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Number of results: 34 for partner: Minnesota Department of Health
An Expectant Mother's Guide to Eating Minnesota Fish | Minnesota Department of Health
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Health - Medicine - Fish - Health
This pamphlet explains environmental contaminants in some Minnesota fish, describes potential health risks, explains ways to reduce one's risk and how to get further information. It was written for use by health clinics, nutritioner counsellors, childbirth education, and consumers.
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Arsenic in Drinking Water | Minnesota Department of Health, Environmental Health Division
Resource type: Booklet
Topics: Health - Water - Geology
Despite its reputation as a deadly poison, arsenic is like any toxic substance: its effect on people depends on factors such as how much we're exposed to and for how long, as well as how toxic it is. This booklet explains how arsenic gets into groundwater, health concerns and what well owners should know about treatment options.
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Bacterial Safety of Well Water | Minnesota Department of Health Well Management Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water
This two-sided brochure explains what waterborne infectious
diseases are, how they are spread, and how wells are
constructed and maintained to protect them from disease-
causing organisms.
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Bacteriological Contamination: Commonly Asked Questions and Answers | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water - Health
This two-sided fact sheet contains information in a
question-and-answer format regarding what people should do
when bacteriological contamination is detected in
their water system's supply.
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Coliform Bacteria | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water
This one-page fact sheet explains role of coliforms in
detecting contamination, sources of coliform bacteria and
health effects of waterborne diseases.
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Contaminants in Minnesota Fish | Minnesota Department of Health Division of Environmental Health Health Risk Assessment Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Health - Food Chain
Introductory information about environmental contaminants in Minnesota Fish, and ways to protect your health while enjoying Minnesota Fish.
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Copper in Drinking Water: Health Effects and How to Reduce Exposure | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water
This one-page fact sheet explains health effects of copper
exposure, how it enters drinking water, and what people can
do to reduce their exposure.
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Cryptosporidium | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water - Health
This two-sided fact sheet provides an introduction to
Cryptosporidium, explaining what it is and what is being
done in Minnesota to deal with potential contamination
problems.
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Eating Minnesota Fish: A Guide to Your Health | Minnesota Department of Health, Health Risk Assessment Unit Division of Environmental Health
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Health - Education - Food Chain
Describes environmental contaminants in Minnesota fish and some precautions that anglers can take to protect their health. See also "Fish Consumption Advisory Order Form," from MDH, which lists 20 other resources on fish consumption and health.
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Environmental Health: Protecting you from environmental hazards in your home, workplace and community | Minnesota Department of Health Environmental Health Division
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Health - Human Communities - Safety
Brochure describes environmental hazards to human health, and state government programs to protect the citizens of Minnesota. Tells about the public health role of the Minnesota Department of Health, Environmental Health Division programs. MDH' EH program protects drinking water, assures safe food and water, strives for cleaner indoor air, minimizes exposure from x-ray and nuclear sources, safeguards the public against lead poisoning, prevents exposure from asbestos, assesses health risks related to hazardous waste sites, advises anglers about eating Minnesota sport fish, and conducts research to assess environmental hazards to Minnesota communities. This brochure can be used as an educational tool for anyone wanting to know the spectrum of services in place to safeguard HUMAN COMMUNITIES in the spectrum of environmental protection.
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Hazardous Materials in the Environment: Monitoring the Health Impacts of Chemical Leaks and Spills | Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Site Assessment and Consultation Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Health - Hazardous Waste
Describes the Minnesota Department of Health's role in responding to leaks and spills.
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Health Risk Limits for Groundwater: Minnesota Rules | Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Health Risk Assessment Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Health - Water - Pollution Prevention
Describes health risk assessment methods, data and uses of health risk limits for groundwater. A health risk limit is the concentration of a groundwater contaminant, or a mixture of contaminants, that can be safely consumed daily for a lifetime. This hand-out includes the table of 120 health risk limits for groundwater. These rules are used in various pollution prevention programs. They do not apply for public water supplies.
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Health Risk Values for Air Pollutants Update | Minnesota Department of Health Environmental Health Division
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Health - Air - Science - Pollution Prevention
A periodic news Update about air contaminant rules being developed by the Minnesota Department of Health. These rules, called "Health Risk Values" for Air Pollutants, will specify an amount of a chemical, emitted to ambient air, to which most people can be exposed without significantly increasing their health risks. Ambient air refers to the surrounding air, and does not include workplace exposures). These rules will provide a health-based "yardstick" for determining safe exposure levels of contaminants.
