Create A Healthy Home

Don’t let dry air, allergies or faulty home heating damage your health this winter.

Here’s how:

• Have your heating system and chimney professionally inspected. This ensures carbon monoxide (an odorless and colorless gas) is being ventilated properly. High levels can be fatal.
• Install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors on every floor and change batteries every time you change the clocks.
• If you use a humidifier, keep the humidity level below 50 percent to discourage mold and dust mites.
• Ban smoking in the house – it causes asthma and bronchitis in children and lung cancer and heart disease in smokers.
• Use a mite-proof mattress and pillow covers. Microscopic dust mites are a common allergen.

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