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HHOMES (for "Healthy Homes")

HHOMES (for “Healthy Homes”) is a mnemonic from our piloted environmental screening program. We ask patients and families about different environmental factors and hazards that can affect children’s health prior to their visit. As part of this program, we developed patient-facing educational handouts that describe these environmental concerns, highlight associated health risks, and share actionable steps families can do to address these factors and promote healthy housing. Please explore this webpage to learn more about environmental considerations that may be impacting you/your patient/your child’s health.

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Healthy Home & Asthma Training Videos

Region 7 created these instructions on how to access their Healthy Home and Asthma Training videos.

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Healthy Homes

A Healthy Homes Resource Guide for Families

A Healthy Homes resource guide for families – 8 principles to help guide your home’s health and safety.

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Healthy Homes

Healthy Homes: Identifying and Reducing Asthma and Allergy Triggers in the Home

Discusses common allergens and irritants that can cause asthma to worsen and ways to reduce exposure to these triggers.

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Air Quality| Healthy Homes

Healthy Housing: Outdoor Lead Exposure

Describes ways to reduce outdoor lead exposure when it may be in your yard for families and pets, and additional resources.

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Healthy Homes| Lead

Healthy Housing: Keep it Safe

Basic tips for improving the safety of your home especially for children.

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Air Quality| Cleaning and Sanitizing| Healthy Homes

Healthy Housing: Keep it Ventilated

Explains good ventilation in a home and ways to reduce harmful substances to improve indoor air quality.

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Air Quality| Healthy Homes

Healthy Housing: Keep it Maintained

Highlights key focus areas to keep your home in good condition for health and safety now and in the future.

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Healthy Homes

Healthy Housing: Keep it Pest Free

Provides tips for reducing, eliminating, and preventing pests in the home.

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Healthy Homes| Pesticides & Pests

Healthy Housing: Keep it Dry

Explains how moisture in the home can lead to mold growth and ways to reduce humidity, moisture, and mold issues.

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Healthy Homes| Mold

Healthy Housing: Keep it Comfortable

Provides guidance on keeping a home comfortable including heating in the winter and cooling in the summer.

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Extreme Weather| Healthy Homes| Mold

Healthy Housing: Keep it Clean

Importance of regularly cleaning a home to reduce the risk of harmful exposures and pests, as well as, improving health by using safer products and…

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Cleaning and Sanitizing| Healthy Homes

Healthy Housing: Keep it Contaminant-Free

Identifies frequent harmful household contaminants and reinforces the need for regular cleaning and teaches about safer products in the home.

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Air Quality| Healthy Homes
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Radon awareness—the hidden danger

This short video describes the importance of having one’s home tested for radon and taking necessary steps to reduce levels if present.

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Healthy Homes| Testing for Environmental Exposures
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Environmental Health Guide for Renters

This tenant’s self-help guide was designed to fill information gaps and educate tenants (and owners) when facing environmental hazards in their hom…

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Healthy Homes| Lead| Mold| Testing for Environmental Exposures
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A Healthy Homes resource guide for families

A Healthy Homes resource guide for families – 8 principles to help improve your home’s health and safety. 

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Healthy Homes| Lead| Mold| Pesticides & Pests| Testing for Environmental Exposures
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Got Lead? Don’t Panic!

If your home contains lead and remediation is not an option, there are still things that you can do to protect yourself and your family.

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Healthy Homes| Lead

Tenant’s Self Help Guide

This guide was created for the Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (MAPEHSU) in conjunction with Washington University’s Inte…

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Healthy Homes
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