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Overview: Pediatric Environmental Health 2009
by Rose Goldman, MD, MPH; Michael Shannon, MD, MPH; Alan Woolf, MD, MPH

Objectives: Brief overview of issues in pediatric environmental health:

How has Pediatric Environmental Health evolved and what is it at present?
Physiological and behavioral differences that make children more vulnerable to toxic exposures than adults
How ongoing epidemiological and toxicological studies have altered are concept of what is “acceptable” exposure
Issues related to child labor, both in the US, and other parts of the world
Positive contributors from the environment, and what is our legacy

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Health Effects of Carbon Monoxide (2007, many files)
by James Cone, MD, Carole Chazin, PhD, Carrie Sadovnik, MS, CIH., Kelly Kass, Camera, Melissa Hacker, Video Editor, Debra Milek, MD

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Health Effects of Indoor Mold Exposure (2007, 53 slides)
by Rose Goldman, MD, MPH and Alan Woolf, MD, MPH
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Environmental Medicine Education Program and South Texas Environmental Education and Research Program (STEER-San Antonio/Laredo/Harlingen,Texas)

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Particulate Matter Toxicology (2007, 54 slides)
by Michael J. Wernke, R.Ph., Ph.D; Marci Balge, RN, MSN, COHN-S; Scott Phillips, MD, FACP, FACMT, FAACT
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Environmental Medicine Education Program and South Texas Environmental Education and Research Program (STEER-San Antonio/Laredo/Harlingen,Texas)

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Drinking Water Contamination. (2007, 81 slides)
by Michael Greenberg, MD, MPH, Arthur Frank, MD, PhD, and John Curtis, MD
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Environmental Medicine Education Program and South Texas Environmental Education and Research Program (STEER-San Antonio/Laredo/Harlingen,Texas)

Topics: Case Studies, GI Illnesses, Arsenic, Methemoglobin, Perchlorates, Solvents, MTBE, Metals, Bacteria, Protozoa, Cryptosporidium, Viruses, Terrorism, Physician roles

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Inorganic Dusts. (2007)
by Michael Greenberg, MD, MPH, Arthur Frank, MD, PhD, and John Curtis, MD
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Environmental Medicine Education Program and South Texas Environmental Education and Research Program (STEER-San Antonio/Laredo/Harlingen,Texas)

Topics: Historical Perspective, Libby Montana, Tremolite, Asbestos, Asbestosis, Mesothelioma, Silica, Fiberglass, Prevention, Evaluation, Diagnosis

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Heavy Metal Toxicity. (2007)
by Scott Phillips, MD, FACP, FACMT, FAACT
Marci Balge, RN, MSN, COHN-S
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Environmental Medicine Education Program and South Texas Environmental Education and Research Program (STEER-San Antonio/Laredo/Harlingen,Texas)

Topics: Definitions, Periodic Table, Azarcon, Lead, Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury (organic & inorganic).

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Pesticide Illness. (posted 1/31/2004)
by Rupali Das, MD, MPH, California Department of Health Services
Michael O’Malley, MD, MPH, University of California, Davis
Laura Styles, MPH, Public Health Institute

Objectives: This module is intended to teach the practicing physician more about pesticide illness. The first segment describes general aspects of pesticide toxicology, and pesticide illness epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Subsequent segments will discuss acute pesticide illness due to specific pesticide classes (Parts 2 and 3) and chronic pesticide illness (Part 4). Each segment will use case presentations to illustrate the educational material.