| UVI-CES is a member of the
national Healthy
Homes Partnership — a collaboration of the
U.S. Department
of Agriculture and the Department
of Housing & Urban Development. The Healthy
Homes Program helps families learn about risks they
may face around the home and how to reduce them.
In the Virgin Islands, the program provides information to
residents and visitors through the following workshops
& presentations:
Safe & Healthy
Home:
Chemicals
found in common household products and their potential
health effects and pollution
problems, -
How to read product labels,
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Alternative products or "Recipes"
that can be used for common household cleaning,
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How to discard household hazardous wastes and toxic
products (See VI*A*Syst Hazardous
Waste Assessment).
Safe & Healthy Drinking
Water:
Types
of drinking water contaminants and concentration standards,
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How to maintain cistern water quality (see Cistern
Health Tips),
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When & how you should test your drinking water,
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Understanding water test reports,
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Methods of water treatment,
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How to choose a water filter, and
- Methods
for evaluating and ranking your home for pollution
potential.
Visit
our Water Quality Publications
page to download factsheets on protecting drinking
water quality, nontoxic household products, household
hazardous waste & keeping a healthy home.
Click here to view our Safe
& Healthy Home
workshop presentation. Visit our Water
Quality Publications page to download factsheets
on protecting your family in & around the home.
For more information on healthy
homes, contact Dale
Morton at 340-693-1086.
Sites for Healthy
Homes Info:
|
Visit the Healthy
Homes webtool to
learn steps you can take to protect your family's health. |
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