Open AccessThe Health Protection Act, national guidelines for indoor air quality and development of the national indoor air programs in Finland.
Author(s) -
T M Husman
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.99107s3515
Subject(s) - indoor air quality , environmental health , environmental planning , health protection , business , indoor air , air quality index , environmental protection , health surveillance , environmental science , geography , environmental engineering , medicine , meteorology
This article presents the current handling of disease related to moldy buildings in Finland as an example of an integrated health strategy. It describes the role of the Finnish Health Protection Act for indoor environments and how cases of indoor air problems are dealt with by local, regional, and national authorities.