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Strategies for Healthier Homes: Prioritizing People for Improved Well-being

Learn how focusing on people first can lead to healthier homes. Discover effective communication methods, address special issues, and understand routes of exposure to prevent housing-related diseases. Don't overlook factors affecting mental and physical health in housing.

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Strategies for Healthier Homes: Prioritizing People for Improved Well-being

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  1. Steps to Healthier Homes Start with people

  2. Page 2.1 Learning Objectives

  3. Page 2.1 Why do you go into houses?

  4. Page 2.1 Why Start with People?

  5. Page 2.2 Open v. Closed Questions

  6. Page 2.2 Bracketing Method to: • Stay Calm and Non-Judgmental • Keep Ability to Listen

  7. Page 2.3

  8. Page 2.3 Special Communication Issues • Language • Cultural • Shoes in the Home • Men and Women • Responding to Problems • Hoarding • Tolerance for Clutter and Pests

  9. Page 2.3 Resident Choices

  10. Page 2.4 What’s going on in the neighborhood? • Land use • Zoning • Services • Water • Sewer • Solid waste • Water supply

  11. Page 2.4 Routes of Exposure • Inhalation • Ingestion • Skin Absorption • Injection • Built-In Protection Mechanisms

  12. Page 2.5 Housing Related Disease • Signs and Symptoms • Signs are objective • Blood pressure, heart rate, peak flow • Bloody nose, rash • Symptoms are subjective • Back pain, fatigue, headaches • Some can be a combination • Shortness of breath

  13. Page 2.5 Housing Related Disease • Signs and Symptoms

  14. Page 2.6 Mental health

  15. Page 2.6 Don’t overlook or ignore housing conditions that may affect health.

  16. Page 2.6 Often OVERLOOKED Sources of health problems

  17. Page 2.7 Often IGNORED Sources of health problems

  18. Page 2.7 Epidemiologic Triangle of Disease Host Transport Mechanism Agent Environment

  19. Page 2.8 Learning Objectives

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