- 3.1: Health and Housing
- 3.2: Building, Maintenance and Renovation
- 3.3: Home Hazards
- 3.4: Integrated Pest Management
- 3.5: Training
- 3.5: Research
- 3.6: Program Links
Our mission:
To reduce the impact of asthma across New England, through collaborations of health, housing, education, and environmental organizations with particular focus on the contribution of schools, homes, and communities to the disease and with attention to its disproportionate impact on populations at greatest risk.
Assessment Tools
There are a wide variety of home assessment guidance documents, tools and checklists that serve different purposes. Some are at a very detailed level suitable for a home inspector, some are geared toward the health practicioners addressing specific concerns such as asthma triggers, and other are more general for a homeowner. We have compiled several types here that can be used or modified to suit your needs.
Assessment Tools and Guidance
Heatlhy Home Inspection Manual (HUD/CDC)ARC's Asthma Home Checklist
Healthy Housing Factsheet for Property Owners (Boston Urban Asthma Coalition)
Maine Indoor Aiq Quality Council Checklists for Residential Construction and Remodeling
Hartford Healthy Homes Assessment Tool (University of Connecticut Center for Indoor Environments and Health, LAMPP Project)
King County, Washington Healthy Home Assessment
Carbon Monoxide Sources Diagram
Pediatric Environmental Home Assessment Tool (NCHH for Public Health Officials and Nurses)
Hazard Assessment Tools (Community Environmental Health Resource Center, English and Spanish)
Take Action to Prevent Falls: A Home Environmental Assessment (Fall Prevention Center of Excellence)
Window Safety ChecklistsHealthy Housing Factsheet for Tenants: Part 1 and Part 2. (Boston Urban Asthma Coalition)
Also available in Spanish, Somalic, Cape Verdean, Chinese, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese. Email schacker@hria.org for copies in these languages.