Healthy Homes

Use this index to find resources and information on home-related health issues.

• Bedbugs and Other Pests
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Childhood Lead Poisoning
• Emergency Preparedness
• Housing Search
• Injuries
• Mold
• Poisonings
• Radon
• Secondhand Smoke & Smoke-free Housing
• Well Water Safety

	Bedbugs and Other Pests Identify and control pests with help from the Maine Department of Agriculture and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Have Bedbugs? Maine CDC has information that may help you.
	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning For steps you can take in your home to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning: Maine CDC To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning during power outages: Maine Emergency Management Agency
	Childhood Lead Poisoning Landlords: Get free, professional lead dust testing for your rental units. Email ehu@maine.gov or call 866-292-3474 (toll-free in Maine), 207-287-4311 (TTY users call Maine Relay 711). Old home? Young kids? Order a lead dust test kit to find out if your home could be putting your child at risk for lead poisoning. Lead poisoning info for parents, homeowners, landlords, tenants and providers.
	Emergency Preparedness Make a plan, stay informed, help others. For more: Maine Emergency Management Agency For info on winter safety, power outages, & floods: University of Maine Cooperative Extension
	Housing Search Find rental housing in Maine. Search for apartments by lead-safe and smoke-free status. Find an apartment that accepts rent subsidies. Tips for people looking for rental housing from the Maine Apartment Owners and Managers Association
	Injuries Injuries are preventable. Learn more: Safe Kids USA or Consumer Products Safety Commission On average, there are two deaths and 22 hospital discharges that are injury-related each day in Maine.
	Mold What are the health effects of mold and what can you do about mold problems? Find out: Maine Indoor Air Quality Council
	Poisonings Prevent poisonings with help from the Northern New England Poison Center In Maine, about 200 people die and about 1,000 people go to the hospital each year because of poisonings.
	Radon Radon is the number 2 cause of lung cancer. High levels of radon gas are in much of Maine's soil and water. Radon can move up into a home from the ground. The Maine Radon Program can help you learn how to test for radon and fix radon problems.
	Secondhand Smoke & Smoke-free Housing Learn more about protecting your family from secondhand smoke at home from the Smoke-Free Housing Coalition of Maine
	Well Water Safety What's in your water? Maine CDC has information about what to test for and how often to test. Almost half of Maine homes use wells for their drinking water. Many of these wells have too much arsenic, uranium or other contaminants.