Healthy Indoor Air for
America’s Homes Receives Award
In recognition of its extension health programming,
the Healthy
Indoor Air for America’s Homes (HIAAH) program
received the 2005 Jeanne M. Priester State/Multi-state
Award at the National
Extension Health conference in Lexington,
Ky., April 15, 2005. The purpose of the award
is to honor extension programs at the county,
state, and national level that are positively
impacting the health of people across the
United States and that are providing the
leadership to expand extension’s capacity
to effectively implement health programs.
(HIAAH) is a national consumer education
program, with coordination from Montana State
University, that is concerned with improving
the quality of indoor air in homes relating
to moisture and biologicals (molds, mildew,
and dust mites), household products and furnishings,
radon, asbestos, lead, tobacco smoke, carbon
monoxide, formaldehyde, asthma, and building
science concepts.
Joseph L. Wysocki, CSREES national program
leader for Housing and Indoor Environment
and HIAAH coordinator, accepted the award
on behalf of the 50 state extension program
specialists who direct the program in their
respective states. This is the 10th anniversary
of this successful partnership between CSREES,
the Environmental Protection Agency, and
the land-grant universities.
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