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The Guilford County Department of Public Health, the Guilford County Asthma Coalition and other community partners are working together to educate the public on Asthma and asthma related illnesses. The Guilford County Department of Public Health offers free home assessments.
Any child who resides in Guilford County, who has been diagnosed with Asthma can receive a home assessment. These assessments are done at the request of a parent or a health care provider.
Why a home visit?
Some asthma triggers are obvious and some are not. It has been the experience of the Department of Public Health that it is beneficial to visit the child's home to determine what environmnetal factors may be causing a child's asthma.
What is involved in a home visit?
Upon a doctor's request, an environomental health specialist or a health educator from the Department of Public Health visit the home. the purpose of the visit is to educate families about asthma and to identify and reduce the factors in the home envrionment that trigger asthma. In addition to this assessment, parents or guardians are given educational materials and recommendations that may help reduce the environmental triggers
What are some examples of items that will be assessed?
They will look at these possible asthma triggers:
- Indoor humidity and other moisture problems
- Improper ventilation of dryers
- Pet dander
- Presence of insects or pests
- Child's bedding
- Types of flooring
- Other triggers specific to the environment and your child's identified asthma triggers
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