Greener Idaho
We are very excited to have an ongoing area on our Web site for environmental health in our state. Each month we will have new, interesting topics to educate and help us advocate for improved environmental health. We encourage each of you to submit news, information and links for possible inclusion in the Greener Idaho section. We would like to see participation from all areas of the state, work places - hospitals, schools, clinics, rural and urban areas, education, research and practice. Submissions may be sent by email (in ready to publish format) to Dr. Ingrid Brudenell, Greener Idaho Editor, at ibruden@boisestate.edu.
Current Topics
EnviRN: Environmental Excellence in Health Care Conference
Friday, November 6, 2009
7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Sign-up for the EnviRN newsletter
A number of times each month Environmental Health Information from numerous reputable sources are compiled and sent to the Envirn List-serv group. Sign-up for the newsletter at http://www.envirn.umaryland.edu/Newsletter/Index. An archive of past newsletters is also available via this link. Click here to view the September 8th issue. EnvirRN is hosted by the University of Maryland School of Nursing - Environmental Health Education Center.
Safe School Supplies
The Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) has released the Back-to-School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies to inform the public about choices that are safer for children, the community and the environment. PVC products often contain phthalates which have been identified as possible carcinogens and endocrine disrupters. To view the Back-to-School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies please visit http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/852/t/2088/signUp.jsp?key=4410.
“Runs Better Unleaded”: Theme from the Idaho Public Education Campaign on Preventing Lead Exposures in Children
Contributed by Ingrid Brudenell, RN, PhD; INA District 31 Delegate; Member, Division of Medicaid, Lead Screening Advisory Committee
Lead poisoning is a serious and preventable environmental exposure that adversely affects an individual’s health and development, as well as entire communities and regions. There is no safe blood lead level in children (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). At the April, Idaho Nurses Association (INA) House of Delegates meeting, delegates passed a resolution to promote better health in individuals, families and environments through screening of eligible children and adults, monitoring lead levels, as well as environmental remediation to limit exposures. [ more... ]
Mulvaney Medical Office Building Combines Environmental Stewardship, Healing Environment
Contributed by Lisa Parker
A new medical office building on the Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center campus in Boise offers medical practitioners the benefits of a healthier environment and healthier patient and employee surroundings. The Mulvaney Medical Office Building is the first medical office building in Idaho to register for LEED certification with the U.S. Green Building Council. [ more... ]
Radon: A Leading Cause of Lung Cancer
Contributed by Jim Faust, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
As an R.N. and patient care provider it is important to know and educate people about the number ONE cause of lung cancer among NON- SMOKERS - RADON. Radon is a naturally occurring radio active gas that seeps into the house from the soil and is attributable now for more than 21,000 deaths/year in the United States. Twenty percent of lung cancer cases have never smoked. Idaho is a "hotbed" of high radon levels - and most people have never heard of radon, let alone tested for it. [ more... ]
Graduating Seniors Lead Recycling Project
Contributed by Chris and Lori Ilgenfritz
The purpose of this project was to provide research-based justification and current best practices for implementing a recycling policy at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center (SLBMC) in order to decrease the environmental impact of hospital waste and improve cost-effectiveness of waste disposal. [more... ]
Topic Archive
Mar. 2009 - Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment (ANHE)
Jan. 2009 - Health Care Without Harm
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