"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." -- Rachel Carson, May 27, 1907 - April 14, 1964, Published Silent Spring in 1962

Don't Allow This to Be Another Silent Spring   OnEarth Magazine (blog) by Sigourney Weaver Rachel Carson has been on my mind lately. Maybe it's because we are approaching the 50th anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring. Maybe it's because I have been given the honor of receiving the Rachel Carson Award from ...  Read article: http://www.onearth.org/blog/dont-allow-this-to-be-another-silent-spring-tell-lawmakers-to-take-climate-action

Environmental Health in Schools

Tuesday May 10, 2011 2:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Pacific time

Free webcast hosted by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

(AAIDD) http://www.aaidd.org

Environmental Health Initiative   http://www.aaidd.org/ehi/

Jerome A. Paulson, MD, FAAP, associate professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at George Washington University, will discuss environmental health in schools. 

Teachers and other adult staff are afforded protections from hazards by OSHA regulations, employment contracts, or occupational health services. But children who are more vulnerable to hazards than adults are not provided these protections. Major environmental problems include indoor air quality, lighting, pests and pesticides, heavy metals and chemical management issues, renovation of occupied buildings, noise, and cleaning processes and products. 

Dr. Paulson will offer recommendations for dealing with data collection, federal actions, state and local actions, and for building the capacity of the Environmental Protection Agency and the CDC-funded Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) in responding to and evaluating risks to children's environmental health in schools.

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