EH@Home Workshops
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Residential Environmental Health Issues
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EH@Home is a professional development workshop from the Oregon State University Environmental Health Sciences Center. EH@Home will focus on common environmental health concerns found in residential settings. Anyone who works in the residential setting or communicates with the public, older adults, families or parents is welcome to attend. OSU Faculty will present the latest research findings on key environmental health issues. Workshop participants will be able to recognize common problems, identify risk reduction strategies, and know when to use specialists for further assistance. See a sample Workshop Agenda. Lunch will be provided as well as a Certificate of Attendance. Workshop Materials Slides (pdf format)
Mold Video Summary (doc) Questions? Contact Dave Stone at 541-737-4433, Dave.Stone@oregonstate.edu Funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Grant No. P30 ES000210 |
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Workshop Resources
The ABCs of Environmental Health
- Environmental Health Education - NIEHS from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Environmental Health and Toxicology Information tutorials, glossary, and resources from the US Dept. of Health and Human Services
Chemicals in the Diet
- Fish Advisories, Oregon Department of Human Services
- Public Health Assessment on the recreational use of the Portland Harbor Superfund sites
- Which fish to eat? Study finds low mercury in most top-selling seafood
- Mercury Levels in Commercial Fish and Shellfish - US FDA
- Drinking Water Contaminants, Oregon Drinking Water Protection Program
Indoor Air Quality
General Healthy Home
- Healthy Homes - Assessing Your Indoor Environment – from Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Great video! 24 minutes
- General Home Walkthrough: Health eHome
- Household Products Database from NLM
- Cleaning Alternatives, Oregon Metro
- Eco-healthy Homes Checkup Kit, Oregon Environmental Council
- Radon information from the EPA
- Radon Information from the Oregon Health Authority
- Videos from the National Center for Healthy Housing
- Healthy Childcare resources from the EPA
- More Resources at EHSC Healthy Air - Healthy Home Workshop Resources
Asthma
- Oregon Asthma Program Fact Sheets - 4 languages
- Asthma, Indoor Air Quality from the EPA
- Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Exposures (2000) National Academy of Sciences report. Publication is free on-line
- How Tackling Allergies Can Ease Asthma Suffering [4 min 17 sec] from NPR
- Mold and Asthma videos and resources from the NW Clean Air Agency
- National Allergy Bureau
- Dusty the Asthma Goldfish and his Asthma Triggers Funbook (PDF) and Dusty La Carpa Dorada del Asma y sus Provocadores del Asma - Revista de Muñequitos (PDF) - A fun book from the EPA that teaches kids about asthma
- National pollen forecasts
Bedbugs
- Top Ten Myths about Bedbugs (Scientific American)
Lead
- Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
- Lead Paint Safety: A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance, and Renovation Work (2001) Publication HUD-1779-LHC
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention, all products recalled for lead
- ClearCorps - Lead information and resources
Radiation
- Air Monitoring Stations for Radiation from the Oregon Health Authority
Radon
Video from Oregon Field Guilde on OPB
Pesticides & Alternatives for Pest Control
- National Pesticide Information Center
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Resources
- OSU Extension Service
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