People spend most of their time indoors, so the quality of the indoor environment can have a major impact on health. The issues include lead, mold and mildew, dust, tobacco smoke, pesticides, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde and other chemicals in home furnishings.
This section will cover local programs helping people maintain healthy indoor environments. What tips do you want to share?
Resources
Environmental Health Watch
Comparing Green Building Guidelines and Healthy Homes Principles: A Preliminary Investigation (a National Center for Healthy Housing report).
Simple Changes
Sabrina Hunter Says:I currently partner with a Wellness Company that manufactures environmentally safe products for the home, our customers are members and shop direct thru our catalog and can order either online or by calling the toll-free number. Our members save 30-40 % off retail because they are buying direct from the manufacturer. These products are non-toxic and biodegradeable which I feel are important factors to consider if we really want sustainability in our communities for a number of reasons, by using all natural products we are eliminating toxic chemicals found in everyday household products which affects the overall Health and Wellness of each and every individual and in households with allergy and asthma suffer's, there are alot of toxic products out there that are used for mold and mildew, and people do not realize that what they are trying to prevent may in fact be harming them even more. And if you think about all the households using toxic chemical products that get washed down the drain?? thats alot of "stuff"!!! Going Green isn't hard, it just takes a few "simple changes". It's a small step, I know, but it has to start somewhere right? Feel free to contact me via email if your interesting in finding out more about our products and customer benefits. huntersabrina@att.net