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Healthy Homes Program
HEALTHY HOMES is a holistic approach to identifying and eliminating lead and other environmental health hazards from housing, including yard spaces, garages, and porches. Lead has long been known to be a serious hazard, particularly to babies and young children, but there are many other hazards that are also important to consider. This program provides education and tools to homeowners, renters, property owners and managers, the building and construction trades, inspectors and code enforcers, as well as social workers and other home visitation programs to help in recognizing potential hazards and how to safely eliminate them.
Healthy Homes focuses primarily on homes built prior to 1978, but all homes have the potential to harbor hazards that can cause or magnify health problems or injuries. All homes should be well-Maintained, Clean, Dry, properly Ventilated, Chemical and Pest-free, and Safe.
It is estimated that young children spend 80% - 90% of their time inside the home, so it is especially important that these babies and children have the healthiest home environment possible. Annual costs of environmentally attributable childhood diseases in the United States are approximately $55 billion (lead, neurobehavioral disorders, asthma, and childhood cancer leading the pack). Additional costs from Asthma care stem from the more than 10 million missed school days per year.
Want more information to help in identifying and addressing potential home hazards?
Interested in joining others in the community to collaborate about increasing healthier housing in our county? The Healthier Homes Partnership of Tampa Bay is a coalition of community partners who meet quarterly to network and work towards reducing residental housing hazards. Members include building industry and real estate representatives, environmental consultants, local and state agencies, faith-based organizations, parents of young children, landlords and property managers, and home and property owners. If you are a regular "do-it-yourselfer", your input and interest can be helpful, too! To participate, please call (813) 307-8071.
Email us to register to receive an automatic electronic newsletter.
Call the Hillsborough County Health Department (813) 307-8071.
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