EPA hosts a webinar in Spanish on how to manage your asthma effectively

EPA hosts a webinar in Spanish on how to manage your asthma effectively.

Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Eastern Time To register:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/483123968

May is Asthma Awareness Month. Asthma is a serious chronic respiratory disease that affects the quality of life of nearly 26 million people across the United States, including more than seven million children. Cleaner air, both indoors and out, makes it easier to manage this potentially deadly disease.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) plays an important role in helping to reduce environmental irritants that affect our health and trigger asthma attacks. Hispanic-Americans, especially those of Puerto Rican origin are disproportionately affected by this disease. Therefore, EPA is sponsoring this webinar in Spanish to increase awareness on how to manage this disease effectively and the steps the Agency and its partners are taking to prevent asthma in Hispanic communities across the United States.

The webinar participants are:

• Dr. Angel Rivera, President of the Puerto Rican Association of Allergists
• David Diaz-Sanchez, Ph.D., EPA Office of Research and Development
• Dr. Brenda Reyes, Community and Children Environmental Health Bureau Chief, City of Houston Teresa Lipsett Ruiz, Turabo University

IPM PRO Announcement

Members of the Departments of Plant Sciences and Entomology and Plant Pathology, as well as the Soil, Plant & Pest Center are pleased to announce IPMPro, the first mobile app for Extension Agents and the Green Industry! The app was developed by a team of faculty from seven major universities and released through the UT Research Foundation. It is available through iTunes and GooglePlay for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. We are really excited to bring this technology to county agents, students, nursery producers, arborists, landscape managers, and other Green Industry professionals. We hope you'll check out the press release at the link below. More details can also be seen at our app's website http://www.ipmproapp.com/. In the very near future we will be launching IPMLite, a version for homeowner use.

See: http://agriculture.tennessee.edu/news/releases/2012/05-IPMproApp.html

Green Ribbon Schools Webinar Series

During the first-ever U.S. Department of Education (ED) Green Ribbon Schools award program, EPA’s IAQ Tools for Schools guidance was prominently featured as one of the recommended resources that many recipients used to help meet the criteria for Pillar Two of the application — healthy school environments. Eleven of these Green Ribbon Schools are from IAQ Tools for Schools award-winning districts, representing nine different states.

Want to learn how they used the IAQ Tools for Schools guidance to gain the Green Ribbon Schools designation? Register today for the ED’s first Green Strides Webinar on Thursday, June 21, 2012, from 1 – 2 p.m. EDT.

Attend this webinar to:

· Discover why good IAQ is important to maintaining a healthy and green learning environment and improving academic performance.

· Learn how to gain national recognition for creating healthy indoor environments in schools.

· Gain in-depth knowledge and insight on how the IAQ Tools for Schools guidance provides simple, low-and no-cost resources, such as the IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit, which any school can use to create healthy learning environments.

· See real examples of how IAQ Tools for Schools guidance can help schools meet Green Ribbon Schools’ criteria for Pillar Two of the application.

· Get your questions answered by healthy learning environment champions.

Register today!

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/372339186

May School IPM 2015 eNewsletter

The May School IPM 2015 eNewsletter features the following articles: Green Ribbon Schools Recognized for Creating Healthy Learning Environments, Pest Private Eye Video Game Allows Kids to Play Detective, and US EPA Webinar on IPM in Child Care Centers Draws a Crowd.

http://www.ipminstitute.org/school_ipm_2015/May12_eNewsletter.htm

If you have not done so already, please consider signing up for the monthly School IPM 2015 newsletter mailing list to:

· Learn how you can reduce pesticide use and pest complaints by more than 70%!

· Create a successful IPM program with no long-term increase in pest management costs.

· Learn strategies for managing pests all year:

o Fall – stinging insects

o Spring – ants

o New pests – bed bugs

· Improve your ability to educate and gain cooperation from key staff including maintenance, custodial and food service.

Signing up is easy. Email your name and contact information to: newsletter@schoolipm2015.com