Air Quality

Air Pollution and Respiratory Health – studies indoor and outdoor air pollution to prevent environmental-related respiratory illnesses

Building Environment – This section of Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness for Environmental Health Practitioners provides resources on protecting building environments as well as general links on improving indoor air quality.

Building Local Capacity to Respond to Indoor Mold Problems and Health Complaints [DOC - 654 KB] – development of a strategic plan to build capacity to respond to indoor mold problems and health complaints at the local level. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Community Radon Assessment [DOC - 849 KB] – developed to sustain and implement an educational, testing, and mitigation program for residents. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute

Healthy Housing Reference Manual – revision provides information on the impact of housing on health and safety and includes a chapter on indoor air pollutants and toxic materials

Improving Diagnosis of Respiratory Ailments in Patients Due to Air Quality Issues [DOC - 528 KB] – two steps the Douglas County [Nebraska] Health Department is using to influence medical professionals to use air quality information in patient diagnosis This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Improving the Air Our Children Breathe [DOC - 373 KB] – describes a methodology and strategy to implement effective indoor air quality management programs within the East Tennessee Health Region school systems that address all indoor air pollutants. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Indoor Environmental Air Quality – quality of the air in an office or other building environment

Reducing the Health Impact From Former Methamphetamine Labs in Kentucky [DOC - 975 KB] – implemented and distributed to all health departments in the state interim cleanup guidance for protection of citizens and public health workers. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

What Can Be Done To Improve the Air Quality in San Antonio? [DOC - 537 KB] – describes San Antonio air quality and what needs to be done to help improve it. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Links to Information from outside CDC

How Communities Can Collaborate with Schools to Implement a Comprehensive Asthma Program [DOC -266 KB] (Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion) – toolkit for developing and implementing an integrated approach to addressing asthma in schools, with emphasis on environmental triggers [developed with funding from the EHS capacity-building program]

Indoor Air - Mold (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) – information about mold

Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals (American Lung Association, American Medical Association, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Environmental Protection Agency) – overview of the challenges to indoor air pollution, focusing on acute conditions, with patterns that point to particular agents and suggestions for appropriate remedial action

Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools (IAQ TfS) (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) – program to reduce exposures to indoor environmental contaminants in schools through the voluntary adoption of sound indoor air quality management practices

Indoor Environment Notebook (Ball State University) – links to information about indoor air quality

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (California) – agency to protect and enhance public health and the environment by scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances

Safe Shops Toolkit (Boston Public Health Commission) – toolkit for developing an environmental health educational program that targets businesses that produce environmental pollutants [developed with funding from the EHS capacity-building program]

Scorecard (Green Media Toolshed) – tool to produce a report on various types of pollution in specific areas

Toxics Release Inventory (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) – public database tool to produce information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities

TOXNET (National Library of Medicine) – tool to produce information on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases

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