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Program Goals

Enable families and individuals to reduce their exposure to contaminants within their environment which can negatively impact their health, and thereby their quality of life.

Current Programs

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Radon Education Program
Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners
The Lead-Based Paint Pre-Renovation Education Rule (Lead PRE)
IAQ Tools for Georgia's Schools
Promoting Environmental Health for Georgia's Children
Healthy Homes for Georgia
Healthy Indoor Air for Georgia's Homes
Pesticide Education Program

Educational Resources

Allergy and Asthma Home Visit Checklist (PDF)
¿Cuan Saludable es el Aire del Interior de su casa? (How Healthy Is Your Home Indoor Air?) Spanish language PowerPoint
¿Cual es la calidad del aire dentro de su casa? (How Healthy Is Your Indoor Air?) Spanish language PDF

Mercury Quiz Shows:

Mercury Quiz Show for 3rd Grade (PDF)
Mercury Quiz Show for Middle School (PDF)
Directions for the Mercury Quiz Show (PDF)

Research

Residential Use of Organophosphate pesticides Assessing pesticide exposure as a factor in neurological disorders of the Elderly

Program Impact

Program Impacts
Frequently Asked Questions (Montana Extension)
Distance Diagnostics

Partners

Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Region 4 children's environmental health
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU)
P2AD-Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Georgia Indoor Air Coalition
Extension/Pharmacy Partnership
National Center for Healthy Housing

Links

General Information

• Indoor Air Quality
• Healthy Indoor Air for America's Home
• National Center for Environmental Health
• Healthier Schools: A Review of State Policies for Improving Indoor Air Quality
• National Healthy Housing Clearinghouse Database

Methamphetamines

• "Walk Your Land" - Protect Your Property Against Unauthorized Clandestine Methamphetamine Production
• National Association of Counties - Meth Action Clearinghouse
• Georgia Council on Substance Abuse
• Georgia Department of Human Resources
• Georgia Alliance for Drug Endangered Children

Mold: General Information

• Mold
• Indoor Air - Mold
• A Brief Guide To Mold, Moisture, and Your Home
• Mold in Homes
• Molds - Your Safe Home ( Hmong & English) ( Spanish & English) ( Laotian & English) ( Cambodian & English)

Mold: Testing: Why Testing is Generally Not Recommended

• Testing for Mold
• Mold

Mold: Moisture

• Home Moisture Audit
• Moisture Problems in Manufactured Homes: Understanding Their Causes and Finding Solutions (PDF)
• Moisture in Basements: Causes and Solutions

Mold: Remediation

• Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings
• Review of Practices for Mold Remediation

Mold: Technical Information

• A Brief Guide to Mold in the Workplace
• Guidance for Clinicians on Mold Exposure and Moisture Indoors

Disaster Education Resources

• Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
• Flood Clean Up and the Air in Your Home

Mercury

• Mercury (English)
• Mercury (Spanish)
• ToxFAQs for Mercury
• Mercury in Schools

Children's Health Protection

• Children's Health Protection

Asthma

• Asthma
• Asthma and Indoor Environments

Lead

• Lead in Paint, Dust and Soil
• Lead
• Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
• Georgia Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (GCLPPP)

Other

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Homepage (English)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Homepage (Spanish)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Staff

Pamela Turner      

Publications

Our publications for foods, families, finances and housing. We also have Spanish publications.    
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