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Home Water Treatment Units Point-of-Use Devices for Lead Removal | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water
This two-sided brochure provides basic information on
treatment units available for the reduction of lead in
drinking water.
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Home Water Treatment Units: Point-of-Use Devices | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water - Health
This two-sided brochure contains information on different
types of point-of-use water treatment units and the types
of problems they are designed to counter.
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Indoor Air Quality in Schools | Staff
Resource type: Web Site - Program - Resource Person
Topics: Air - Pollution - Pollution Prevention - Safety
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), IAQ is important for health, economic, and legal reasons. Indoor air pollutants can cause discomfort, and reduce school attendance and productivity. Moreover, it can "cause or contribute to short- and long-term health problems, including asthma, respiratory tract infection and disease, allergic reactions, headaches, nasal congestion, eye and skin irritations, coughing, sneezing, fatigue, dizziness and nausea"1. Poor indoor air quality can hasten building deterioration. One study of an elementary school showed that if $8,140 had been spent over 22 years on preventive maintenance, $1.5 million in repairs could have been avoided1. In addition, poor indoor air quality can contribute to the closing of schools, create liability problems, and strain relationships among parents, teachers, and the school administration.
The Minnesota 1997 Omnibus Education Act requires public school districts to adopt a plan to monitor and improve indoor air quality. The Department of Children, Families and Learning (DCFL) has adopted USEPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools program as the basis for establishing the criteria for an effective IAQ Management Plan.
Web Site: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/indoorair/schools/index.html
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Iron Bacteria in Well Water | Minnesota Department of Health Well Management Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water
This two-sided brochure provides well owners with information
on how to recognize and treat wells contaminated with this
nuisance bacteria and also gives advice on how to prevent
contamination.
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Lake Superior Fish Advisory: A Guide to Your Health | Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Health Risk Assessment Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Health - Food Chain
A sport fish consumption guide to Minnesota waters of Lake Superior. This one sheet pamphlet gives advice about eating fish from lake superior by species, and includes advice for cleaning and cooking fish to reduce potentially-hazardous contaminants. The aim is to encourage modification of fishing and fish-eating habits, rather than to discourage eating fish. The message was prepared by the Great Lakes Sport Fish Advisory Task Force and is used in the great lake states.
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Let it Run . . . . . . and Get the Lead Out! | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Poster - Guide
Topics: Water
This laminated poster contains tips for reducing exposure
to lead in drinking water and is designed to be posted in
schools, doctors' offices, and other places that serve
young people and other at-risk populations.
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Let it run . . . and get the lead out! | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water - Health
This one-page fact sheet explains health effects of lead
exposure, how it enters drinking water, and what people can
do to reduce their exposure.
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Mercury in the Environment | Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Health Risk Assessment Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Health - Food Chain - Hazardous Waste - Science
This fact sheet is geared to high school or college teachers who want in-depth information about mercury in the environment and in fish. Topics addressed include mercury chemistry, toxicity, and the symptoms of mercury toxicity. The fact sheet also explains the health risk assessment process that results in fish consumption advice for Minnesota lakes and rivers, as detailed in the annual Minnesota Fish Consumption Advisory.
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Minnesota Fish Consumption Advisory May 1996 | Minnesota Department of Health Division of Environmental Health Health Risk Assessment Unit
Resource type: Book/Magazine
Topics: Health - Food Chain - Rivers
List of health-bases advice for eating fish from over 600 lakes and 75 river locations in Minnesota . Result of annual testing program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. See also "Fish Consumption Advisory Order Form" from the Minnesota Department of Health.
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Nitrate in Drinking Water | Minnesota Department of Health Well Management Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water
This two-sided brochure explains what nitrate is, where it
comes from, how it gets into wells, what the health
hazards are, and what to do if nitrates are in the well
water.
