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Good Health Starts at Home Home Safety and Accessibility

Good Health Starts at Home Home Safety and Accessibility. <your name here>. April 2014. Knowledge : List the connections between health, well-being, and the home environment Comprehension : Identify safety hazards in the home and near environment

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Good Health Starts at Home Home Safety and Accessibility

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  1. Good Health Starts at HomeHome Safety and Accessibility <your name here> April 2014

  2. Knowledge:List the connections between health, well-being, and the home environment • Comprehension: Identify safety hazards in the home and near environment • Application: List actions that can be taken to reduce safety hazards in the home, including: Falls, drowning, fire, poisoning, suffocation, choking,and guns LearningObjectives

  3. “Unintentional injury is a major public health problem in the United States. • It is the leading cause of deathfor individuals between the ages of 1 and 44, and is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. • Unintentional injuries are among the top ten causes of death in every age group. • An average of more than 91,000 individuals die each year from an unintentional injury, and approximately 20 percent of these deaths occur in the home. Why do we care? The State of Home Safety in America. Facts About Unintentional Injuries in the Home, Second Edition, 2004

  4. An even larger percentage of nonfatal unintentional injuries occur in the home. • Of all nonfatal unintentional injury events, 42 percent occur in the home, translating to nearly 12 million nonfatal home injuries each year. • In addition, emergency departments treat more than 10 million home injuries annually, and an average of 11 million home injuries are seen by a private physician. Why do we care? The State of Home Safety in America. Facts About Unintentional Injuries in the Home, Second Edition, 2004

  5. “In total, unintentional home injuries account for nearly 21 million medical visits on average each year.” Why do we care? The State of Home Safety in America. Facts About Unintentional Injuries in the Home, Second Edition, 2004

  6. What are the most common causes of home injury deaths?

  7. Learning objective: KnowledgeList the connections between health, well-being, and the home environment

  8. What is a healthy home, anyway? A healthy home is one that is designed, constructed, maintained, or rehabilitated in a manner that prevents diseases and injuries that result from housing-related hazards.

  9. Resource:Help yourself to a Healthy Home

  10. Keep It: • Dry • Clean • Pest-free • Ventilated • Safe • Contaminant-free • Maintained Seven principles of healthy homes

  11. Learning objective: ComprehensionIdentify safety hazards in the home and near environment

  12. 5 9 4 11 6 3 12 2 10 4 7 1 8 There are many ways to be injured in the home National Center for Healthy Housing

  13. Where do kids play? National Center for Healthy Housing

  14. Where do kids play?Is the area safe and free of hazards? Minimum compressed loose-fill surfacing depths= at least 9”

  15. FallsHand rails where needed? See how the railings are at least 34” but no more than 38” high from stairs, ramps, or walking surfaces? Sketch: Department of Justice (2010) 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/2010ADAStandards/2010ADAstandards.htm#pgfId-1006316

  16. Falls Safety bars where needed?

  17. Falls 18” 32”

  18. Accessibility:Consider design and products for all ages and stages

  19. Aging safely in the home Example: No-step entrance from the driveway to the door. All ages and stages can use the same door.

  20. Home remodeling/maintenance safety hazard:lead

  21. Home remodeling/maintenance safety hazard: asbestos

  22. Drowning

  23. Drowning

  24. Fires and Burns Hot water should be less than – 120° F to reduce risk of scalding National Center for Healthy Housing

  25. Fires and BurnsSmoke alarm CO alarmFire extinguisher

  26. Safe medication storage zone Are medications safely stored in safe areas that are inaccessible to children? Poisoning

  27. PoisoningHazardous household products stored in child accessible area

  28. Poisoning

  29. Poisoning* Refrigerator: 40°F* Freezer: 0°F

  30. Choking and Suffocation Pickets must be closely spaced to avoid entrapment… the space between these pickets is less than 6”

  31. Choking and Suffocation This photo from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Window Covering Information Center demonstrates just one strangulation risk associated with corded window coverings. http://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Window-Covering/

  32. Choking and Suffocation http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safety-Guides/Kids-and-Babies/Cribs/

  33. Guns Store ammunition separate from firearm

  34. Let’s reflect: ApplicationList actions that can be taken to reduce safety hazards in the home. Falls, drowning, fire, poisoning, suffocation, choking, and guns

  35. Fires and Burns Police and Fire Departments Smoke and CO alarms Poison Control State Poison Control Centers 800-222-1222 Injury Prevention State Public Health Departments, AARP Community Resources for Home Safety

  36. Thank you! Good Health Starts at HomeHome Safety Questions? Comments?

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