Healthy Homes
Carbon monoxide
A gas you cannot see or smell, from anything that burns fuel. An alarm is the only thing that will tell you it is there.
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Most of what a child breathes and touches is inside the place they sleep. Lead paint, radon, carbon monoxide, damp and mold — and the small, cheap steps that make the biggest difference.
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Indoor air
Cooking, cleaning products, wood stoves, ventilation and vaping.
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Lead
Lead harms how children learn and grow. There is no safe level — and most children who have it show no signs at all.
Emergency possible
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Mercury
Thermometers, some fish, and a few imported products. What to do if something breaks.
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Mold & damp
The problem is the water, not the species. Fix the moisture and the mold goes with it — and you almost certainly do not need a test.
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Radon
A radioactive gas that seeps in from the ground. It causes no symptoms at all — a test is the only way to know, and testing is cheap or free.
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Air & Breathing
Wildfire smoke, summer ozone, winter inversions and asthma. How to check the air where you live, and what to do on the days it is bad.
Air & Breathing
Air quality & asthma
Two pollutants matter most for children's lungs — summer ozone and fine particles. Both are checkable before you head out.
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Air & Breathing
Wildfire smoke
Smoke is mostly particles small enough to reach deep into the lungs. Here is how to check the air and decide about outdoor play.
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Water & Food
Well water, city water, fish, food storage and the containers food comes in. What is worth testing, and what is worth not worrying about.
Water & Food
Arsenic
Mostly a well-water question in our region, and a solvable one.
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Drinking water
City water, lead service lines, and what your utility already publishes.
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PFAS
The “forever chemicals.” What is known, what is not, and whether your water is affected.
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Private wells & testing
Nobody tests your well but you. What to test for and how often.
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Climate & Weather
Heat, sun at altitude, storms and smoke seasons. Getting children outside safely rather than keeping them in.
Climate & Weather
Extreme heat
Children heat up faster than adults. Sport, cars, and hot classrooms.
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Extreme weather & disasters
Floods, fire, smoke and power outages — before, during and after.
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Sun & UV
UV is stronger at elevation. Practical protection that children will accept.
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Ticks & mosquitoes
Which bites matter in our states, and how to prevent them.
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Pregnancy & Babies
Exposures matter most when a body is still being built. What to pay attention to during pregnancy and in the first years.
Pregnancy & Babies
Healthy pregnancy
The exposures worth attention while a body is being built.
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Consumer Products
Plastics, cleaning products, furniture and the things children put in their mouths. Practical swaps, without turning your house upside down.
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Pesticides
In the home, on food, and around agricultural communities.
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Plastics & microplastics
Which swaps are worth making, and which worries are overstated.
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Nature & Health
Time outside is good for children's bodies and minds. Where to go across the six states, and how to go safely.
Nature & Health
Time in nature
Why it matters for children's health, and where to go across the six states.
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