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PLT's High School Curriculum: Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Project Learning Tree (PLT)
Resource type: Curriculum
Topics: Forests/Trees
Nine activities in PLT's Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests teach students about forest health, watersheds, climate change, who owns America's forests, and more. The 176-page guide integrates teaching about forests into a multitude of subject areas using hands-on classroom studies and outdoor field investigations. High school educators and junior college professors can obtain a copy of this curriculum by attending a PLT professional development workshop in their area. PLT's 50-state network trains more than 30,000 PreK-12 educators every year through 1,500 workshops held across the country.
The Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests module is designed to foster student understanding of- and appreciation for- the forested lands throughout North America. The module's activities provide an opportunity for hands-on study of forest resources while addressing concepts in biology, civics, ecology, economics, forest management, and other subject areas.
Through the activities found within this module, students examine ecological systems of a forest; analyze interdependencies within a forest ecosystem; and explore factors, such as fire, that shape the development of forests. In addition, they develop critical thinking skills and discover the importance of scientific analysis when making decisions about forest issues.
This resource was created, in part, with support from the USDA Forest Service and the Idaho Forest Products Group.
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To obtain this resource, educators must attend a Project Learning Tree professional development workshop. Contact your PLT State Coordinator to find and register for a workshop near you.
Note: Project Learning Tree (PLT) in Minnesota has been cut back because the Division of Forestry experienced some major budget reductions. PLT will exist, but minimally, through June 30, 2013. The Department of Natural Resources is evaluating its role in how we handle forestry education. If you want to share your thoughts or have questions about how this impacts you, feel free to contact Laura Duffey at laura.duffey@state.mn.us or 651-259-5263.
Minnesota's PLT Coordinator:
Laura Duffey
Initial PLT Contact Person
Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd
Box 44
St. Paul, MN 55155-4044
Phone:651-259-5263 and 1-888-646-6367
Fax:651-296-5954
Email: laura.duffey@state.mn.us
Web: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/plt/index.html
For more information visit http://www.plt.org/focus-on-forests or http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/plt/index.html
Web Site: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/plt/index.html
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Point-of-Use Water Treatment Units for Lead Removal Schools and Daycare Facilities | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water
This two-sided brochure provides basic information on
treatment units available for the reduction of lead in
drinking water in schools and daycare facilities.
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Protecting Your Drinking Water | Minnesota Department of Health Special Services Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Pollution - Water
This two-sided brochure describes the statewide effort to
protect public water supply wells from contamination
through Wellhead Protection.
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Protecting Your Farm Well | Minnesota Department of Health Well Management Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water - Health
This two-sided fact sheet provides information on how to
properly maintain a well, particularly on farms.
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Public Health Evaluations at Hazardous Waste Sites | Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Site Assessment and Consultation Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Health - Hazardous Waste - Human Communities
Information about public health evaluations at hazardous waste sites in Minnesota. Describes risk assessment process and how communities can have some input in the evaluation process.
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Public Water Drinking Program Administering and Enforcing the Safe Drinking Water Act | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Curriculum
Topics: Water
This two-sided fact sheet outlines the function of the
drinking water program at the Minnesota Department of
Health.
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Safe Clean Drinking Water: Available Across Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Health Public Water Supply Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water
This two-sided brochure contains facts about drinking water
in Minnesota and explains the role of water utilities and
the Minnesota Department of Health in protecting drinking
water.
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Sealing Unused Wells | Minnesota Department of Health Well Management Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water
This two-sided brochure defines unused wells and the hazards
of unused wells in addition to the requirements for locating
and sealing unused wells.
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The Ten Most Asked Questions about Wellhead Protection | Minnesota Department of Health Special Services Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water - Pollution - Health
This two-sided fact sheet contains answers to ten questions
related to Wellhead Protection and how it will affect
public water suppliers.
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To Your Health: Eating Lake Fish in Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Health Division of Environmental Health
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Fish - Food Chain - Lake - Health
Fish in some lakes in Minnesota may contain levels of mercury that pose a health hazard to the people who eat them. This three-fold brochure, written in easy-to-read language, with illustrations, conveys important information to fishing enthusiasts and others who eat a lot of fish, and encourages the reader to take simple steps to protect their--and their family's health.
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Wellhead Protection for Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Health Special Services Unit
Resource type: Pamphlet
Topics: Water - Pollution - Health
This one-page fact sheet contains information on Wellhead
Protection and the laws and rules related to it.
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