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PFT Healthy Schools Tracker
Mobile App allows users to identify and report specific problems with building conditions in Philadelphia schools.
The resources below, some of which are from our Center and others from our partners, are targeted to teachers and/or students. They include environmental health curricula for teachers, programs for students and other resources of interest.
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Safer Pest Management
Beyond Pesticides provides information on the least toxic ways to deal with pests.
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City of Lancaster’s Free Lead Hazard Control Program
Lead Remediation targeted to low- to moderate-income households in four census tracts south of King Street.
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Build an At-Home Air Filter
Click the link to explore how to create an inexpensive and effective DIY air filter for your home or classroom!
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Children and Outdoor Pollution
Help improve children’s overall health by talking to them about air quality and limiting their outdoor activities on Code Orange and Red air quality days.
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What Chemicals are in your Personal Care Products?
Search EWG’s recommendations of non-toxic personal care products and discover if your favorite items have toxic chemicals.
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What’s in Your Your Tap Water?
EWG created a database on tap water quality where you can search your zip code and see the common contaminants in your tap water system.
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How Healthy is your Community’s Air?
Enter your zip code to see how the air quality in your neighborhood ranks with the rest of the country.
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How Indoor Air Quality Impacts Health Video
Video to see how indoor air quality impacts health and view recommendations on maintaining good air quality at home.
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Identifying and Remediating Lead in your Home
Click on your county to find local resources to identify and remediate lead in your home.
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Map of Sewers Contaminating Philadelphia Waterways
When it rains, raw sewage from homes flows into Philadelphia waterways. Use this map to find out when and where it’s happening.
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Hazardous Waste Sites Near You
Use the map linked on the webpage to identify current and past hazardous waste cleanup sites in your community.
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Less Toxic Methods to Control Pests
This fact sheet contains information on effective pest control methods without adding toxins to your home.
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EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning
The Environmental Working Group database lists the least toxic cleaning products to use at home.
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Air Quality Alerts
Sign up for air quality alerts, so you’ll know when to keep children and vulnerable adults inside.
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Free Smoke Detector Installation for Philadelphia Residents
Philadelphia residents can request a free smoke detector installed by the Fire Department. You can call 311 or visit this website.
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Training and Career Development from the Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology
The CEET has established a pipe-line into careers in the environmental health sciences that spans high-school students to advanced career training.
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Water Pollution Curriculum for 3rd-6th Grade Science and English Language Arts Class
Unit will help middle school students gain a deeper understanding of their connection to the land defined as the urban watershed and the system defined as the urban water use cycle.
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Lead Curriculum for a HS Chemistry Class
This curriculum on Lead is designed for a high school chemistry class. Christobal Carambo developed this program while attending the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia.
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Climate Change and Human Health Lesson Plans
Explore NIEHS curricula on climate change and human health for 9-12th graders and undergraduates
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Lead Curriculum for a HS Statistics Class
This curriculum on Lead is designed for a high school statistics class.
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Water Pollution Curriculum for 3-5th Grade Students
This unit on environmental health was designed for elementary students grades three through five.
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Methods to the madness – Activities for the teaching of research methods in AP Research using environmental science
This curriculum was written by John Danihel as part of Dr. Howarth’s class for the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia for an Advanced Placement Research course and will help high school students gain knowledge around air pollution and asthma.
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Lead Curriculum for a HS Government Class
This curriculum on Lead is designed for a high school government class.