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This page was last updated in December 2010

Come Grow with Us Manual




4. Creating a safe environment indoors and outdoors - Web Resources


Environment Canada's Air Quality Health Index

Ontario Ministry of Environment's Air Quality website
www.airqualityontario.com

20/20 The Way to Clean Air Planner Guide
www.cleanairpartnership.org/2020/

Canadian Dermatology Association
www.dermatology.ca

Canada Safety Council: Sun Safety Alert
http://archive.safety-council.org/info/sport/alert.html

Canada Child Care Directory : Sun Safety
http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/keepkidssafe/Sun.htm

Environment Canada
www.ec.gc.ca  Search for 'sun safety' 

Health Canada

www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index_e.html  Search for 'sun safety' 

Health Canada: Sunscreens
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/life-vie/sun_soleil_e.html

 Health Canada: Indoor Air Quality
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/air/in/index-eng.php

The World Health Organisation
www.who.int  Search for 'sun safety' 

York University

Ontario EcoSchools. School Ground Greening Guide: Designing for Shade

www.yorku.ca/fes/community/

Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.ca/ontario

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Indoor Air Pollution
www.pollutionissues.com/Ho-Li/Indoor-Air-Pollution.html

The Lung Association: Pollution and Air Quality
www.lung.ca/protect-protegez/pollution-pollution/indoor-interieur/index_e.php

World Health Organization
www.nachi.org/who-july-2009.htm

National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health : Health Effects from Mould Exposure in Indoor Environments
http://www.ncceh.ca/sites/default/files/Mould_and_Health_Effects_Nov_2009.pdf

 
 
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