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Environmental Health

The environments in which we live and work affect our health. The MMS Committee on Environmental and Occupational Health  educates physicians, develops policies and advocates for patients on environmental health issues that affect patient health.


Resources
Image Asthma Web Resources
Links to professional organizations, disease management info, links for patients
Image Chest Physicians Recommend Work History for Adult Asthma Patients
Physicians should ask adults with asthma about possible workplace exposure to allergens, according to the American College of Chest Physicians.
Image Fossil Fuels, Climate Change and Its Affects on Health
Information on public health and safety about the health impacts of fossil fuel usage, its affects on health, and tools to estimate carbon footprints 
Image Poor School Air Quality Is a Health Hazard 
Poor indoor air quality can seriously exacerbate pediatric asthma and allergies
Image Mercury: A Persistent Pollutant and Threat to Brain Development in Children
Atmospheric mercury settles into water bodies, where it becomes concentrated at higher levels of the food chain
Image Fish Consumption Advisories for Patients
Women of child-bearing age should avoid eating types of fish with high levels of mercury
Image The Time to Protect Our Endangered Species Is Now
MMS informs physicians and the public about the importance of protecting biodiversity, endangered species

 
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