Weatherization activities offer a unique opportunity to address housing-based environmental health threats. Weatherization crews treat over 100,000 housing units each year and work with low-income families. Although their primary mission is to improve energy efficiency, they have the skills to do more.

Weatherization Plus Health is a initiative to provide weatherization programs with the tools they need to address asthma triggers (e.g., moisture/mold, pests, allergens), lead hazards, and carbon monoxide when they are in a home. The program overview describes this initiative. Specific protocols provide assessment tools to address moisture/mold, pests, ventilation, carbon monoxide, lead, and other hazards.

Weatherization Plus Health was developed by a collaborative effort among weatherization, health, and environmental experts. For more information, contact Ellen Tohn, ERT Associates, or Erin Hamernyik.