Asthma Resources
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Healthy Homes Baltimore - Asthma and Safety InfoWhat does “Healthy Homes” mean?Some of the most serious health problems for children may start at home. Healthy Homes are homes that do not have limited indoor health hazards like lead paint, allergens, mold, carbon monoxide, pesticides, and structural concerns that could cause injury to a child. Most of us spend close to 90% of our time indoors. Safe at Home is a program that provides services, education and referrals to qualifying families with children with asthma to eliminate health hazards in their homes. The Safe at Home intervention menu includes the following: Cleaning Kits, Child Safety Kits, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), HEPA vacuums, mold remediation, paint stabilization, steam cleaning, mattress and pillow covers, HEPA air filters, dehumidifiers, ventilation, and carpet replacement. Do I Qualify? If you live with a child between 2 and 14 years old who has been diagnosed with asthma, and you live in Baltimore City, you may qualify. 7 Tips for Keeping a Healthy Home
ASTHMA Baltimore City has the highest prevalence of asthma, the highest rates if emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths from asthma in Maryland. Safe at Home aims to improve indoor air quality by reducing allergens, mold, pests, pesticides, and other asthma triggers. LEAD POISONING Lead poisoning causes irreversible physical and mental disabilities and can effect nearly every system in the body. Safe at Home provides Cleaning Kits to all participants and lead hazard remediation for homes that qualify. CHILD INJURY Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for children 14 and under. Almost half these death occur in and around the home: burns, falls, poisoning. Safe at Home installs Safety Kits to all participants which include the following: smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, electrical outlet covers, cabinet locks, and night lights among other items. This project is made possible through funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Safe at Home program uses multi-level interventions and a high quality, cost-effective and combined integrative approach to reduce environmental and home-based health and safety hazards that combined, will lead to a reduction in lead exposure, incidence of asthmatic symptoms, and child injury in the homes of asthma-diagnosed children in Baltimore City. |
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