Hazardous Household Products ModuleMajor Program

36

Total Hours

Contributed.

213

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

7

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of people who reported implementing at least one practice to achieve a healthier home

20

Number of individuals reporting improved knowledge regarding healthy homes (such as indoor contaminants or household chemicals, effects of moisture, potential home safety hazards, indoor pollutants and combustion contaminants)

492

Number of individuals reporting intent to adopt at least one practice to achieve a more healthy home (such as examine home for contaminants and harsh chemicals, evaluate moisture risk, conduct a home safety quiz/audit, evaluate home ventilation)

461

Number of individuals self-reporting health benefits associated with newly adopted practices to achieve a healthier home

7

Number of individuals who developed an action plan to ensure a healthier home

45

Stories

Healthy Homes: Hazardous Household Products

Hazardous products in our home are most likely not something we think about on a regular basis. Hazards can be something as simple as leaving unsecured medication out in a childs reach. The most common causes of home injury include falls, poisoning, fires and burns, choking and suffocation, drowning, firearms, and others. Of that 27% of the injuries are due to poising. Each year there are over 50,000 individuals call the Kentucky Poison Control number.All of Kentuckys home have potential hazardo...

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