{"id":2789,"date":"2016-04-04T18:02:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T22:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugagreenway.wordpress.com\/?p=2789"},"modified":"2023-01-03T15:30:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:30:15","slug":"creating-healthy-indoor-environments-in-child-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/greenway\/2016\/04\/04\/creating-healthy-indoor-environments-in-child-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Healthy Indoor Environments in Child Care (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each day millions of children spend a good part of the day away from home in a child care facility. It&#8217;s important to keep them healthy and safe both at home and\u00a0while they are away from home. One of best things you can do is to learn more about the connection\u00a0between health and the indoor environment so you can be proactive and take steps to avoid hazards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2793\" title=\"Image designed by Dr. Sarah Kirby, NC State Cooperative Extension\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/greenway\/files\/2016\/03\/child-care-facility.jpg\" alt=\"Child Care Facility\" width=\"562\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/greenway\/files\/2016\/03\/child-care-facility.jpg 767w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/greenway\/files\/2016\/03\/child-care-facility-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click one of the links below for a series of slides that will help you as a child care provider, or parent, understand the connections and how to avoid indoor environmental hazards like mold, lead dust, and pests. You will learn action steps you can take to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eliminate mold<\/li>\n<li>Reduce asthma triggers like pollen, animals and pests<\/li>\n<li>Decrease exposure to lead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Slides only:<span style=\"color:#339966\">\u00a0<span style=\"color:#3366ff\"><a style=\"color:#3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/greenway\/files\/2016\/03\/healthyenvironmentswebinarmarch28-slides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating Healthy Indoor Environments in Child Care<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Recorded Webinar:\u00a0<span style=\"color:#3366ff\"><a style=\"color:#3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/sas.elluminate.com\/site\/external\/playback\/artifact?psid=2016-03-28.1002.M.1933837DCC999E83ADEE093494EAF7.vcr&amp;aid=303750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating Healthy Indoor Environments in Child Care (with audio)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"color:#3366ff\"><strong>**\u00a0<a style=\"color:#3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/HealthyEnvts1Recording\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please share your thoughts about the webinar.<\/a>\u00a0**<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This project is supported by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#3366ff\"><a style=\"color:#3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gafamilies.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UGA Extension<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#3366ff\"><a style=\"color:#3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/yfcs.cals.ncsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NC State Cooperative Extension<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#3366ff\"><a style=\"color:#3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/extensionhealthyhomes.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthy Homes Partnership<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#3366ff\"><a style=\"color:#3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/articles.extension.org\/pages\/25362\/extension-alliance-for-better-child-care-community-of-practice-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eXtension Alliance for Better Child Care<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on healthy indoor environments visit the\u00a0U.S. Environmental Protection Agency web pages on <a href=\"https:\/\/epa mold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mold<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/asthma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asthma<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/lead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lead<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each day millions of children spend a good part of the day away from home in a child care facility. 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