COVID-19

• CDC: COVID-19 Overview
• CDC: COVID-19 FAQ
• CDC: How to Protect Yourself
• CDC: What to do if you are Sick
• Healthy Indoors: COVID-19 Podcast
• Live Science: Coronavirus on Surfaces
• WHO: COVID-19 Overview

Hayward Score Core Resources

• NEW: DIY Filtered Box Fan
• NEW: COVID "Safer" Materials List
• Upgrade to a Healthier Home
• Healthy Home, Healthy Life Podcast
• Chemical Storage Action Plan
• Fresh Air Ventilation Action Plan
• Moisture Action Plan
• Outdoor Pollution Action Plan
• Crawlspace Action Plaan
• How Conditions In Your Home Can Make You Sick
• Find a Healthy Rental - Ten Tips to Use Now
• Building Materials and Chemicals: Making Better Choices, Boston Globe

Air Cleaners

• EPA: Residential Air Cleaners
• Lawrence Berkeley Lab: Scientific Findings Resource Bank
• Hayward Score: DIY Filtered Box Fan

Asbestos

• CDC: Asbestos and Your Health
• EPA: Learn About Asbestos

Asthma and Allergy Resources

• Hayward Score: Asthma Trigger Reduction Plan for your Home
• Hayward Score: Safer Cleaning for People with Asthma
• Hayward Score: Stuffie Protocol
• EPA: Learn About Asthma
• CDC: Learn How to Control Asthma
• HUD: About Asthma
• National Institute of Environmental Health Science
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
• AAAAI - American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology

Carbon Monoxide

• EPA: Carbon Monoxide Air Quality Standards
• EPA: Carbon Monoxide Pollution in Outdoor Air

Chemical Contaminants

• Hayward Score: Minimizing Chemical Exposure
• Hayward Score: Why Care about VOCs?
• EPA: Safer Choice
• EWG: Guide to Cleaners
• CDC Indoor Environmental Quality
• HUD: About Home Safety
• OSHA: Chemical Hazards and Toxic Substances
• National Institutes of Health: Household Products Database

Duct Cleaning Practices and Standards

• Hayward Score Fact Sheet: Duct Cleaning
• Air Conditioning Contractors Association
• National Air Duct Cleaners Association

Extreme Weather Events

• Extreme Weather Events

Flooding

• CDC: Flooding
• EPA: Children's Health and Flooding
• EPA: Flood Cleanup
• EPA: Flood Fact Sheet
• FEMA

Healthy Housing

• CDC Healthy Housing Reference Manual

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

• Hayward Score Podcast: Indoor Air Quality and Health
• Hayward Score Video: How Conditions in your Home Can Make you Sick
• American Lung Association
• Environmental Law Institute: State IAQ Laws
• EPA: Protect Indoor Air Quality in Your Home
• Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory: Addressing Kitchen Contaminants for Healthy, Low-Energy Homes

Lead

• CDC: Lead
• EPA: Learn About Lead
• HUD: What is Lead Poisoning

Mold

• Hayward Score Ask an Expert: Bleach and Mold
• Hayward Score Ask an Expert: Mold Color
• Hayward Score Ask an Expert: Test for Moisture, Not Mold
• Hayward Score Fact Sheet: About Stachybotrys
• Hayward Score Video: Stop Watering your Mold
• ASHRAE: Position Document on Limiting Indoor Mold and Dampness in Buildings
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
• Environmental Law Institute: Mold Laws
• EPA: Mold
• HUD: About Mold and Moisture
• OSHA: A Brief Guide to Mold in the Workplace

Mold Cleanup and Remediation Standards

• Hayward Score Ask an Expert: Mold Removal and Chemicals
• ANSI/IICRC: Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration (S500)
• ANSI/IICRC: Standard for Professonal Mold Remediation (S520)
• EPA: General Mold Clean Up
• EPA: Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings (pdf)
• New York City Department of Health: Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments

Outdoor Air Quality

• EPA: Air Now Air Quality Index
• Pollen.com: National Allergy Map

Pests

• CDC: Rodents
• CDC: Healthy Housing Reference Manual: Disease Vectors and Pests
• CDC: Integrated Pest Management
• EPA: Introduction to Integrated Pest Management
• HUD: Integrated Pest Management

Radon

• CDC: Protect Yourself and Your Family from Radon
• Environmental Law Institute: Radon Laws
• EPA: Radon
• HUD: About Radon

Safety

• HUD: Home Safety

Secondhand Tobacco Smoke

• EPA: Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and Smoke-free Homes

Volatile Organic Compounds

• Hayward Score: Why Care about VOCs
• EPA: VOC Impact on Indoor Air Quality
• EPA: VOC Technical Overview
• NIH: Tox Town

Water Damage

• Hayward Score: How to Minimize Water Damage

Hayward Score Action Plans

• Asthma Trigger Reduction Planner
• Basement Action Plan
• Chemical Storage Action Plan
• Crawlspace Action Plan
• Forced Air System Action Plan
• Moisture Action Plan
• Outdoor Pollution Action Plan
• Pest Management Action Plan
• Ventilation Action Plan
• BONUS: DIY Filtered Box Fan

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