Healthy Homes
What You Should Do
Don't allow smoking in your home to avoid health issues from secondhand smoke; more
- If you have asbestos in your home hire a professional to remove it; more
- Keep your home free of bedbugs; more
- Be careful with fumes that might lead to carbon monoxide poisoning; more
- If you have lead paint in your home take steps to avoid lead poisoning; more
- Keep your house clean and dry to avoid mold and mildew; more
- Have your house tested for radon gas, and if the levels are high, hire a professional to vent the gas properly. more
What We Do
- Monitor childhood lead poisoning; more
- License environmental professionals who can reduce or eliminate health problems due to lead, asbestos or radon in homes; more
Rhode Island Department of Health