Date of Publication
1-24-2012
Abstract
Introduction: Air pollutants are associated with many health risks. Children in the day care environment are uniquely suscept-ible to lung damage, infection, systemic illness & pollutant triggered hypersensitivity reactions. The latest public report by the CDC reports Vermont’s (VT) asthma rate is the high-est in the country at 11.1%. This project compared VT’s day care regulations regarding specific environmental factors linked with health risks to regulations in six surrounding New England states. We sought to assess whether VT’s regulations adequately protect children in day care
Advisor(s)
Gerald Davis, MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Rebecca Ryan, MEd, Vermont Lung Association
Agency
American Lung Association in Vermont
Subjects
Early and Middle Childhood, Educational and Community-Based Programs, Environmental Health, Health Communication and Health Information Technology, Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Diseases
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Carrick, Richard; Corbett-Detig, James; Coutinho, Anastasia; Hum, Justine; Krauthamer, Gunter; Marsh, Sarah; Davis, Gerald; and Ryan, Rebecca, "Breathing Easy: Lung Health and Associated Conditions in the Day Care Setting" (2012). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 65.
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