Is your home healthy, or are you in danger?

Tell me how you live and I'll tell you how you are. This is the word of a recent study conducted by O BSH, the World Health Organization, which has provided guidelines to reduce Dangers housing. The home has a significant effect on health: If conditions and qualities are few, it can cause respiratory diseases such as asthma, cardiovascular disease, injuries, mental problems, and infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, flu, and diarrhea.

A Growing Problem in Cities

Improving the environment in which you live can save life, prevent disease, reduce poverty, and help alleviate the impact of climate change. The intervention becomes even more important in view of the fact that the city population is destined to double by 2050, especially the elderly who spend more time at home. The most vulnerable to the negative effects of a poor quality of home environment are individuals who spend more time there, such as older ones, children, and less able ones.

Beware of Inner Fever

recommendations included in document published by O The U.S. explains how to operate in non-adequate and crowded spaces, very low or high internal temperatures, the risk of injury, and access to disabled persons. For example, in cold climates a safe internal temperature to protect against the effects of cold must be at least 18 °C, while in warm climates, strategies must be launched to avoid overheating.

How to Improve the Living Conditions of the Interior

For example, by installing effective and safe thermal insulations to make domestic temperatures more comfortable, you reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Instructions give indicators on water and air quality, neighborhood noise, asbestos, lead, tobacco smoke, and radon.

# A curiosity #

At home, it is best to choose the green color to enhance the walls. In this way, internal air can be protected because it cleans the toxins.