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Cross Section of Legislative Approaches to Reducing Indoor Dampness and Mold
Exposure to indoor dampness and mold is associated with numerous adverse respiratory conditions, including asthma. While no quantitative health-based threshold currently exists for mold, the conditions that support excessive dampness and mold are known and preventable; experts agree that controlling...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5457817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27977504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000491 |
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description | Exposure to indoor dampness and mold is associated with numerous adverse respiratory conditions, including asthma. While no quantitative health-based threshold currently exists for mold, the conditions that support excessive dampness and mold are known and preventable; experts agree that controlling these conditions could lead to substantial savings in health care costs and improvement in public health. This article reviews a sample of state and local policies to limit potentially harmful exposures. Adoption of laws to strengthen building codes, specify dampness and mold in habitability laws, regulate mold contractors, and other legislative approaches are discussed, as are key factors supporting successful implementation. Communicating these lessons learned could accelerate the process for other jurisdictions considering similar approaches. Information about effectiveness of legislation as prevention is lacking; thus, evaluation could yield important information to inform the development of model state or local laws that significantly address mold as a public health concern. |
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spelling | pubmed-54578172017-06-13 Cross Section of Legislative Approaches to Reducing Indoor Dampness and Mold Major, Jennifer L. Boese, Gerald W. J Public Health Manag Pract Research Full Report Exposure to indoor dampness and mold is associated with numerous adverse respiratory conditions, including asthma. While no quantitative health-based threshold currently exists for mold, the conditions that support excessive dampness and mold are known and preventable; experts agree that controlling these conditions could lead to substantial savings in health care costs and improvement in public health. This article reviews a sample of state and local policies to limit potentially harmful exposures. Adoption of laws to strengthen building codes, specify dampness and mold in habitability laws, regulate mold contractors, and other legislative approaches are discussed, as are key factors supporting successful implementation. Communicating these lessons learned could accelerate the process for other jurisdictions considering similar approaches. Information about effectiveness of legislation as prevention is lacking; thus, evaluation could yield important information to inform the development of model state or local laws that significantly address mold as a public health concern. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2017-07 2017-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5457817/ /pubmed/27977504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000491 Text en © 2017 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. |
spellingShingle | Research Full Report Major, Jennifer L. Boese, Gerald W. Cross Section of Legislative Approaches to Reducing Indoor Dampness and Mold |
title | Cross Section of Legislative Approaches to Reducing Indoor Dampness and Mold |
title_full | Cross Section of Legislative Approaches to Reducing Indoor Dampness and Mold |
title_fullStr | Cross Section of Legislative Approaches to Reducing Indoor Dampness and Mold |
title_full_unstemmed | Cross Section of Legislative Approaches to Reducing Indoor Dampness and Mold |
title_short | Cross Section of Legislative Approaches to Reducing Indoor Dampness and Mold |
title_sort | cross section of legislative approaches to reducing indoor dampness and mold |
topic | Research Full Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5457817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27977504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000491 |
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