airmatters Toolkit
What is the airmatters Toolkit Program?
The airmatters program moves beyond traditional indoor air quality education, empowering residents to take a hands-on, active, and informed role in protecting their families from indoor air hazards. The toolkit includes a preassembled set of 18 tools, instruments, videos, and materials that help detect, monitor, and reduce exposure to common indoor air quality hazards. None of the tools alone can prevent indoor air hazards, but together, the tools have been shown to engage residents, promote behavior change and reduce risk.
How does it work?
The kit is not intended to replace the evidence-based practices that are the national standard for outreach, including the “Asthma Home Visit” model, or the “Healthy Home Checklist”. Rather, the kit is intended to advance the efficacy of these practices, by moving residents along the continuum from education to empowerment, and from knowledge to action. Kits are used for outreach, as part of indoor air assessments and remediation, as part of asthma-home visit programs, and as community-based outreach tools.
How much do they cost?
These kits can be customized with specific tools for your residents and families.These kits can be customized with specific tools for your residents and families. Communities will often customize their toolkits, depending on the specific needs of their residents. Because of the customization, training offerings, and grant opportunities, each kit cost looks different for everyone. This is why we encourage you to fill out the the "Request Quote" Button below for a individualize quote!
What is in the Kit?
The kit contains: Cue cards with links to how to use videos; Seasonal Healthy Homes maintenance reminder calendar; Radon-test kit: with prepaid envelope testing and results from a qualifies EPA certified lab; Hygrometer: to detect humidity; Moisture-Meter: to measure moisture levels in building materials or for use in measuring the moisture content in firewood; Toxic-free pest trap; 2 Allergen-free pillow covers: to prevent dust mites and other pillow allergens; Chimney/Wood-Stove Thermometer; Carbon Monoxide Detector; and Re-Useable Burlap Bag containing our Green-Cleaning and Mold-Removal Kits which include: Cleaning recipe cards, Bon-Ami, N-95 Mask, and the following Re-Useable Items: Rubber Gloves, Scrub Brush, Scrubbing Sponge, Squeeze, Microfiber Cloth, and Spray Bottle.
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