The issues are now resolved, with the help of safety supplies provided to JCLC from The Western New York Children’s Environmental Health Center.

“Our local healthy housing coalition Healthy At Home CHQ connected JCLC with the WNYCHEC, and we were able to select from a number of products to keep our families safe and healthy at home,” said Krista Camarata, JCLC executive director. “Our home visiting staff suggested products needed to best help the families they see in our programs. This year, we were able to provide HEPA vacuums to families to help reduce allergens, childproof locks to keep household chemicals out of reach, fragrance free cleaning and laundry supplies, and carbon monoxide alarms.”

New York State’s 2009 Amanda’s Law requires that CO detectors be installed in all dwellings including single- and multiple-family homes, apartment buildings, hotels/motels, boarding houses, and other residential property types. Landlords are required to provide working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in all rental properties.

WNY CHEC has also provided JCLC with easy-to-follow educational materials covering numerous home health hazards such as managing pests in the home, mold, lead paint, safe cleaning products, and more.

JCLC Executive Director Krista Camarata with some of the supplies received from Healthy at Home Coalition partner Western New York Children’s Environmental Health Center.

“Simple steps such as controlling pests, managing pet dander, and avoiding other asthma triggers can help children with allergies and asthma to remain healthy and in school and day care, which is very important to their educational and social development,” Camarata said. “We are so grateful to the WNY Children’s Environmental Health Center for all of these resources”

Learn more about JCLC at: www.jclcprograms.org. More information on New York State’s Children’s Environmental Health Centers, including the WNY CHEC can be found on their website at: https://nyscheck.org/. Healthy at Home CHQ’s website is: HealthyatHomeCHQ.org.