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Posts Tagged: health
Healthy Homes Youth App Webinar
Presenter: Gina Peek, USDA NIFA Healthy Homes Partnership Target Audience: USDA Extension and other educators and stakeholders. This… Read more »
Soil Sustains Humanity – Argonne Out Loud
Soil is a three-dimensional living system, containing solids, liquids, and gasses that together form the upper layer of… Read more »
Clean Air in the Classroom Webinar
Improve Air Quality and Extend HVAC and Equipment Life Through Preventive Maintenance Attend this webinar presented by the… Read more »
National Healthy Schools Day
Since 2002 parents, teachers, school nurses, custodians, advocates, and agencies have promoted National Healthy Schools Day activities nationwide…. Read more »
The State of Our Water: An overview of the most critical issues facing water in Illinois
As lakes, rivers and streams thaw, come learn how to protect them. Illinois has bountiful water assets that… Read more »
Nature RX Workshop
Much research supports the idea that being outside in nature has tremendous health benefits for human beings, and… Read more »
Green Resolution: Reduce the Size of Your Waste
A new year marks a time for many of us to set a goal for the upcoming… Read more »
USDA Farm to School Grant Applications Due
The USDA Farm to School Grant program was made to improve access to local foods in schools. Each… Read more »
UN World Soil Day
United Nations World Soil Day Held each year on December 5th, the United Nations’ World Soil Day aims to… Read more »
What has 10 eyes, blue blood, and outlasted the T-Rex?
Key vocab words will be in bold. K-12 These quirky creatures have roamed the Earth for over 450… Read more »
Is Your Driveway Toxic? What to Know Before You Seal
Re-sealing your asphalt driveway is an important step to make it last longer. Making things last as long… Read more »
Eco-Extraordinaires May 2017
Check out this month’s local leaders in green. Do you know a DuPage County organization or person that… Read more »
World Asthma Day
May is Asthma Awareness Month with Air Quality Awareness Week (May 1-5) and World Asthma Day (May 2). Approximately… Read more »
Air Quality Awareness Week
Be Air Aware for 2017 Air Quality Awareness Week. Thankfully air quality in the U.S. has improved significantly since… Read more »
Is Your School Air Aware? An Indoor Air Quality Primer
May 2nd is World Asthma Day, part of Air Quality Awareness Week May 1st-5th. Asthma is an epidemic… Read more »
Learn to Be Idle-Free: A Jumpstart for Clean Air & Healthy Lungs
SCARCE wants to help your organization be Idle-free. Eliminating vehicle idling promotes healthier air, healthier kids, and saves… Read more »
2017 DuPage Environmental Summit
Come visit us at this annual event that brings DuPage County’s environmental organizations together. Mark your calendar for… Read more »
Soil – It’s a Vital Natural Resource. You Dig?
Soil, A Vital Resource Consider life-sustaining resources. Air and water are often first to come to mind but a… Read more »
January is Radon Action Month
Radon causes lung cancer in non-smokers and smokers alike! It is an invisible, odorless and tasteless radioactive… Read more »