Children's Environmental Health.[less than]www.epa.gov/children/indicators[greater than] [less than]www.health.state.mn.us[greater than] At the first of these addresses, readers will find the full text of a report issued by U.S. EPA in January January: see month. : America's Children and the Environment: A First View of Available Measures. More information about the report is given in the EH Update section of this Journal. The second address provides a link to a Web site created by the Minnesota Minnesota, state, United States Minnesota (mĭn'ĭsō`tə), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bordered by Lake Superior and Wisconsin (E), Iowa (S), South Dakota and North Dakota (W), and the Canadian provinces Department of Health. The site has been designed to improve public access to information about children's environmental health; users will find descriptions of health department programs and activities related to a variety of children's environmental health issues, including cancer surveillance, school indoor air quality Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) deals with the content of interior air that could affect health and comfort of building occupants. The IAQ may be compromised by microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), chemicals (such as carbon monoxide, radon), allergens, or any mass or energy stressor , chemical exposures, health-professional education, and asthma asthma (ăz`mə, ăs`–), chronic inflammatory respiratory disease characterized by periodic attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, and a tight feeling in the chest. A cough producing sticky mucus is symptomatic. . The site also lists practical steps that can be taken to prevent or reduce children's exposures to common chemicals. To arrive at this information from the home-page address given above, click on "By Health Topic," then on "Children's Environmental Health." |
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