{"id":1837,"date":"2025-04-17T23:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/?page_id=1837"},"modified":"2025-05-22T23:33:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:33:50","slug":"what-is-a-healthy-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/hhvc\/what-is-a-healthy-home\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Healthy Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1837\" class=\"elementor elementor-1837\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717aca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"717aca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f23f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85f23f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/hhvc\/what-is-a-healthy-home\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What is a Healthy Home?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/hhvc\/lead-abatement\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lead Abatement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/hhvc\/registry\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Registry<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4a8cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f4a8cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/survey123.arcgis.com\/share\/526ef5b6a50f4a758dea9bc810a10143?portalUrl=https:\/\/gis.ventura.org\/portal\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Test-your-Home-e1745001449810-1024x695.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1830\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Test-your-Home-e1745001449810-1024x695.png 1024w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Test-your-Home-e1745001449810-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Test-your-Home-e1745001449810-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Test-your-Home-e1745001449810.png 1370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0997dc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0997dc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716ecad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716ecad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bb764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2bb764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Healthy Home?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b6602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b6602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1893 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Healthy-Homes-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Healthy-Homes-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Healthy-Homes-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Healthy-Homes-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Healthy-Homes-1536x878.png 1536w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Healthy-Homes-2048x1170.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Unsafe housing conditions contribute to serious health issues like <strong>lead poisoning<\/strong>, respiratory illnesses, cancer, and injuries, leading to poor school performance, missed work, and loss of life. These hazards disproportionately impact low-income and communities of color, making healthy housing a critical environmental and racial justice issue.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nchh.org\/information-and-evidence\/learn-about-healthy-housing\/healthy-homes-principles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1894 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/11-HH-Principles--e1747955758415-1024x149.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/11-HH-Principles--e1747955758415-1024x149.png 1024w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/11-HH-Principles--e1747955758415-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/11-HH-Principles--e1747955758415-768x112.png 768w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/11-HH-Principles--e1747955758415-1536x223.png 1536w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/11-HH-Principles--e1747955758415.png 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it<strong> dry<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it<strong> clean <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it<strong>\u00a0pest-free<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it <strong>ventilated<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it<strong> safe<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it<strong> contaminant-free<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it <strong>maintained <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it<strong> thermally controlled\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it <strong>accessible<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it <strong>affordable<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep it <strong>ready<\/strong><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1832\" src=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/1978-Data-e1744932659269-1024x237.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/1978-Data-e1744932659269-1024x237.png 1024w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/1978-Data-e1744932659269-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/1978-Data-e1744932659269-768x178.png 768w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/1978-Data-e1744932659269-1536x355.png 1536w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/1978-Data-e1744932659269.png 1743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><p>Though lead-based paint for use in homes was banned in the U.S. in 1978, it is still present in millions of homes, especially those built before 1978. Lead-based paint is usually not a hazard if it is in good condition. However, deteriorating (peeling, chipping, chalking, cracking, or damaged) lead-based paint is a hazard and needs prompt attention.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1851\" src=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Easy-Tips-e1745600510147-1024x655.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Easy-Tips-e1745600510147-1024x655.png 1024w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Easy-Tips-e1745600510147-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Easy-Tips-e1745600510147-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Easy-Tips-e1745600510147-1536x983.png 1536w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Easy-Tips-e1745600510147.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>For more information on how to keep our family safe from lead in your home.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>HUD Help Yourself to a Healthy Homes &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/sites\/documents\/doc_11880.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achhd.org\/documents\/HYTAHH_Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a><\/li><li>EPA Protect Your Family From Lead In Your Home &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-04\/documents\/lead-in-your-home-portrait-color-2020-508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-04\/documents\/pyf-spanish-color-2020-portrait-508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About HHVC What is a Healthy Home? 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