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Healthy Home Hazards

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Lead

The most common source of lead poisoning is from dust from chipping and peeling paint in older homes.

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Healthy Home Hazards

Radon

Testing is the only way to know if you and your family are at risk from radon.

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Healthy Home Hazards

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

The EPA has found that VOC concentrations can be up to ten times higher indoors than outdoors.

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Pests

Keeping a clean and clutter free environment will also help keep pests out of the home.

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Healthy Home Hazards

Mold & Moisture

Mold exposure can irritate the eyes, skin, nose, throat, and lungs of both mold-allergic and nonallergic people.

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Carbon Monoxide

CO poisoning is the leading cause of accidental death in Douglas County.

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Asthma Triggers

There are more than 10,000 children in Douglas County who are living with asthma.

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Why We
Do This

Why We Do This

The work that we do has helped me realize how a team of a few dedicated people can really impact a community. Because of the work that we do every day, thousands of kids have homes that aren't poisoning them and bright futures centered in a healthy environment.

– Ian Sheets, Impact Coordinator