3345.1: Monday, November 17, 2003: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Americans spend 80-90% of their time indoors. Specific health hazards related to housing and the indoor environment include unintentional injuries, exposure to lead, exposure to allergens that may cause or worsen asthma, moisture and fungi (mold), rodent and insect pests, pesticide residues, indoor air pollution and others. A number of these specific hazards share underlying causes - excess moisture, inadequate ventilation, poor maintenance - and all may be influenced by factors in the community environment and/or by occupant behaviors. Occupational exposures, exposures from daycare facilities and schools, and building codes and safety standards all have biological, psychological and social health implications. | |||
| Learning Objectives: (1) understand how human-modified places - homes, schools, workplaces - impact our health; and (2) become aware of how improvements in the design and construction of these places can result in improvements in health. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Neal L. Rosenblatt, MS, MSC Susie Shimek Paul Locke, DrPH, JD Claire L. Barnett, MBA Jake Pauls, CPE | |||
| Jake Pauls, CPE | |||
| Who controls the indoor built environment? An overview Susie Shimek | |||
| How Building Codes Assure Healthful Indoor Environments John LaTorra | |||
| Indoor air sciences and the art of healthy indoor environments: Reseach, policy and practice issues Michael G Apte, MPH, PhD, Al Hodgson | |||
| Building for good indoor air quality and long term health: An Architect's perspective Anthony Bernheim, FAIA | |||
| Organized by: | Environment | ||
| Endorsed by: | Community-Based Public Health Caucus; International Health; Medical Care; Occupational Health and Safety; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing; Public Health Student Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Environmental Health, Nursing, Pharmacy | ||