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Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 7: Ventilate
What is Ventilation? Ventilation means bringing fresh air into the house from outdoors and getting rid of stale, possibly polluted, …
Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 6: Think Home Safety
Most Common Home Injuries Injuries in homes are very common. One-third of all injuries that occur in the United States …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 5: Get Rid of Pests
Household pests like insects and rodents sometimes find their way into our homes. Common insect pests are cockroaches, flies …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 4: Keep Your Home Maintained
Keeping your house or apartment well maintained is important for keeping your home healthy and safe. If you are …
Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 3: Eliminate Moisture, Keep it Dry
Water is absolutely essential to our basic survival. We must have clean fresh water for drinking and cooking. And …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 2: Contaminant Free
Contaminants such as lead, radon, carbon monoxide, asbestos, second hand smoke, and other chemicals impact the healthfulness of your …
June is National Healthy Homes Month: 5 Minutes to a Healthier Home
June is National Healthy Homes Month. This year’s theme is 5 Minutes to a Healthier Home. This them focuses …
June 2019 is National Health Homes Month
In the U.S. today, people spend close to 90% of their time indoors. National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM), created …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 1: Clean
June is National Healthy Homes Month — this month the NC State Extension Healthy Homes program will be highlighting the …
Canvas Painting in the Park: "It's a Family Affair!"
June 1, 2019, is Warren County Public Arts Day!!! Join us for a fun-filled day learning about Eastern Bluebirds …
Annual Father / Daughter & Mother / Son Dance
Don’t miss out on one of our most popular events – the annual Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Dance, Friday, June …
Elevated Radon Levels in NC Homes: Is Your Home One of Them?
Radon is an odorless, colorless gas naturally found in soil and rock. The concern with radon is that exposure …
January Is National Radon Action Month
January is Radon National Radon Action Month. During January, the U.S. Surgeon General and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …
Lead Paint -- National Lead Prevention Week 2018
Lead has been used throughout human history as an additive for a wide variety of housing products. When lead …
Think Food Safety When the Power is Out
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Fraud Alert - Hurricane Home Cleanup
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NCDA&CS -- Post-Flood Cleanup and Disposal Assistance for Pesticides
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Salvaging Photographs After a Flood
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Mold Clean Up
Restoring your home after disaster can be difficult. That difficulty can be compounded if it includes cleaning up mold. …
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