The Cuyahoga County Urban Mold & Moisture Program explored the relationship between mold, moisture, asthma triggers and the respiratory health of children living in inner city neighborhoods throughout Greater Cleveland. Homes received environmental interventions focused on the reduction of water infiltration, removal of water damaged building materials, HVAC alterations, lead hazard control, and environmental cleaning.

• Reduction in Asthma Morbidity in Children as a Result of Home Remediation Aimed at Moisture Sources, Environmental Health Perspectives (pdf - 7 pgs.) (2006)
• Visual Assessment and Testing forms (pdf - 33 pgs.)
• Urban Mold and Moisture Control Interventions Summary (2005)
  • Interventions report (pdf - 8 pgs.)
  • View Intervention slide presentation (pdf - 33 pgs.)
  • Print Invervention slide handouts (pdf - 6 pgs.)

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Healthy House Initiative (CCHHI)
The Cleveland Cuyahoga County Healthy House Initiative integrated weatherization and healthy house interventions and further refined the moisture interventions developed in the Urban Mold and Moisture Project.

HUD Report to Congress: Controlling and Preventing Household Mold and Moisture Problems: Lessons Learned and Strategies for Disseminating Best Practices (pdf - 52 pgs.) (2005)

Damp Indoor Spaces and Health (2004), by the Institute of Medicine, examines the relationship between damp or moldy indoor environments and adverse health outcomes, discusses how and where buildings get wet, how dampness influences microbial growth and chemical emissions, the ways to prevent and remediate dampness, and the elements of a public health response to the issues.

Environmental Health Watch's Controlling Asthma Triggers in the Home and Cockroach Control Guide