News From Healthy Homes

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

Published - August 18, 2025

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Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 6: Think Home Safety

Published - 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

Published - August 13, 2025

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

Published - 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

Published - 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

Published - August 7, 2025

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

Published - August 5, 2025

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

Published - October 8, 2024

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Staying Safe as You Return Home

Published - October 1, 2024

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Returning Home After Helene

Published - September 30, 2024

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Radon Guidance

Published - 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

Published - January 4, 2024

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

Published - January 3, 2024

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November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Published - November 10, 2023

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

Published - 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?

Published - January 19, 2023

Healthy Homes Month
June is National Health Homes Month

Published - May 30, 2022

Carbon monoxide poisoning
New Carbon Monoxide Resources

Published - January 5, 2022

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

Published - August 19, 2021

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

Published - August 19, 2021

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

Published - August 19, 2021

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

Published - August 19, 2021

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

Published - August 19, 2021

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

Published - May 18, 2021

Improving ventilation
Residential Ventilation

Published - February 12, 2021

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

Published - 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

Published - May 30, 2019

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Lead Paint -- National Lead Prevention Week 2018

Published - 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

Published - September 21, 2018

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Salvaging Photographs After a Flood

Published - September 19, 2018

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

Published - September 12, 2018

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

Published - June 12, 2018

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

Published - June 12, 2018

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

Published - May 24, 2018

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

Published - April 25, 2018

Ice on branches
Preventing Frozen Pipes

Published - January 2, 2018

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

Published - October 2, 2017

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

Published - 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

Published - 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?

Published - June 22, 2017

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