Healthy Homes
Health starts with your environment of the places you spend your most time in, like your home.
Protecting Your Environment
- Prevent lead poisoning
- Test for radon gas
- Stop Mosquito and Tick bites
- Share a health concern with WCHD
- Know your water and sewage systems
- For private well and sewage systems, know how to maintain and test your systems
Mold and Moisture Control
- Repair water leaks resulting from plumbing or from rainwater getting into your home.
- Replace materials that have water-damage
- Insulate cold water pipes
- Routinely check and clean gutters to move runoff away from the foundation of the home
Home Safety and Unintentional Injuries
- Install and routinely test smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms
- Keep medicines out of reach of children and get rid of unused medications
- Keep firearms in locked cabinets and use trigger locks, with ammunition stored separately
- Eliminate trip and fall hazards in and around your home
- Install safety latches on cabinets and doors that contain harmful products
