Healthy Homes

This program provides resources to the community that educate and assist on improving the safety of homes.

Healthy Homes

This program offers multiple services to increase the health and safety of home occupants. Phone consultations are offered along with lead inspections and free HEPA vacuum loans for lead cleanups. Presentations and educational information are available to the public.

This program is for eligible residents in Columbus and Worthington.

What services do we offer?

  • Phone consultations
  • Mandatory lead inspections for homes with lead poisoned children
  • Free HEPA vacuum loan for lead hazard clean-up
  • Presentations to Columbus community organizations, neighborhood associations, day care centers, and school staff
  • Displays of healthy home educational information at fairs and special events
  • Referrals to services for landlords, tenants, and homeowners

Lead Poisoning Prevention & Response

Lead Poisoning Prevention is part of our Healthy Homes Program to provide lead testing for children in Columbus and Worthington. The program offers follow-up services for children with lead poisoning.

  • Services include:
    • Lead inspections for homes with lead poisoned children;
    • Free HEPA vacuum for lead hazard clean-up
    • Presentations to Columbus community organizations, neighborhood associations, day care centers, and school staff;
    • Displays of lead educational information at fairs and special events;
    • Referral services for landlords, renters, and homeowners.

Testing Your Home for Lead

  • Lead Inspection Service – Franklin County Public Health
    • Franklin County Public Health offers a lead inspection service for a fee if you live in a home built before 1978 that’s located in Franklin County. Click here to learn more.
  • Lead Inspectors and Lead Abatement Contractors in Ohio
    • The Ohio Department of Health maintains a list of all licensed inspectors and lead abatement contractors in Ohio. Learn More
  • Call us with questions about finding services and information to prevent lead poisoning at (614) 724-6000.

Testing Children 

  • Children under age 6 must be tested for lead poisoning if they live in or spend time in homes built before 1978.
  • Young children who are often near an adult who works with lead through work or a hobby must also be tested. These adults should also be tested for lead poisoning.
  • Ohio law requires physicians to screen children younger than 6 years old at risk of lead poisoning, and Medicaid regulations require screening children at ages 1 and 2.
  • Testing can be done through your child’s doctor’s office. If your child does not have a doctor or if you don’t have medical insurance, you can find services at the following medical clinics (click links to access):

If you cannot afford testing for your child, please call Columbus Public Health at (614) 724-6000.

RESOURCES AND LINKS

Grants – Lead Safe Columbus

  • Lead Safe Columbus offers grants to homeowners and landlords for lead-based paint hazard control.  Learn more.

Lead Inspection Service – Franklin County Public Health

  • Franklin County Public Health offers a lead inspection service for a fee if you live in a home built before 1978 that’s located in Franklin County.
  • The Ohio Department of Health maintains a list of all licensed inspectors and lead abatement contractors in Ohio. Learn More

Recalls:

  • Recalls and more information can be found through the Consumer Products Safety Commission at: http://www.cpsc.gov/
  • List of properties in Ohio whose owners have refused to comply with an order from the Ohio Department of Health or its delegated local board of health to correct known lead hazards Lead Hazard Property Listing

Link to Columbus.gov page: https://www.columbus.gov/publichealth/programs/healthy-homes/

 

 

 

This website is funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
and the US Department of Health and Human Services’ COVID 19 Health Disparities Grant.