The Healthy Home

Most of us spend more than 90% of our lives indoors.   It is worth thinking about air quality in our homes and offices.  This fact sheet discusses the likely sources of indoor air pollutants and possible associated health conditions.  It provides advice and actions you can take to protect the health of people living in your home.  This fact sheet will also help you make better informed decisions about health when discussing your new home or renovation with your architect.

Read this fact sheet adapted from Healthy Homes, Department of Health and Ageing, 2003