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Title: Homes That Heal (and those that don’t): How Your Home Could be Harming Your Family’s Health
Author: Athena Thompson
URL: Find the book at your local library
Date: 2004 (2nd edition)

Notes:
At a Glance: Homes That Heal focuses on problems such as poor indoor air quality, mold, and how unhealthy buildings can make people sick. It shows how our homes can contribute to many of the health problems related to air quality. This book is easy-to-read, and alerts people to focus attetion on health issues on a daily basis.

Best for: Busy mothers and other familiy members because it is written to be easily understood and it is filled with useful information and resources. In addition, it will also attract anyone who is interested in the health of his or her family and who plans to green their homes.

Standout Features: Here, the topic “green home” really narrows down to the home’s air quality which is tightly related to the health of whole families. From the book, you would know everything you ever wanted to know about the air in your house and how it might affect your and your children’s health.

Keep in Mind: The book mainly focuses on helping readers find and understand what kind of things might harm your and your families’ health in your home and points out the importance of greening your home. The book does not provide specific instructions on how to green your home more generally.

Suggested by: Rebecca Chen



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