Healthy Homes Resources

These links may take you outside the Minnesota Department of Health Web site. For information and links on specific hazards, visit the topics listed on the left menu bar.

Healthy homes

• National Center for Healthy Housing
• The State of Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines (MSBG), University of Minnesota
• Healthy Children.org
• Health House, American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Indoor Air Quality in Homes/Residences
• Indoor Air Quality in Homes/Residences: Addressing Indoor Environmental Concerns During Remodeling
• Secondhand Smoke and Smoke-free Homes
• Asthma
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Home safety

• Minnesota Department of Health
  • Injury & Violence Prevention

Household hazardous waste

• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  • Find your household hazardous waste collection site
  • Hazardous Waste
• Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Poisoning prevention

• Prevention: Poison Information for the Home, Minnesota Regional Poison Center (Poison Help)

Related sites

• Center for Energy and Environment
• Sustainable Resources Center
• Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Recalls.gov: Your Online Resource for Recalls

Of interest

Find more data about CO Poisoning, Childhood Lead Poisoning, and Drinking Water Quality at: Minnesota Public Health Data Access

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