[Unhealthy homes: possible interventions and their efficacy].
Numerous health risks have been identified in dwellings and are a public health priority. Homes most often accumulate several different risks. Intervention programs must take this reality into account. Identification of a source of chemical pollution in the home makes it possible to correct indoor air quality quickly and inexpensively and provides immediate health benefits. Extermination of mites requires implementation of a group of complementary techniques in all contaminated areas, with help, when possible, from an indoor environment counselor. A team of multidisciplinary indoor habitat and health advisors must assess the health risks of the home. This inexpensive strategy reduces risks, although its effectiveness still requires confirmation. When the building has structural defects or abnormalities, more complex methods of renovation, or even moving, are necessary. There again, a complete assessment of their benefits to occupants' health is necessary.
Charpin
Denis
D
Service de pneumologie-allergologie, Hôpital Nord, Marseille. denis-andre.charpin@ap-hm.fr
Ercoli
Jennifer
J
Griol
Sabine
S
Mouche
Jean-Marie
JM
Maurel
Gilles
G
Felipo
Rachel
R
Dumon
Henri
H
Max
Garans
G
Charpin-Kadouch
Carmel
C
D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors