7 Tips for Keeping Your Home Healthy

  • Keep your house clean.

    Be sure to wash window sills and floors with warm water and detergent regularly. If possible, use a HEPA vacuum on carpets.

  • Keep your house free from pests, like bugs and rodents.

    Use baits and traps instead of harmful pesticides.

  • Ensure smoke and carbon monoxide detectors have good batteries.
  • Reduce asthma triggers.

    Avoid the use of air fresheners, cleaning chemicals, and smoking indoors.

  • Wash pacifiers, bottles, toys, and stuffed animals when they fall on the floor.
  • Avoid and reduce mold.

    Repair water leaks from roofs, plumbing, drainage, etc.

  • Avoid using un-vented heaters.

Learn more at NC Healthy Homes.