Pacific Northwest Center for Translational Environmental Health Research

Residential Environmental Health Issues & Risk Reduction Strategies

Workshop Resources

Chemicals in the Diet

• Fish Advisories, Oregon Department of Human Services
• 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
• 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 
• 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
• Consumer Product Safety Commission and Prevention, all products recalled for lead
• ClearCorps - Lead information and resources

Mold

• On-line course from the EPA: Introduction to Mold and Mold Remediation for Environmental and Public Health Professionals

Radon

• Radon information from the EPA
• Radon Information from the Oregon Health Authority

Video from Oregon Field Guilde on OPB
 

Pesticides & Alternatives for Pest Control

• National Pesticide Information CenterOSU Extension Service
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Resources

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