The National Environmental Health Association
(NEHA),in cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
Indoor Environments Division, is offering a significant training opportunity
for environmental health professionals working in city, county, or state
health or environmental protection agencies. NEHA is providing a comprehensive,
2½-day training course that is designed to reflect the new national priorities
in addressing indoor air quality and health impacts resulting from IAQ
contaminants. Specifically, material on asthma triggers, environmental
tobacco smoke, mold spores, and radon will be presented along with supporting
resource material. The course will be taught by recognized authorities
in the indoor air field with a focus on presenting the latest health impact
data and remediation strategies.
In addition to the educational content
of the workshop, a second and equally important goal is to train participants
on how to develop and implement a comprehensive community action program.
A community action program is designed to
• obtain measurable results in the
areas of outreach and public participation,
• identify risk reduction methods for
IAQ contaminants,
• reduce asthma triggers (and other
triggers specifically impacting children), and
• encourage residential testing and
mitigation for elevated levels of radon gas.
NEHA will require a commitment to implement
a community action plan as a prerequisite for acceptance to the training.
NEHA will select up to 30 people for
training in Washington, DC, with all expenses paid. This includes roundtrip,
coach airfare, lodging, and a per diem allowance for meals. Travel to Washington,
DC, will be on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
Calendar Events for 22-Sep-09 to 1-Dec-09
Houston Dynamo's Asthma Awareness Game Night Sponsor: Houston Dynamo Soccer and ACT Speaker's Name: Day: Sunday 4-Oct-09 6:00 PM Location:
Summary: Join ACT as we work with the Houston Dynamo's to kick asthma in Texas. Asthma takes the field at the Dynamo's games on 6/10, 7/25, 8/23, and 10/4. It's easy, follow the directions below to purchase tickets and a portion of the proceeds go directly to the Coalition!
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