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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development developed a Healthy Homes Youth App to help preteens learn about their indoor...
Nov 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Ana Rappold, Mary Clare Hano, Steven Prince and Ann Brown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hospitals, clinics, and...
Oct 30, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Revelator, an initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity, released two interactive maps: Climate in 2050 shows how rising...
Oct 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Rachel Lynch, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Exposure to asbestos particles is the only known cause of mesothelioma cancer, a rare...
Sep 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Wednesday, September 12 to...
Sep 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
According to a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), asthma patients with a specific genetic profile are more...
Sep 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report on air quality, tracking the country’s progress in...
Aug 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
A recent article from Route Fifty reports on a study from The Lancet Planetary Health linking air pollution from cars and trucks to...
Jul 10, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Local Health Departments’ Role in Wildfire Response Local health departments are life-saving first responders to natural disasters...
Jun 27, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development developed a Healthy Homes Youth App to help preteens learn about their indoor environment, including common hazards found in homes like lead, mold, and indoor air pollutants. The app is currently available for Apple devices here.
By Ana Rappold, Mary Clare Hano, Steven Prince and Ann Brown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hospitals, clinics, and public health organizations in wildfire-prone areas of the West and Southwest are seeing firsthand the impacts of wildfire season on public health. As these fires become larger, more frequent, and more intense—leaving smoke-filled skies for days, […]
The Revelator, an initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity, released two interactive maps: Climate in 2050 shows how rising temperatures will affect communities around the world based on current climate change projections. Air Pollution in 2100 shows projected increases in pollution due to climate change in each county across the country.
By Rachel Lynch, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Exposure to asbestos particles is the only known cause of mesothelioma cancer, a rare disease that impacts some 3,000 Americans each year. September 26th is Mesothelioma Awareness Day, the perfect opportunity to discuss what asbestos is and who is most at risk of mesothelioma cancer. The History of Asbestos […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Wednesday, September 12 to coordinate 24/7 all CDC activities for public health needs before, during, and after Hurricane Florence, including the deployment of resources and personnel, as requested. CDC staff expects to offer specific assistance that includes recommendations for: General and...
According to a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), asthma patients with a specific genetic profile are more susceptible to intense asthma symptoms from exposure to traffic pollution. Patients without that genetic profile do not exhibit the same sensitivity. Scientists can use this type of data for precision medicine, in which disease prevention […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report on air quality, tracking the country’s progress in improving air quality since the passage of the Clean Air Act. The report, “Our Nation’s Air: Status and Trends Through 2017,” documents the considerable improvements in air quality across America over more than 45 years. Between 1990 […]
A recent article from Route Fifty reports on a study from The Lancet Planetary Health linking air pollution from cars and trucks to diabetes. According to the study, air pollution was responsible for 14% of diabetes cases globally in 2016. Read the article.
Local Health Departments’ Role in Wildfire Response Local health departments are life-saving first responders to natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods and earthquakes, as well as to other public health emergencies such as disease outbreaks, major accidents and terrorist attacks. The nearly 3,000 local health departments across our nation stand ready to help protect...
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