How Can Health professionals Help Patients with Exposure to Mold?

Healthcare professionals are instrumental in providing patients with evidence-based guidance on questions and concerns about mold exposure in their families. Good risk communication is key with a focus on the route of mold exposure and known health effects related to mold exposure. It is also imperative that families feel heard and are able to ask questions.  

Given the need for remediation of mold and the damp or wet environment that promoted the mold growth, it can be beneficial to provide families with key resources. These include: 

• Resources on mold clean up and remediation: 
  •  EPA’s A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home 
  • CDC’s Mold Clean Up Guidelines and Recommendations 
  • CDC’s Homeowners and Renters Guide to Mold Cleanup after Disasters 
• Resource on mold prevention: 
  • EPA’s A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home 
• Resource on mycotoxins: 
  • FDA’s Mycotoxins