The Health Protection Act, national guidelines for indoor air quality and development of the national indoor air programs in Finland

Environ Health Perspect. 1999 Jun;107 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):515-7. doi: 10.1289/ehp.99107s3515.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollution, Indoor / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Air Pollution, Indoor / prevention & control*
  • Environmental Health / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Environmental Health / standards
  • Environmental Microbiology / standards*
  • Finland
  • Fungi / pathogenicity
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Humidity / adverse effects
  • Humidity / prevention & control
  • Occupational Diseases / prevention & control
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / prevention & control