What can I do when the smoke rolls in?
The EDGE Community Engagement Core partnered with Clean Air Methow, and Anna Humphreys, a UW Public Health graduate student, to support communities in the Methow Valley during wildfire smoke events. This pamphlet sums up what Methow Valley community…
Summary of the Diesel Exhaust Exposure in the Duwamish Study (DEEDS)
This results newsletter was created to inform community participants about the results of a study they were involved in to measure diesel emissions in five different Seattle neighborhoods. Figures show wide disparities in pollution levels within…
Community-based Air Monitoring
This fact sheet summarizes lessons learned from the establishment of the Imperial County Community Air Monitoring Network. Community-engaged research can be complicated because it must meet the scientists' standards rigor while having meaning…
Health effects of air pollution
This fact sheet summarizes the health impacts of air pollution and the ways that these impacts have been studied. It also includes a brief overview of work from the lab of Joel Kaufman, Acting Director of EDGE. It was produced to distribute at a…
"What is Environmental Health? (8.5"" by 11"")"
Poster, 8.5" by 11". Features our EH Venn diagram that visually represents the relationship between environment, genes, choices and health. Available in two sizes.
Role Play Activity: Your Money or Your Life?
Classroom Activity, 7 pages. This activity is designed to get students or community members thinking critically about the complex issue related to workplace genetic testing for disease susceptibility. Participants read a two-part narrative, answer…
Role Play Activity: Seafood from Puget Sound - How Much Can We Safely Eat?
Classroom Activity, 28 pages. This activity is designed to get students or community members thinking critically about the complex issue of seafood safety. Participants take on three different roles to explore a hypothetical situation related to the…
The Health & Environment Activities Research Tool (HEART)
A collection of worksheets and resources that helps teachers engage their students in locally relevant environmental health research projects. These inquiry-based materials provide the scaffolding necessary for students to successfully identify and…
Food and Health Map
Graphic depiction of the Food System, considering food safety, transportation, food policy, health and more. 8x17" legal size
Environmental Health Fact File: LEAD
Curriculum, 226 pages. A collection of integrated lesson plans designed to introduce middle school students to the topic of lead and its effects on human health. This curriculum follows the same format as the Fact File on Asthma. Also available in…
Environmental Health Fact File: DIABETES
A collection of integrated lesson plans designed to introduce middle school students to the topics of diabetes and environmental health. This curriculum follows the same format as the Fact File on Asthma, although the content is tailored to New…
Environmental Health Fact File: ASTHMA
A collection of integrated lesson plans designed to introduce middle school students to the topics of asthma and environmental health. This curriculum provides EALR aligned lesson plans to teachers in a variety of subjects. At least two lessons are…
ATHENA Environmental Health Lesson: Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners
This hands-on lesson explores the characteristics of nine different sugars, sugar substitutes, and artificial sweeteners. Learning objectives include helping students understand the similarities and differences between the nine products, identify…
ATHENA Environmental Health Lesson: Introduction to Health. Your Money or Your Life
A role play activity designed to promote discussion and critical thinking about the issues of genetic testing and pesticide exposure. The activity is carried out with groups of 4 participants and is appropriate for middle and high school students as…
ATHENA Environmental Health Lesson: Introduction to Health. What is Environmental Health?
This 48-slide powerpoint presentation introduces the subject of environmental health. Contents includes definitions, hazards, and the seven core concepts of environmenal health: (1) toxicity, (2) exposure, (3) dose/response, (4) individual…
ATHENA Environmental Health Lesson: Introduction to Health. Health Unit Organizing Activity
This activity serves as an "Introduction to Health" lesson. Students generate or are given a list of health topics and write each topic on its own sticky note. Students then place the sticky note on an enlarged Venn Diagram posted on a…
ATHENA Environmental Health Lesson: Introduction to Health. Family Tree Activity
In this activity, students research the environmental and genetic medical conditions in their own family or in the people they live with. After they complete the family tree, students create an informational brochure about a medical condition in…
ATHENA Environmental Health Lesson: Introduction to Health. Health Equation Activity
A 50-minute hands-on activity that will help students identify the connections between genetics, the environment and personal choices, and how they affect our health.
ATHENA Environmental Health Lesson: Introduction to Health. Environment + Genes + Choices = Your Health
The lesson will introduce students to the interaction between the environment, genetics, and personal choices, and their effect on one's health. Lesson plan includes three activities: (1) Circle in a Circle (included in the PDF), (2) Your Money…
ATHENA Environmental Health Lesson: GMO Salmon
The lesson introduces genetically modified organisms through a case study of GMO salmon. Background is provided about GMOs and reasons they are developed, regulation, examples of GMO foods, and ethical issues. Student groups are given one of four…
Hechos rápidos: La seguridad de los mariscos en PugetSound
Un folleto de una página, desarrollado por un Café de Salud Pública. El folleto está compuesto para una audiencia general y proporciona una descripción breve de problemas relacionados a la seguridad de mariscos, nombres de agencias que están…