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Components of the Healthy Homes Concept
General Resources
- Gas leaks - PG&E for assistance
State:
- Poison Control Center - 800.876.4766
- The California Seismic Safety Commission - 916.263.5506
County:
- Alameda County Vector Control - 510.567.6800
- Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste disposal - 800.606.6606
- Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - 510.567.8280
Local:
Other Resources:
- Asbestos: California Department of Public Health
- Bed Bugs: NYC Health Department
- Mold: California Department of Public Health
- Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors: ACLPPP Factsheet English (PDF - 272kB)* - Spanish (PDF - 319kB)*
Health Related Resources
- Allergy & Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc. - 800.878.4403
- American Thoracic Society
- American Lung Association
State:
County:
- Public Health Information Clearinghouse - 510.444.2229
- Alameda County Medical Center - Highland Hospital 510.437.4800
- Alameda County Asthma Start Project - 510.577.7082 or 510.383.5181
In Oakland:
- Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland Ambulatory Clinic.
- Public Health Institute - West Oakland Asthma Coalition
- The Regional Asthma Management and Prevention Initiative (RAMP).
- West Oakland Asthma Education Center - 510.763.1880
Housing Related Resources
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- California Department of Health Services, Indoor Air Quality Section
- Home Ventilating Institute
- Home maintenance
- National Institute of Building Sciences
- DOE Weatherization Health and Safety Guidance (PDF - 242kB)
- EPA A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home (PDF - 1.0mB)
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention
Landlord and Tenant Relations
Policy:
- National Housing Law Project
- National Housing Institute: affordable housing publications
- The Urban Institute: economic and social policy research
- National Low Income Housing Coalition
- National Legal Aid and Defender Association
State:
Local:
- Sentinel Fair Housing - 510.836.2687
- Oakland Tenants Union - 510.704.5276
- Just Cause Oakland - 510.763.5877
- East Bay Community Law Center - 510.548.4040
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund - 510.644.2626
- Housing Rights, Inc. - 510.548.8776
- East Bay Community Mediation - 510.548.2377
- Bay Area Legal Aid - 510.663.4744
- Alameda County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services - 510.302.2222
- Oakland Housing & Community Development links
- Catholic Charities of the East Bay - 510.451.6998
- ECHO Housing - 510.836.4826