READ: HUD - Healthy Homes Issues: Residential Assessment
/(4 RC) - This background paper addresses the assessment of all types of hazards that may exist in homes, including biological, chemical, physical, structural, and behavioral. It introduces the reader to methods to assess for health and safety hazards, and discusses widely available visual assessment…(HUD, 2012)
Read MoreREAD: WAO - Allergy Avoidance Strategies
/(1 RC) - The use of environmental interventions to treat patients with allergic disorders has long been promoted to reduce morbidity by reducing a patient’s exposure to environmental triggers. It has been studied as a means for prevention and treatment of rhinitis and asthma…(WHO, 2018)
Read MoreREAD: House Dust Endotoxins and Asthma in Children
/(1 RC) - This study explores the relationship between endotoxins and other contaminants found in house dust and the exacerbation of asthma symptoms in children. Microbial exposure in the indoor environment has long since been recognized as a potential cause of respiratory or other disorders. Reports of ill health related to microbial exposure have already appeared…(American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2000)
Read MoreREAD: CDC - HHE Indoor Air in a Public University
/(2 RC) - This Health Hazard Evaluation studies and diagnoses a public university and offers recommendations for the betterment of the indoor air.
Read MoreREAD: CDC - HHE Evaluation of Elementary School IAQ
/(3 RC) - This HHE from the CDC details an investigation of an elementary school's indoor air quality and the unexpected possible health concerns that could arise.
Read MoreREAD: PLOS Medicine - Smoke Exposure in Hospital Patients
/(2 RC) - This document from PLOS Medicine studies the effects of smoke exposure to patients of different ages for different periods of time.
Read MoreREAD: AIPH Among Infants
/(1 RC) - This NIOSH report discusses the investigation and surveillance of acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage among infants.
Read MoreREAD: Transmission of Clostridium Difficile
/(1 RC) - This document from the HHS studies the relationship between hospital room square footage and the transmission of Clostridium Difficile.
Read MoreREAD: Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
/(3 RC) - This document from the CDC offers guidance on the prevention of infection at surgical sites.
Read MoreREAD: Action Plan to Prevent HAIs Part 2 of 2
/(4 RC) - This document from the HHS represents the key actions needed to prevent HAIs and the containment of dangerous infections.
Read MoreREAD: Action Plan to Prevent HAIs Part 1 of 2
/(4 RC) - This document from the HHS represents the key actions needed to prevent HAIs and the containment of dangerous infections.
Read MoreREAD: Environmental Contamination - Staphylococcus Aureus in Maximum Security Prisons
/(1 RC) - This is a study of the disease Staphylococcus Aureus done by the NIH discussing whether it is spread because of environmental factors in maximum security prisons.
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