Safe and Healthy Homes

Web sites:

OSU Emergency Preparedness OSU Extension's Emergency Preparedness page

(http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fcd/emergency/)

Emergency Power Outage Questions Lane County's Links (http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/fcd/faq.php)

Healthy Homes Partnership (http://www.uwex.edu/healthyhome/)

The Soap & Detergent Association (http://www.sdahq.org/)

Stain Removal Guide for Washable Fabrics  (http://info.ag.uidaho.edu/resources/PDFs/PNW0440.pdf)

Household Hints--University of Nebraska (http://lancaster.unl.edu/home/consumer.shtml)

The Oregon Well Water Program  (http://wellwater.orst.edu/)

OSU Extension Publications:

• You can search for many publications about safe & healthy homes by going to http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/ and clicking on "Family & Home" then"Housing & Energy" and also "Wells & Septic Systems"

• You may also search by publication number which is in parenthesis after each of the publications below.

Publication highlights:

Preparing Your Family for Emergencies (EM 8736-E)

Care and Maintenance of Wood Shingle and Shake Roofs (EC 1271)

Controlling Carpenter Ants (EC 627)

Conserving Water Around the Home: Managing During Critical Shortages ( EM 8388-E)

Coping with Power Failures (EM 8734-E)

My Own Home (WACO 0606)

Mí Propío Hogar (WACO 0606)

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