Healthy Homes: House Staff Briefing Sharunda Buchanan, M. S. , Ph. D. Director, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition Annual Meeting May 25, 2010 National Center for Environmental Health Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services
Housing Conditions Have an Important Impact on Public Health Most people spend an average of 50% or more of every day inside their homes
More Than 6 Million Substandard Housing Units Nationwide q Residents at increased risk for exposure to lead, carbon monoxide, mold, cockroaches, dust mites, pesticide residues, tobacco smoke, combustion gases, and radon, rat bites, and falls
More Than 6 Million Substandard Housing Units Nationwide q q Children in these units are more likely to have elevated blood lead levels and to have ever been diagnosed with asthma Children, the elderly, African Americans, American Indians, and the poorest Americans are at greatest risk for fire-related injuries and deaths
Substandard Housing Units (continued) q q Critical need to prevent the public health problems that stem from these units Healthy People 2010 goals call for a 52% improvement in the number of substandard occupied housing units
CDC's Healthy Homes Program q q Multihazard holistic approach Focus: to identify health, safety, and quality-of-life issues in the home environment and eliminate or mitigate problems
Healthy Homes Program (continued) q q Transition of lead poisoning prevention branch to healthy housing branch Healthy housing surveillance Healthy housing policy Healthy housing research
Sufficient Evidence Interior Biological Agents Interior Chemical Agents Multifaceted tailored asthma interventions Integrated pest management (allergen reduction) Moisture intrusion elimination Radon air mitigation through active subslab depressurization Integrated pest management (pesticide reduction) Smoking bans Lead hazard control Drinking Water & Waste Treatment Voluntary drinking & wastewater treatment standards for small systems & private wells Training for small system personnel Guidelines for immunocompromised individuals Structural Deficiencies Installation of working smoke/CO alarms Isolation 4 -sided pool fencing Preset safe temperature hot water heaters Air condition during heat waves
Health Care and Productivity Costs for Illnesses and Injuries q q q Asthma: $18. 3 billion a year Burns: $7. 5 billion a year Childhood Lead Poisoning: $2, 552 for each 1 µg/d. L increase in blood lead level Falls (in 2000): $81 billion in lifetime costs Depression: $83. 1 billion in lifetime costs
Healthy Homes Program Activities q q q Development of guidance documents National Healthy Homes Training Center and Network Healthy homes clearinghouse
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