There are many environmental triggers which can make asthma worse. The top 5 indoor environmental triggers are: secondhand smoke, dust, mold, pest problems and pets. For more information on asthma, visit EPA's asthma web site: http://www.epa.gov/asthma/
Dr. Gina Peek, with Oklahoma State Extension, gives tips on how to inspect, repair and stock your storm shelter BEFORE the tornado warning is issued. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiQ2oOpVxPk
One of the best ways to prevent allergy and asthma triggers in the home is to wash your sheets and dry them in a very hot dryer. Try to do this at least once per week. The hot dryer will kill dust mites which are highly allergenic to many people. Also encase your mattresses and pillows in zippered covers to protect against dust mites, bed bugs and pet dander. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/quick-cures-q More...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, together with the Department of Energy, created the Energy Star program to improve energy efficiency. It was launched in 1992 and last year Americans saved over $23 billion on energy bills by using Energy Star labelled products.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=about.20_years
This is an excellent video produced by University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension on how to properly remove head lice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o75oLlVgKcE&feature=channel
By simply changing your landscape to a GreenScape, over time you can save time and money and protect the environment. Learn how with these tips from EPA.
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/greenscapes/owners.htm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us-med--leadpoisoning-advice,0,4831767.story
Advisors to the CDC are urging that agency to lower the definition of lead poisoning from blood lead levels of 10ugm per deciliter of blood to 5 micrograms.
In the U.S. most children get lead poisoning from dust from peeling, chipping, lead-based paint in buildings built More...
Statistical data on the burden of asthma in 36 states currently funded by CDC's National Asthma Control Program.
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/stateprofiles.htm
An interview with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Risa Lavizzo-Mourey and HUD's Raphael Bostic on why housing policies are important to health. As the research group Children’s HealthWatch aptly states: “A safe, decent, affordable home is like a vaccine — it literally keeps children healthy.”
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_75/raphael_bostic_risa_lavizzo_mourey_h More...
http://epa.gov/childcare/
Learn about major environmental health issues in child care settings and find resources to promote and maintain environmental health. Information for child care providers, parents and state and local agencies.
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?mode=disppage&id=HHGUIDANCEMANUAL
The HUD Healthy Homes Program Guidance Manual pre-release draft is based on proven approaches and techniques, and the most current research. It is written for everyone interested in developing or expanding a Healthy Homes program.
http://www.extension.org/feeds/content/home%20energy
The average family spends $2,200 a year on energy bills, nearly half of which goes to heating and cooling. With winter approaching and Americans heading indoors, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program is offering easy energy saving tips that increase household efficiency while helping Americans save money and stay warm.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_118390.html#
Children with asthma who live in single-parent homes are 50 percent more likely to return to the hospital for treatment within a year than those who live in two-parent homes, a new study finds.
Protect your children from secondhand smoke and test your home for radon to lower lung cancer risk.
http://action.lungusa.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=39222.0&dlv_id=51041
EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment requires us to continue to pay special attention to the vulnerabilities of children, and especially to children living in disadvantaged communities
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/chm-home.htm
The Healthy Homes Partnership is a collaboration of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University.