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Healthy Homes

Most of us spend much of our time indoors. Several sources of air pollution are in homes, schools, and offices. Some pollutants cause health problems such as sore eyes, burning in the nose and throat, headaches, or fatigue. Other pollutants cause or worsen allergies, respiratory illnesses (such as asthma), heart disease, cancer, and other serious long-term conditions. Learn more about how to identify and mitigate these indoor pollutants in this section of our website.

Mold

Mold can cause great damage to your home. Click here to learn more about this organism and how to control it.

Radon

Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. Do you know what radon is? Where it is? How to test for it? Learn about it here and how to get a free radon home test kit.

Asbestos

Asbestos is a common yet toxic material. Learn how to identify it and protect your home.

Lead

Lead is highly toxic and dangerous. Learn how it can affect you and what you can do.

Last updated March 3, 2020

Healthy Homes

Care for Your Air

Learn about indoor air quality in homes, schools and offices, in the EPA's FREE Learn more about factors that influence indoor air quality in the EPA publication, "Care for your Air: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality".

Help Yourself to a Healthy Home

HUD believes our communities should make homes available to families that are affordable and healthy. "Healthy Homes" is a century-old concept that promotes safe, decent, and sanitary housing as a means for preventing disease and injury. There is a lot of emerging scientific evidence linking health outcomes such as asthma, lead poisoning, and unintentional injuries to substandard housing. And, there are more than 6 million substandard housing units nationwide. Help Yourself to a Healthy Home provides valuable information to assist in making your home healthier for you and your family.