Air Quality Resources

PEHSU Grand Rounds May Special 2018 (Web Page)
(posted March 17, 2023)

Health Professionals: Protecting Children from Wildfire Smoke and Ash (Web Page)
This fact sheet for healthcare professionals describes the types of exposures to children during wildfires and focuses on the acute phase environmental hazards, smoke, and the health effects of smoke. The fact sheet provides recommendations for mitigating these exposure risks. (posted March 17, 2023)

Public: Protecting Children from Wildfire Smoke and Ash (Web Page)
This fact sheet for parents and community members describes the types of exposures to children during wildfires and focuses on the acute phase environmental hazards, smoke, and the health effects of smoke. The fact sheet provides recommendations for mitigating these exposure risks. (posted March 17, 2023)

PEHSU Grand Rounds June 2019 (Web Page)
(posted March 17, 2023)

Investigating Environmental Contamination: A Guide for Communities (Article)
This guide was created by the Great Lakes Center for Children’s Environmental Health in Region 5. It is for community members who are concerned about environmental exposures in their neighborhoods.... (posted September 3, 2019)

Carbon Monoxide Exposure in Pediatric and Pregnant Populations (Article)
This course qualifies as continuing education for physicians, nurses, certified health education specialists, certified public health professionals and other professionals provided by the Centers for Disease... (posted April 30, 2019)

Grand Rounds: Public Health Response to Wildfire Smoke - April 17, 2019 (Article)
-- Learning Objectives: -- At the conclusion of this activity, attendees should be able to: * To identify one state health department’s approach to wildfire smoke response * To describe risk communication... (posted April 17, 2019)

Grand Rounds: Increased Cancer Risk to Residents Near Ethylene Oxide Facilities - January 16, 2019 (Article)
-- Learning Objectives -- By the end of this webinar, participants should be able to: * Explain why cancer risk from exposure to ethylene oxide has increased * Evaluate a patient exposed to ethylene... (posted January 17, 2019)

Protecting Children from Wildfire Smoke and Ash (Article)
This fact sheet for health professionals, parents and community members describes the types of exposures to children during wildfires and focuses on the acute phase environmental hazards, smoke, and ash.... (posted July 22, 2018)

Grand Rounds: Mitigating the Health Impact of Wildfire Smoke - March 29, 2017 (Article)
-- Learning Objectives -- By the end of this module, participants should be able to: * Identify scope of wildfires in the U.S. and identify interagency resources available. * Describe health impacts... (posted March 30, 2017)

School Environment, Health and Performance (Article)
This course qualifies for Continuing Education for Physicians, Nurses, Certified Health Education Specialists and Other Professionals provided by the Centers for Disease Control and its partners. CE... (posted November 7, 2016)

Grand Rounds: New findings on air pollution and pregnancy- February 9, 2016 (Article)
Presented February 9, 2016 -- Learning Objectives -- At the conclusion of this activity, attendees should be able to:   * List the air pollutants known to increase risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes... (posted February 9, 2016)

Particulate Matter & Public Health (Article)
This course is part of a series of short courses offered by the American College of Medical Toxicology on contemporary issues in environmental toxicology and environmental health developed by leading authorities... (posted September 24, 2015)

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