Transcript Healthy Kids: The Key to Basics Ellie Goldberg, M.Ed. www.healthy

You Can Still Turn Blue
In A Green School
Ellie Goldberg, M.Ed.
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Is your
school an
asthma
monster?
We have no right to handicap the allergic child.
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Chemicals in Perfume and the
Symptoms they cause
We share the air.
Stage 0
Tolerance
No perception of exposure.
Tickle in the throat, sneeze,
cough, throat clearing, mild
fatigue...
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Stage 1
Tissue Irritation
Symptoms occur after exposure but leave no sign of
tissue damage. Headache, joint pain, muscle pain,
red eyes, sore throat, fatigue, mild asthma,
flushing, nausea, dizziness, pruritis, persistent
irritating cough, uncharacteristic irritability,
moodiness, inability to concentrate. Often mistaken
for "viral infection" "flu-like symptoms". Person may
not suspect chemical exposures.
•"I feel like I'm coming down with a cold."
•"I must have whatever is going around."
•"I must be under a lot of stress."
•"I must have eaten something that didn't agree
with me."
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Stage 2
Episodes of Tissue Inflammation
Inflammation is the body's response to
injury (bronchitis, sinus infections, rhinitis,
arthritis, reactive airway disease, asthma,
vasculitis, dermatitis, colitis, multiple
sclerosis... Anti-inflammatory steroids may
reduce discomfort but mask symptoms.
Inflammation can not heal if chemical
exposures continue.
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Stage 3
Chronic Inflammation
Permanent Impairment and
Disability Lung damage, kidney
damage, liver damage, nerve
damage, immune system damage,
cancer...
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Mold
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The Effect of Carpet on Students
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Keep Out: Herbicide Application
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Typically developing children compared to
pesticide exposed children
IPM Needed Here
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Bring the Lessons
of the 1937
Texas School Explosion
to Your School
CENOTAPH (empty tomb)
The memorial to the 319 victims
Break the Silence about hazards
in your school.
Tell their story.
www.NewLondonSchool.org
Tell your story.
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The Sentinel
An image of
courage and
might, this lion
stands guard.
The sentinel or
guardian lion is a
common symbol
of protection,
alone or in pairs,
at an entrance or
gate and indoors
at a staircase or
fireplace.
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Are you the sentinel at the gate?
The sentinel
lion is a
symbol of
bravery,
power and
good luck.
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National Healthy Schools Day
Make every day a healthy schools day.
• Healthy Schools Network
•Healthy Schools Campaign
•US EPA IAQ Tools for Schools
•Laboratory Safety Institute
• US EPA Chemical Cleanout Campaign
Ellie Goldberg, M.Ed.
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617 965-9637