The "Spanish" flu pandemic of 1918 and 1919 caused the deaths of 20-50 million people worldwide including up to 675,000 in the U.S. While only about 1% of those infected with the virus died, it...
EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment. To achieve this mission, EPA implements a variety of programs under the Clean Air Act that focus on reducing outdoor, or ambient,...
This is a .pdf article from the National Center for Healthy Houses, National Healthy Homes Training Center website. The article was originally published in the "American Journal of Public Health" in...
This .pdf article from the American Journal of Public Health describes the justification for addressing environmental and safety issues in homes. It discusses why poor housing conditions often lead...
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies was established in April 2005 as a partnership between the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Pew Charitable Trusts. The Project is...
This .pdf publication from the National Center for Healthy Housing reports information discussed during a 2002 workshop. It reviews the relationship between childhood asthma and housing,...
The Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) serves as an essential instrument for the rapid and accurate dissemination of epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the...