List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Definitions -- Standards and organizations -- Executive summary -- 1. Housing history and purpose -- 2. Basic principles of healthy housing -- 3. Housing regulation -- 4. Disease vectors and pests -- 5. Indoor air pollutants and toxic materials -- 6. Housing structure -- 7. Environmental barriers -- 8. Rural water supplies and water-quality issues -- 9. Plumbing -- 10. On-site wastewater treatment -- 11. Electricity -- 12. Heating, air conditioning, and ventilating -- 13. Energy efficiency -- 14. Residential swimming pools and spas

Revision of: Basic housing inspection, published: Atlanta : U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, Bureau of State Services, Environmental Health Services Division, 1976.

Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Healthy housing reference manual. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2006.

Guidelines and Recommendations