University of Georgia Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension

indoor air quality programs

home interior imageProgram Goals

Enable families and individuals to reduce their exposure to contaminants within their environment which can negatively impact their health, and thereby their quality of life.

Current Programs

Radon Education Program
Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners
Lead Safe Work Practices
The Lead-Based Paint Pre-Renovation Education Rule (Lead PRE)
IAQ Tools for Georgia's Schools
Promoting Environmental Health for Georgia's Children
Healthy Homes for Georgia
Healthy Indoor Air for Georgia's Homes
Pesticide Education Program

Educational Resources

Allergy and Asthma Home Visit Checklist (PDF)
¿Cuan Saludable es el Aire del Interior de su casa? (How Healthy Is Your Home Indoor Air?) Spanish language PowerPoint
¿Cual es la calidad del aire dentro de su casa? (How Healthy Is Your Indoor Air?) Spanish language PDF
Mercury Quiz Shows:

Mercury Quiz Show for 3rd Grade (PDF)
Mercury Quiz Show for Middle School (PDF)
Directions for the Mercury Quiz Show (PDF)

Research

Residential Use of Organophosphate pesticides
Assessing pesticide exposure as a factor in neurological disorders of the Elderly

Program Impact

Program Impacts for 2005
Frequently Asked Questions (Montana Extension)
Distance Diagnostics

Partners

Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Region 4 children's environmental health
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU)
P2AD-Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Georgia Indoor Air Coalition
Extension/Pharmacy Partnership
National Center for Healthy Housing