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Healthy Home Hazards

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why We
Do This

Why We Do This

OHKA is helping people in a unique way. There are few things as sacred to people as their homes, and we make their homes safe and healthy.

– Nicole Caputo-Rennels, Director of Housing Services