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Health effects of air pollution

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7 years 8 months
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 Public Health Cafe event held in South Park, Seattle in the fall of 2019.

Environmental Health Fact File: ASTHMA

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7 years
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 provided for each subject. The lessons are designed to be stand alone units, allowing teachers to mix and match lessons and present them in any order. Resource materials are also included to help school librarians who are facilitating student research projects. This Fact File is also a valuable resource for school nurses, out of school programs, and parents. Also available in Spanish, 50 pages.

Hechos rápidos: La seguridad de los mariscos en PugetSound

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7 years 8 months
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 involucradas y lo que están haciendo para hacerse cargo del problema, algunas preguntas para discusión, y una lista de enlaces donde puedes aprender más. 

Hechos rápidos: Los efectos sobre la salud de los pesticidas en los alimentos

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7 years 8 months
Un folleto de dos páginas, desarrollado por un Café de Salud Pública. El Folleto está compuesto para una audiencia general y proporciona una descripción breve sobre la ciencia del uso de pesticidas, ejemplos de investigaciones actuales, cosas que puedes hacer para proteger tu salud, y una lista de enlaces para aprender más. 

Food, the Environment, and Human Health: A Visual Communication Tool

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7 years 8 months
A two-sided, legal-paper-sized handout, this visual concept map is the product of a brainstorming activity with the Center’s 17-member Community Advisory Board (CAB). It can be used to facilitate conversations related to food and environmental health in a variety of contexts.

FOCUS ON ECOGENETICS #2: UW Researchers Find Eating Broccoli May Protect Against Cancer

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7 years 8 months
Part of our Focus on Ecogenetics series, this one-page flyer developed in 2012 provides a summary of the EDGE research related to phytochemicals and cancer. The flyer also explores related ethical issues and provides references and a glossary of terms.

FOCUS ON ECOGENETICS #1: The PON1 Enzyme and Susceptibility to Toxicity from Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides

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7 years 8 months
The first installment in our Focus on Ecogenetics series, this one-page flyer developed in 2012 provides a summary of the EDGE research related to genetic susceptibility to pesticides. The flyer also explores related ethical issues and provides references and a glossary of terms.

FAST FACTS: Where Research Begins with American Indians/Alaska Natives

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7 years 8 months
The primary audience for this document is researchers who wish to work with tribes or urban American Indians / Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). These fast facts are intended to introduce investigators to indigenous ways of thinking and ensure that the research has value to the participants and their communities. Rather than a checklist, this document is intended as an overview.

FAST FACTS: Seafood Safety in Puget Sound

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7 years 8 months
A one-page handout developed for a Public Health Café in 2012. It is aimed at a general audience and provides a brief description of the issues surrounding seafood safety, the various agencies involved and what they're doing to address the issue, some questions for discussion, and a list of links where you can go to learn more.