Environmental Health Resources

*NEW* Online Training Modules

Asthma

• Asthma & Allergy Triggers Fact Sheet
• Asthma Demonstration Activity
• Asthma Trigger Kit Activity
• Chemical Irritants Fact Sheet (English | Spanish)
• Getting Rid of Pests Fact Sheet (English | Spanish)
• Green Cleaning Fact Sheet (English | Spanish)
• Matching Asthma Triggers and Solutions Activity
• Mold & Moisture Fact Sheet (English | Spanish)
• Narrowing Airways Race Activity

Beyond Nicotine | E-cigarettes & Environmental Health

• Lesson 1: Evaluating the Effects of Flavored Electronic Cigarettes on the Respiratory Immune System
  • Lesson | Slides
• Lesson 2: Evaluating the Bioenergetic Effects of Flavored Electronic Cigarettes on Respiratory Immune Cells
  • Lesson | Slides

DNA & Epigenetics

• DNA Methylation & Cadmium Exposure in utero Lesson | Slides
• DNA Wrap: Packaging Matters Lesson | Slides
• Investigating the Exposome: Vinyl Chloride Exposure, DNA Damage & Repair Lesson | Slides
• Investigating Prenatal Arsenic Exposure & Altered Gene Expression Worksheet
• Obesity-associated breast cancer risk: a role for epigenetics? Lesson | Slides
  • Lesson Extension: Candy Model Instructions

Environmental Cancers

• Breast Cancer Fact Sheet
• Reduce Breast Cancer Bingo Activity
  • Caller cards (English | Spanish)
  • Player cards (English | Spanish)
• Skin Cancer & Sun Safety Fact Sheet
• NC Thyroid Cancer Panel Report and Recommendations Summary | Full Report

Healthy Homes

• 5 Steps to a Healthy Home Fact Sheet (English | Spanish)
• Green Cleaning Fact Sheet (English | Spanish)
• Getting Rid of Pests Fact Sheet (English | Spanish)
• Home Safety Fact Sheet

Lead Exposure & Pregnancy

• Lead and Pregnancy Brochure (English | Spanish)
• Lead Poisoning Brochure (English | Spanish)
• Understanding Bioavailability of Arsenic and Lead Fact Sheet | Facilitator Guide | Slides

Past Programming Resource Pages

• Arsenic and Groundwater
• PCBs and the Ward Transformer Superfund Site
• Well Empowered

Webinars & Podcasts

2020 Clinical Lead Training
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Updated Policies and Best Clinical Practices

Protecting the Vulnerable
Using CDC’s 2010 Lead & Pregnancy Guidelines to reduce lead exposure at the earliest stages.

Understanding Bioavailability of Arsenic and Lead in Soils at Hazardous Waste Sites
Learn how bioavailability can affect people’s exposure to metals like arsenic and lead.