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Pesticide regulations in United States schools
When used properly, pesticides can be valuable tools that reduce risks from pests. However, in schools and childcare settings, pesticides should be used with greater care to reduce risks to children....
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Attention All School-based Asthma Programs!
Start your application now for the 2015 U.S. EPA National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management! Since 2005, 32 health plans, healthcare providers and communities in action have received...
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Helping Residents Breathe Easier by Addressing Asthma Triggers in Housing
You are invited to access a webcast, “Helping Residents Breathe Easier by Addressing Asthma Triggers in Housing.” This webcast is sponsored by HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes....
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Penn State and Philadelphia schools fight pests that trigger asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease affecting ten percent of school-aged children in the United States. In Philadelphia, this number jumps to almost 25 percent, and in some neighborhoods, nearly 50...
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EPA Celebrates Programs, Tools to Prevent Asthma Attacks
May is Asthma Awareness Month, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) spotlights ways people can take simple steps to help prevent asthma attacks. EPA also honors local asthma management...
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“The ABC’s of Pest Control: Allergens, Baits, and Cockroaches” Dr. Coby Schal...
From StopPests IPM in MultiFamily Housing blog The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is hosting a webcast on asthma triggers in housing, sponsored by their Office of Lead Hazard...
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What You Can Do To Prevent Asthma
by Joe Hubbard and Jennah Durant, Environmental Protection Agency It’s hard to see a child sick. The good news is you can help a child gain control over asthma. That means fewer days out of school and...
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Boston Children’s Hospital study looks at allergens in schools
In the Daily Mail (UK) Schools are saturated with bacteria from mice, exacerbating kids’ asthma, a new study warns. More than one in 10 children suffer from asthma, the leading chronic illness in...
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Free Webinar: the ABC’s of Pest Control: Allergens, Baits and Cockroaches
Cockroach infestations can get out of hand quickly in multifamily housing. Best practices and treatments can turn things around to help maintain control. Join StopPests in Housing for a webinar on...
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School IPM Roundtable meeting creates linkages, resources
by Janet Hurley, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension On May 25, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened 29 representatives of 17 national school, health and pest management associations...
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