Your Health – Your Environment Blog Posts
Clean Water for All: World Water Day 2013
In 1993, the UN General Assembly declared March 22 as World Water Day. This post recognizes NCEH/ATSDR work to assure clean water. Can you remember a time when you were so thirsty you would have done almost anything for a glass of cool, refreshing water? Now imagine that the only water available to you is Read More >
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CDC’s Healthy Community Design Initiative (HCDI) is dedicated to creating neighborhoods where health and safety are priorities. In this blog post, HCDI staff member Dee Merriam explains how communities can provide more opportunities for exercise right where people live. Can exercise be convenient? Getting into the habit of exercising can be a challenge. But this Read More >
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March is National Nutrition Month. Read about a National Center of Environmental Health study that measured trans fatty acids in blood. CDC study shows notable decrease in the levels of trans-fatty acids in the blood. As the old saying goes, you are what you eat. The problem is that sometimes the things we eat can Read More >
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February 13-19 is National Random Acts of Kindness Week. Although the origin of this unofficial observance is unclear, the Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) movement appears to have started in California in response to the “random acts of violence” occurring in the late 1990s. An RAK day or week is observed in many nations Read More >
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Although some parts of the country are warming up already, winter is not “officially” over until March 20. So stay ready for winter hazards. You will be more likely to remain safe and healthy if you are prepared. Indoor Safety You may prefer to remain indoors in the winter as much as possible, but staying Read More >
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In April 2004, illness and death plagued rural Kenya. No one knew what the source could be. At the core of this mystery, however, was an outbreak— jaundice with a high rate of fatality in the districts of Makueni and Kitui, Eastern Province. Officials were at a loss for answers. Stumped, they were catapulted into Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentWith Health and Justice for All
NCEH and ATSDR post this blog in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, January 21, 2013. An industrial plant, a truck depot, a hazardous waste site, a garbage dump—would you mind having one of these in your neighborhood? Of course you would! No one wants to live with dirty air or Read More >
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January 6-12, 2013 is National Folic Acid Awareness Week. The following blog post explains the importance of folic acid in the diet of a pregnant woman and her unborn child and the significance of folic acid research and biomonitoring by NCEH’s Environmental Health Laboratory. A couple of decades ago, about 4,000 babies were born each Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentIf These Brownfields Could Talk
For more than 100 years, the American Brass Company operated a brass and copper foundry in the center of Kenosha, Wisconsin. When the factory closed in 2000, a wasteland of contaminants was left behind. Kenosha city officials knew about the closing and had their eyes on the land—a sprawling 29 acres—for redevelopment even before the Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentMeet the Scientist: Annabelle Allison
My “Meet the Scientist” series brings you conversations with NCEH/ATSDR scientists. These conversations aim to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health. Meet Annabelle NCEH/ATSDR Tribal Affairs Liaison and Hatch green chili fan Annabelle Allison Read More >
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