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bathroom vent fan
Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 7: Ventilate

August 18, 2025

kids safety concept- little girl climbing on baby chair
Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 6: Think Home Safety

August 16, 2025

Two brown cockroaches, one shown top-down and one in side view, on white background
Creating a Healthy Home Step 5: Get Rid of Pests

August 13, 2025

Handyman using a caulking gun to caulk a window.
Creating a Healthy Home Step 4: Keep Your Home Maintained

August 11, 2025

Condensation droplets and vertical water streaks on a blue-tinted glass surface
Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 3: Eliminate Moisture, Keep it Dry

August 9, 2025

Isometric house diagram with numbered room callouts and legend titled "Room by Room Checklist for a Healthy Home"
Creating a Healthy Home Step 2: Contaminant Free

August 7, 2025

Hand in green rubber glove scrubbing gray tile floor with orange cloth
Creating a Healthy Home Step 1: Clean

August 5, 2025

Cover: "REBUILD HEALTHY HOMES" — guide to post-disaster home restoration
Rebuild Healthy Homes

October 8, 2024

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Staying Safe as You Return Home

October 1, 2024

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Returning Home After Helene

September 30, 2024

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Radon Guidance

January 16, 2024

WHEREAS, radon is a colorless, odorless, naturally-occurring radioactive gas that, over prolonged periods, can present a significant health risk to individuals across North Carolina; and WHEREAS, according to the United States Environmental Protection Age
Gov. Cooper Declares January 2024 National Radon Action Month

January 4, 2024

National Radon Action Month
National Radon Action Month and Radon Awareness Week - January 2024

January 3, 2024

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November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November 10, 2023

Older man and woman sitting on couch reviewing disaster plans on the computer.
September Is National Preparedness Month

August 21, 2023

Sealed radon test kit with printed form showing start and end clock dials and ID 8305367
Elevated Radon Levels in NC Homes: Is Your Home One of Them?

January 19, 2023

Healthy Homes Month
June is National Health Homes Month

May 30, 2022

Carbon monoxide poisoning
New Carbon Monoxide Resources

January 5, 2022

Close-up of green-blue and white fuzzy mold colonies growing on a surface
Mold Clean Up

August 19, 2021

Mold in a edge of a room of a house
Typical Damage to Homes After Flooding

August 19, 2021

Exposed brick wall with metal studs and two A-frame ladders during renovation
Home Restoration Steps after a Disaster

August 19, 2021

Two-story house with water flooding up to first-floor windows and garage
Returning Home After a Flooding

August 19, 2021

Orange hard hat with safety goggles, yellow earmuffs, and work gloves on blueprint
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

August 19, 2021

Healthy homes month: the power of partnership
June Is National Healthy Homes Month

May 18, 2021

Improving ventilation
Residential Ventilation

February 12, 2021

clean sanitize disinfect
Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting -- What's the Difference?

April 22, 2020

Infographic titled "5 Minutes to a Healthier Home" listing quick home safety tips and phone 1-800-222-1222.
June is National Healthy Homes Month: 5 Minutes to a Healthier Home

May 30, 2019

Lead Free Kids logo image
Lead Paint -- National Lead Prevention Week 2018

October 17, 2018

White plastic jerrycan with screw cap on cracked dry soil in front of dried corn stalks
NCDA&CS -- Post-Flood Cleanup and Disposal Assistance for Pesticides

September 21, 2018

flooded pictures
Salvaging Photographs After a Flood

September 19, 2018

Coastal house toppled onto beach, partially detached from eroded bluff
Home Damage by Hurricane Category Strength

September 12, 2018

Infographic: Keeping your Pet-Friendly Home Healthy — pet hazards, health effects, and cleaning tips
Keep Your Pet-Friendly Home Healthy

June 12, 2018

Mold in a edge of a room of a house
Keeping Your Home Dry -- How Water Enters Your Home

June 12, 2018

Wooden thermometer showing high reading (°C °F) beside sunlit blue sky
FEMA Shares 7 Steps to Prepare Your Home for Summer

May 24, 2018

Red house with banner text "Everyone Deserves a Safe and Healthy Home"
Everyone Deserves a Safe and Healthy Home

April 25, 2018

Ice on branches
Preventing Frozen Pipes

January 2, 2018

October is Children's Health Month poster listing 31 health tips, EPA logo
October Is Children's Health Month

October 2, 2017

Two-story house with water flooding up to first-floor windows and garage
What Flooding Does to a Home

September 5, 2017

Infographic titled "It's a Moisture Issue: MOLD Health Effects" with a stethoscope graphic
It's a Moisture Issue: Moisture and Mold Health Effects

August 3, 2017

Infographic: "Lead Testing In The Workplace: Why Is It So Important?" — risks, symptoms, employer actions
Lead Testing in the Workplace: Why Is It So Important?

June 22, 2017

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