Post on 24-Dec-2015
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TYPES OF TOOLS
For Home VisitsResidentsProperty Managers
For the CommunityEnforcement AgenciesRedevelopment AgenciesPrivate SectorCommunity Organizations
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HOME VISITS?
Assess SituationComprehensive Review of ConditionsCode ComplianceHealth ImpactsSpecific Problem
Educate Owner and OccupantInvestigate FurtherChange BehaviorMake Investment in Repairs
Monitor / Correct SituationOngoing Tracking of DangersControl Hazards
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VISUAL ASSESSMENT
CEHRC Visual SurveyNCHH Pediatric Environmental Home Assessment CDC/NCHH Healthy Homes Inspection ManualOthers
Home Inspection for Home Sales Pest Control InspectionLocal Code InspectionSpecific Hazards: Lead, Asbestos, Radon, Mold
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CEHRC VISUAL SURVEY REPORT
CEHRC – Community Environmental Health Resource Center by the Alliance for Healthy Homes
Purposes:One-page SummaryIdentify Sampling NeedsIdentify Code Violations
www.cehrc.org
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NCHH PED. ENV. HOME ASSESSMENT
NCHH – National Center for Healthy Housing
Purposes:Identify Health ProblemsNurses and Healthcare ProfessionalsConnect to Action Plan
www.healthyhomestraining.org/nurse/
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CLEAN
High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Vacuum / FilterBucket and Elbow Grease
Consumer Tools
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PEST-FREE
Exclusion HousekeepingCockroach BaitsCockroach Glue TrapsBoric Acid?Rodent Traps?Other Pesticides?
Consumer Tools
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VENTILATED
Toilet PaperCarbon Monoxide AlarmFurnace FiltersCO Meter?Humidity Meter?
Consumer Tools
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CONTAMINANT-FREE
Radon Test KitsLead Dust Wipe KitsLead Soil and Paint KitsAsbestos Sampling Kits?Mold Sampling Kits?Water Sampling Kits?
Consumer Tools
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OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
HUD’s Help Yourself to a Healthy HomeCDC/HUD Healthy Homes Reference Manualwww.healthyhomestraining.orgwww.nchh.org
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FOR THE COMMUNITY
LawsMinimum StandardsDisclosureLandlord Tenant
ResourcesFundsPeopleEfficiencyLeveraging
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FEDERAL LAWSLead-Hazard• Professional Licensing• Abatement • Disclosure at Property Sale or Lease• Pre-Renovation Notice by Contractors• Renovation, Repair and Painting – pending• HUD Subsidized Property
Asbestos• Demolition or Renovation• Four of more units
Pesticides• Registration and Labeling
Consumer Products• Consumer Products Safety Commission• Food and Drug Administration
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STATE AND LOCAL LAWS
Housing CodeBuilding / Residential CodeSanitation / Health CodeLandlord-Tenant LawsSpecial Hazards
Pest Control Operator LicensingPests Lead-Based PaintAsbestosRadonMold
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RESOURCESFunds
GrantsLoansPenalties
PeopleWho is going into homes?
EfficiencyCoordinating ResourcesOne-Touch
LeveragingGreen DevelopmentsWeatherizationCommunity Development
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