1 - EPA Webinar “What You Need to Know about the Safe Use of Spray Polyurethane Foam”
EPA is hosting an open SPF Insulation Workshop on December 2, 2009, from 1 pm to 3 pm, EST. The Federal panel will include speakers from EPA, NIOSH, OSHA, and CPSC. The industry panel will be represented by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Spray Polyurethane Foam Association (SPFA).
To register, please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/800171944 Webinar attendance is limited. More info at http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/highlights.htm
2 - There will be a 4–day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review Draft Framework and Case Studies on Atrazine, Human Incidents, and the Agricultural Health Study: Incorporation of Epidemiology and Human Incident Data into Human Health Risk Assessment.Federal Register /Vol. 74, No. 221 /Wednesday, November 18, 2009 /Notices Page 59533 - 59536 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0851; FRL–8800–1] FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: DATES: The meeting will be held on February 2 – 5, 2010, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted by January 19, 2010 and requests for oral comments be submitted by January 26,2010. However, written comments and requests to make oral comments may be submitted until the date of the meeting,but anyone submitting written comments after January 19, 2010 should contact the Designated Federal Official(DFO).
For more information, see http://frwebgate1.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/TEXTgate.cgi?WAISdocID=666783498424 +1+1+0&WAISaction=retrieve
Or search at Federal Register home page, using 2009 (Volume 74) Only, at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ using search term "page 59533"
3 - Two asthma e-cards are available on the CDC website:
Know Your Asthma Triggers: http://www2c.cdc.gov/ecards/message/message.asp?ardid=398 Count on You:
4 - Save the Date - Upcoming Radon Webinar! Radon T: World Trek 2010 CanSAR: Cancer Survivors Against Radon More info at http://www.radonleaders.org/node/3905
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 2:00 - 3:30 P.M. EST A hands-on, people driven project - help Cancer Survivors Against Radon (CanSAR) and its partners kick off Radon T: World Trek 2010! Radon T: World Trek 2010 is a social media project developed by CanSAR.
During the webinar Project team leaders from Kentucky will explain how easy it is to get involved in Radon T: World Trek 2010. They will provide all the information you need: logistics, dates and support materials on how state, business and non-profit volunteers can all help as Radon Leaders Saving Lives!
The Radon T: World Trek 2010 project seeks to blend social media technology with old-fashioned grassroots organizing to accomplish two goals:
- Increase social awareness about radon, resulting in more radon measurements taking place, more homes being fixed and more lives being saved;
- Build support for CanSAR, resulting in additional education and awareness opportunities being created.
Radon T: World Trek 2010 will harness the power of social media by reaching out in our communities to increase radon awareness through photos, videos and other related social media content. Sign up for this webinar to learn how to bring Radon T to your community! You must register in advance. To register: Visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/443165873 Complete the contact information. You will receive an e-mail with the information you need to participate in the presentation. Please check your spam e-mail filter if the message does not appear in your inbox within 10 minutes of registering.
On December 8, 2009, click on the link provided in the e-mail and join us at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the presentation. About the Webinar: The webinar will last approximately 90 minutes and is free of charge.You will need a high-speed Internet connection and a telephone line to interact with speakers and other participants. Also announcing, the new Eddie's Story Radon Public Service Announcement (PSA) materials are now available to download and order.
Visit www.epapsa.com/campaigns/eddiestory/ to order TV kits and download streaming video (including closed captioned) and Web banners for yoursWeb site, as well as a print PSA for magazines and newspapers. See also tips on how to promote Eddie's Story in your National Radon Action Month outreach.
If you have any questions about this webinar or the registration process, please contact radonevents@cadmusgroup.com.
Note: EPA is hosting this webinar as part of its Radon Leadership Series to highlight creative radon initiatives across the country. EPA is not a sponsor of this initiative and does not make any endorsements or claims concerning the sponsoring organizations. For more information visit www.cansar.org.
More info at http://www.radonleaders.org/node/3905
5 - New EPA Web Site Provides Tools to Cut Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Homes WASHINGTON – Home owners, buyers and renters have a new resource for going green indoors and outdoors. EPA’s new Green Homes Web site will help people make their homes greener with tips on reducing energy consumption, carbon footprints, waste generation and water usage, as well as improving indoor air quality.
The latest federal survey of American housing (2007) reported 128 million housing units across the U.S., accounting for nearly 54 percent of national energy use and nearly 31 percent of all U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, the most common greenhouse gas contributing to climate change. Many green building practices and technologies have yet to make a dent in the existing residential market, in part because it is hard for people to find clear, consolidated, readily accessible, and credible information. The Green Homes Web site addresses that need by providing guidance on approaches to greening each room of the home as well as the surrounding yard. Information also is available on building new homes and finding an energy efficient mortgage, which takes into account the savings derived from energy efficient homes to enable the applicant to qualify for better terms. Renters will find information to help them identify a green property before moving in and tips for working with their landlord to add green features to an existing property. Users can also find references, such as a list of common green home terms, and links to dozens of EPA Web sites with more specific information on a wide variety of green home topics. For more information: http://www.epa.gov/greenhomes
6 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services invites you to comment on the DRAFT set of objectives for Healthy People 2020. For three decades, Healthy People has provided a set of national 10-year health promotion and disease prevention objectives aimed at improving the health of all Americans.
Visit www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/comments to view proposed draft objectives for Healthy People 2020 and:
* Comment on the proposed objectives
* Comment on the topic areas
* Suggest additional objectives
* Make a general comment
Your comments will help ensure issues important to you are included in Healthy People. Establishing objectives and providing benchmarks to track progress motivates, guides, and focuses action. Comments will be accepted through December 31, 2009. Visit www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/comments today. Your feedback will help define the vision and strategy for building a healthier Nation.
7 - US Department of Health and Human Services - Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01) The Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01) program focuses on underserved children such as minorities, children with disabilities, children from geographically isolated areas, children of immigrant and migrant workers, and language minority children. Grants will fund research that addresses health disparities among minority and underserved children.
Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute on Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct research to reduce health disparities among minority and underserved children. Specifically, this initiative focuses on ethnic and racial minority children and underserved populations of children such as: children from low literacy, rural and low-income populations, geographically isolated children, hearing and visually impaired children, physically or mentally disabled children, children of migrant workers, children from immigrant and refugee families, and language minority children. Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems), lifestyle factors, environmental (physical and family environments), social (e.g., peer influences), economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences; studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known illness and/or disability; and studies that test and evaluate the cost effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in nontraditional settings.
Amount and number of grants will depend on the type and number of applicants. Grants will be awarded to public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status, small businesses, state governments, and for profit organizations.
Deadline: September 8, 2010. Please contact the the US Department of Health and Human Services for more information and to apply for this funding: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-392.html
8 - Indoor airPLUS , Creating Better Environments Inside and Out Join EPA for a free webinar Dec 3, 2009, from 2-3 p.m. EST.
In this training session, attendees will learn about EPA’s new Indoor air PLUS program, which helps builders design homes with indoor air quality in mind. Attendees also will learn the value proposition for improved indoor air quality in new home construction and view the various marketing and technical resources available to program partners. Who should attend? Anyone involved in the construction of new homes or who has an interest in indoor air quality, including homebuilders, real estate agents, home energy raters, manufacturers, architects, consultants, subcontractors, government officials and health-based organizations.
Register early: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/624265424 Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the Webinar. More about Indoor airPLUS can be found at http://www.epa.gov/indoorairplus/
