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Create Your Own MHE Program

The MHE is a unique program that was developed in 1992 to promote human health by increasing awareness of home environmental pollutants and to encourage actions to reduce exposure. Program results indicate an 87% improvement with individual behaviors. The results of one study were published in Environmental Health Perspectives, Journal of the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (October 1997).

Master Home Environmentalist © Best Practices Training

Learn how to build an army of knowledgeable people who go into their own communities and find and fix things that may be making people sick in their own homes. Or teach your patients/clients to look for things that may be affecting their ability to breathe!

Topics include Second Hand Smoke; Moisture and Biological Contaminants (mold); Asthma and Allergies; Communication and Behavior Change; Natural Lawn and Garden Care; Lead; Toxicology; Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation; Household Chemicals; Cultural Diversity and Tenants Rights.

The MHE program has expanded to other parts of the country in recent years and totals 19 as of 2006. Contact information is available for all MHE programs.

For more information please contact American Lung Association® of Washington at (206) 441-5100 or contact us.

EPA Honors MHE
The Master Home Environmentalist © program was recognized in 2005 with a Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award! This prestigious honor is given out annually by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to programs and organizations that demonstrate effectiveness, innovation, and longevity in protecting children from environmental health risks.
On April 21, 2005 in Washington D.C. Aileen Gagney, the Asthma and Environmental Health Program Manager and MHE coordinator, will accept the award on behalf of the American Lung Association in Washington, the MHE trainers and volunteers. Over the past few years Aileen has been a driving force in improving and expanding the program from Washington State to Washington D.C.
Congratulations to all those involved in the award winning Master Home Environmentalist Program!
 
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