Major Home Related Public Health Hazards in Georgia

Sanjeeb Sapkota, MBBS, MPH

Medical EpidemiologistHealthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contractor from SciMetrika LLC

CDC, Atlanta, Georgia

Co-Authors

• Chris Rustin, DrPH, MT, REHS• Christy Kuriatnyk, MSPH, REHS• Forrest Staley, MUP, MCPH

Background

• People in Georgia, as elsewhere in America, spent more than 90 percent of their time indoor and two third of that time is spent inside homes.

• Health of an individual is considerably affected by the

risk factors and conditions arising from homes.

• The purpose of this presentation is demonstrate major home related public health hazards in each of the counties across the state of Georgia and discuss their management.

Survey Instrument: Survey Monkey

Data collection was made via survey monkey

1. Lead Poisoning2. Asthma3. Poisoning from Carbon Monoxide and fuel combustion products

(Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulphur Dioxide, Smoke in the dwelling’s atmosphere)

4. Damp and mold growth and mildew5. Pest Infestation6. Radon7. Asbestos, Silica and Man-made mineral fibers (MMF)8. Structurally unsafe home9. Injury and falls in home due to structural deficiencies10. Drinking water related issue11. Waste and refuse management issue12. Sanitation and drainage13. Excess cold and or nonfunctioning Air Conditioning14. Excess heat and or nonfunctioning Air Conditioning15. Poor Indoor Air Quality16. Unsafe storage of chemicals (for cleaning or pest control)17. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)18. Noise19. Other. Please specify _______________________

Questionnaire

What are five major public health issues related to healthy homes in your city, county, district, region? Please check five from the list below.

Did your County Receive Funding?

If your County Received Funding, which Area of Healthy Homes was it for?

Summary

• Mold and mildew are the most prevalent health hazards related to homes in Georgia

• Lead poisoning is prevalent in counties that have homes built before 1978, but some of these counties do not consider it as a major health hazards.

• A comprehensive management of health hazards related to homes are effective.

Contact

Sanjeeb Sapkota

ssapkota@cdc.gov

Phone 678-557-8389

Thank you!