Environmental Health Sciences Center

EH@Home is a professional development workshop from the Oregon State University Environmental Health Sciences Center. The workshops and resources 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 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 is provided as well as a Certificate of Attendance. Workshop Materials Slides (pdf format) Basics of Environmental Health - Notes | View Chemicals in the Diet - Notes | View Indoor Air Quality - Notes | View Pesticides & Alternatives for Pest Control - Notes | View Mold Video Summary (doc) IAQ Resource Summary Sheet (pdf) No and Low-cost Methods for Healthy Air in the Home (pdf) 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

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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