This page is going to be your one stop shop for mold learning. Right now it’s a collection of useful links.
What kind of mold are you fighting?
The following links are to posts that were written specifically for those topics.
Are you a home owner or a renter? Are you or do you know someone who is dealing with a mold problem? If so, then these posts are for you!
Water Damage Related Mold
- How to handle mold & water damage claims
- Top 3 sources of water damage and how to avoid them
- How to remove mold after water damage
Types, Classes, and Tips to clean Mold
The effects of mold on health, its common varieties, and the cleaning techniques that you can use to prevent the growth from coming back, are all included in this post.
If you own your own home, or rent an apartment or office, and you suspect or know you have a mold problem, this post is the one to read. What should you do if you have a small area infested with mold? What about a large area? Read this post and find out!
Do you have clothes with mold spots on them? What about older items from the attic that smell like mothballs? Read this post and find out how to eliminate those horrible spots and smells!
Need Some Helpful Resource Links?
Below is a brief list of a few of the most useful links a mold battler may need. Good luck in your Fight with Mold!
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA):
https://www.fema.gov (search for “mold”)
New York City Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Disease Epidemiology:
Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments.
Facts About Mold
California Department of Health Services:
Mold – Background
Mold Q & A
Indoor Air Quality Info Sheet: Mold in My Home: What Do I Do?
Indoor Air Quality Info Sheet: Stachybotrys chartarum (atra)
Health effects of Toxin-Producing Indoor Molds in California
Fungi and Indoor Air Quality
Bioaerosols and Green-Waste Composting in California (MS Word)
Misinterpretation of Stachybotrys Serology
Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health Assessments:
Is Indoor Mold Contamination a Threat to Health?
American Academy Of Pediatrics:
Policy Statement Toxic Effects of Indoor Molds
National Association Of Mutual Insurance Companies (an insurance industry resource site):
www.moldupdate.com
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA):
Do You Need Your State Department of Health Contact Information?
Below is a list of the state departments of health and their individual contact information that I retrieved from Vicki Lankarge’s book “What Every Homeowner Needs to Know About Mold & What to Do About It.” Hope it proves helpful!
- Alabama Department of Public Health
Website: www.adph.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1
Phone: (334) 206-5200
- Alaska Health and Social Services
Website: www.health.hss.state.ak.us/
Phone: (907) 465-3030
- Arizona Department of Health Services
Website: www.hs.state.az.us/
Phone: (602) 542-1000
- Arkansas Department of Health
Website: www.healthyarkansas.com
Phone: (501) 661-2000
- California Department of Health Services
Website: www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/
Phone: (916) 445-4171
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Website: www.cdphe.state.co.us/cdphehom.asp
Phone: (303) 692-2035
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
Website: www.dph.state.ct.us/
Phone: (860) 509-8000
- Florida Department of Health
Website: www.doh.state.fl.us/
Phone: (850) 245-4443
- Georgia Division of Public Health
Website: www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/
Phone: (404) 657-2700
- Hawaii Department of Public Health
Phone: (808) 586-4400 or (808) 586-4442
- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Website: www.state.id.us/dhw/health/
Phone: (208) 334-5500
- Illinois Department of Public Health
Website: www.idph.state.il.us/home.htm
Phone: (217) 782-4977
- Indiana Department of Public Health
Website: www.in.gov/isdh/index.htm
Phone: (317) 233-8000
- Iowa Department of Public Health
Website: www.idph.state.ia.us/
Phone: (515) 281-5787
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Website: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/health/index.html
Phone: (785) 296-1343
- Kentucky Department of Health
Website: www.publichealth.state.ky.us/
Phone: (502) 564-7398
- Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Website: www.dhh.state.la.us/
Phone: (225) 342-9500
- Maine Bureau of Health
Website: www.state.me.us/dhs/boh/index.htm
Phone: (207) 287-8016
- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Website: www.dhmh.state.md.us/
Phone: (877) 463-3464
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Website: www..state.ma.us/dph/dphhome.htm
Phone: (617) 624-6000
- Michigan Department of Community Health
Website: www.michigan.gov/mdch
Phone: (517) 373-3500
- Mississippi State Department of Health
Website: www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm
Phone: (601) 576-7400
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Website: www.health.state.mo.us/
Phone: (573) 751-6400
- Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Website: www.dphhs.state.mt.us/
Phone: (406) 444-4540
- Nebraska Health and Human Services
Website: www.hhs.state.ne.us/
Phone: (402) 471-2306
- Nevada State Health Devision
Website: www.health2k.state.nv.us/
Phone: (775) 684-4200
- New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Website: www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/DHHS_SITE.default.htm
Phone: (603) 271-4501
Phone toll free: (800) 852-3345 (ext 4501)
- New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Website: www.state.nj.us/health/
Phone: (609) 292-4993
- New York State Department of Health
Website: www.health.state.ny.us/home.html
Phone toll free: (800) 458-1158
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Website: www.dhhs.state.nc.us/
Phone: (919) 733-2870
- North Dakota Department of Health
Website: www.health.state.nd.us/
Phone toll free: (888) 246-2675
- Ohio Department of Health
Website: www.odh.state.oh.us/
Phone: (614) 466-3543
- Oklahoma State Department of Health
Website: www.health.state.ok.us/
Phone: (405) 271-5600
- Oregon Department of Human Services
Website:www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/
Phone: (503) 731-4000
- Pennsylvania Department of Health
Website: www.webserver.health.sate.pa.us/health/site/
Phone toll free: (800) 222-0989
- Rhode Island Department of Health
Website: www.health.state.ri.us/
Phone: (401) 222-2231
- South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Website: www.scdhhs.gov/
Phone: (803) 898-2500
- South Dakota Department of Health
Website: https://doh.sd.gov/
Phone: (605) 773-3361
Phone toll free: (800) 738-2301
- Tennessee Department of Health
Website: www.state.tn.us/health/
Phone: (615) 741-3111
- Texas Department of Health
Website: www.tdh.state.tx.us/
Phone: (512) 458-7111
Phone toll free: (888) 963-7111
- Utah Department of Health
Website: www.hlunix.hl.state.ut.us/
Phone: (801) 538-6101
- Vermont Department of Health
Website: www.healthyvermonters.info/
Phone: (802) 863-7200
Phone toll free: (800) 464-4343
- Virginia Department of Health
Website: www.vdh.state.va.us/
Phone: (804) 786-1763
- Washington State Department of Health
Website: www.doh.wa.gov/
Phone toll free: (800) 525-0127 (in state only)
- West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Website: www.wvdhhr.org/
Phone: (304) 558-0684
- Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Website: www.dhfs.state.wi.us/
Phone: (608) 266-1865
- Wyoming Department of Health
Website: www.wdhfs.state.wy.us/WDH/index.htm
Phone: (307) 777-7123
Source: Vicki Lankarge. “What Every Home Owner Needs to Know About Mold & What to Do About It.” 102-108.
