LA County Public Health Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Children spend most of their time indoors and breathe up to twice as much air as adults. This means that they are at greater risk for health problems that come from indoor air pollution. Click on the links below for more information about creating healthy homes and reducing asthma triggers in your home.

Healthy Homes

Home Environment Checklist

(EPA)

Healthy Homes Tenant Handout (U.S. Housing & Urban Development (HUD))

English

Español

Healthy Homes Booklet (U.S. HUD)

Stepping Stones Healthy Homes Booklet (U.S. HUD)

Below are some common triggers of asthma symptoms. Click on the links for more information.

For more information on secondhand smoke, call the American Lung Association at 1-800-LUNG-USA.

Triggers Where Can I Go for Information?

Air Pollution
Air Quality Information for Kids (LA County Department of Public Health)

Dust Mites
& Bed Bugs
Bed Bugs in Los Angeles County (LA County Department of Public Health)

Bed Bugs Guidelines (California Department of Public Health)

Bed Bug Prevention & Control in Hotels and Other Multiple Unit Dwellings
(LA County Department of Public Health)

Pests:
Rodents,
Cockroaches,
Ticks & Fleas
Cockroach Control Manual (University of Nebraska)

Roach Prevention Activity Website for Kids (EPA)

Controlling Fleas (LA County Department of Public Health)

Guide to Rodent Control (LA County Department of Public Health)

Rat Mites (LA County Department of Public Health)

Managing Ticks (LA County Department of Public Health)

Mold

Mold Fact Sheet (California Department of Public Health)

English

Español

Molds FAQs (LA County Department of Public Health)

California Indoor Air Quality Program (California Department of Public Health)

Tobacco Smoke

Secondhand Smoke & Asthma (EPA)

Tobacco Smoke & Asthma (Allergy & Asthma Foundation)

MCAH Programs