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What is Healthy Housing?
• Dry
• Pest-Free
• Clean
• Safe
• Contaminant Free
• Ventilated
• Maintained
Today’s Agenda
• Asthma
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
• Smoke-Free Housing
• Radon
Asthma in Maine
(BRFSS Data)
•Maine has the 3rd highest
adult current asthma rate in the
US at 10.3%. Nat’l avg. 8.5%
•Maine’s current child asthma
rate is 9.4%. Nat’l avg. 9%.
•In 2000, Maine’s current adult
asthma rate was 8.9% - highest
in the US. Nat’l avg. 7.2%.
Indoor Environmental Asthma Triggers
•Oil & Wood heat– ME has the highest rate of
oil heated homes in the Country
•Old Homes = dust and mold
•Cockroaches & Pests
•Pets: fur, hair & dander
•Secondhand smoke
•Other - idiopathic
Reduce the # of school/work days missed due to asthma.
Reduce the # of ED visits due to asthma. Reduce the # of hospitalizations due to asthma. Increase the proportion of persons with asthma
who receive formal patient education. Establish a surveillance tracking system for
asthma.
Healthy Maine 2010
Asthma Objectives
Asthma Action Plan
Secondhand Smoke & Asthma
•Children exposed to SHS in the home are
44% more likely to suffer from asthma.
•SHS can trigger asthma episodes and
increase the severity of attacks.
•SHS is a risk factor for new cases of asthma
in preschool aged children who have not
already exhibited asthma symptoms.
•Many of the health effects of SHS, including
asthma, are most clearly seen in children
because children are most vulnerable to its
effects.
Secondhand Smoke is Deadly
• Surgeon General says there is NO safe level of
exposure. SHS is a Group A carcinogen– a
substance known to cause cancer in humans
for which there is no safe level of exposure.
• No ventilation system is effective in removal of
toxins ~ up to 65% air exchange between units.
• Just as deadly than vehicle exhaust, arsenic,
lead, asbestos and a host of other toxins.
Smoke-Free Policies…crucial to a Healthy
Home
• Take a pledge to not smoke in your home or car.
• Never let caregivers smoke in or around your children.
• Create smoke-free policies for all your properties.
•HUD and MaineHousing support smoke-free policies.
•It saves you time and money.
•You have resources to help www.smokefreeforme.org
Successes in Smoke-Free Environments
o No smoking in Foster Homes
o No smoking in cars with children under 16
o State Beaches
oAll indoor public places
o School grounds- 365/24/7
o18 of 20 Public Housing Authorities & 44% of
private multi-unit landlords
o Outdoor dining
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
ED Visits 2003-2006 Detectors - 2004
How Mainers get Poisoned
• 49% Poisoned at home, 10% at work
• 35% Poisoned from exhaust
• 19% poisoned from generator
• 13% each from furnace or propane fridge
• 60% of those poisoned by exhaust were
poisoned in garage or barn
Sex Differences (2002-2006)
CO Detectors
• Battery powered or battery backup
• Change batteries at Daylight Savings Time
• Maintain combustion sources and chimneys
• New Law: Maine Requires CO Detectors in
Apartments and new renovations
Success stories
• Family of 7 woken up by CO alarm. Faulty
propane stove.
• Residents evacuated from Apt. building. Faulty
propane furnace vent.
Resources
Radon in Maine
50%Of Maine homes
may have indoor air levels
of radon above 2 pCi/L
30%Of Maine homes report
that they have tested their
indoor air for radon
Magnitude of the risk – what is safe?
less cancer risk more
MTBE
3 in a million
PERC
5 in a million
Chlordane
70 in a million
Radon in Water
3 in a thousand
Radon in Air
2 pCi/L
1 in a hundred
to
1 in a thousand
Resources
www.maineradiationcontrol.org – click on radon
Machais – April 5th
Presque Isle – April 6th
Auburn – April 12th
Waterville – April 13th
These daylong health homes trainings are funded by the Maine Asthma Program
Contacts
Eric Frohmberg – 287-8141
www.maine.gov/dhhs/eohp/air/co.htm
Fire Marshall’s Office - 626-3873
www.maine.gov/dps/fmo/index.htm
Sarah Mayberry– 874.8774
www.smokefreeforme.org
Maine Radon Program – 800-232-0842
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/eng/rad/Radon/hp_radon.htm
Maine Asthma Program – Jim Braddick - 287-7302
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohdcfh/mat/
