The public is becoming aware of the role indoor environment plays on their overall health. Nationwide health initiatives recommend that the local public health infrastructure provide resources and services to help the general public identify and address poor indoor environmental quality. The authors surveyed certified and non-certified municipal, local, and state regional health departments in Illinois to identify free publicly available resources to help the general public address indoor environmental quality in their homes, schools, and non-industrial workplaces. Available services in Illinois appear to be limited primarily to literature distribution and phone consultation in most of the health departments statewide. The complete results of this study and potential reasons for limited services in local health departments in Illinois will be discussed.
Learning Objectives: 1. Identify services needed to address indoor environmental quality. 2. Discuss reasons local health departments provide or limit services to address indoor environental quality. 3. Identify key indoor environmental issues.
Keywords: Health Departments, Indoor Environment
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: local and state health departments in Illinois
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