leny!

24 months ago
Power User C Venpuia · Become a Fan

very nice information, thanks for sharing. 5*

24 months ago
Success Coach *Nico`S iFanBox* · Become a Fan

Wonderful post my friend Mr Jake
5* CAD !

24 months ago
kalbo_andro3 · Become a Fan

good job mr jake!!

24 months ago
Power User Mr Jake · Become a Fan

thank you very much!

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24 months ago
Power User Mr Jake · Become a Fan

new!

24 months ago
Senator Koko S · Become a Fan

nice post and home :-)

24 months ago
Power User Mr Jake · Become a Fan

thanks! Koko and rusu my friend!

24 months ago
Power User Mr Jake · Become a Fan

new1

24 months ago
Power User Mr Jake · Become a Fan

healthy home!

24 months ago
Stefan Florina · Become a Fan

Very well done

21 months ago
IQBAL SAULI · Become a Fan

GOOD INFORMATION

21 months ago