Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers are Health Hazards
Air and noise pollution generated by gas-powered leaf blowers (GLBs) pose multiple hazards to human health
Sun Exposure: Protecting Children
Solar radiation is hazardous for children. Blistering sunburns in childhood and adolescence are especially dangerous and are strongly associated with increased risk of skin cancer. Blond or red-haired and blue-eyed children, who often have lighter complexions, are at highest risk of solar injury, because their skin contains smaller quantities of the protective pigment, melanin, than…
Protecting Your Family From Ticks
Ticks are very small 8-legged bugs that can transmit diseases to humans (tick-borne diseases). It’s important to protect yourself and your family from tick bites