Resources

Curriculum. This hands-on lesson asks students to test the effect of ultraviolet (UV) light on UV-sensitive beads using plain lotion and sunscreens with varying SPF levels.

Classroom resource: This slideset includes a slide for each of the 7 Core Concepts of Environmental Health: Toxicity, Exposure, Dose/Response, Individual Susceptibility, Risks and Benefits, Environmental Justice, and Community Resources and Action

Curriculum. A 30-minute classroom activity to introduce nutrition, organic versus conventional foods, packaging, labeling, and consumer choices. Can also use non-food artifacts for students to consider.

The EDGE Community Engagement Core partnered with Clean Air Methow, and Anna Humphreys, a UW Public Health graduate student, to support communities in the Methow Valley during wildfire smoke events. This pamphlet sums up what Methow Valley communi

This results newsletter was created to inform community participants about the results of a study they were involved in to measure diesel emissions in five different Seattle neighborhoods.

This fact sheet summarizes lessons learned from the establishment of the Imperial County Community Air Monitoring Network.

This fact sheet summarizes the health impacts of air pollution and the ways that these impacts have been studied. It also includes a brief overview of work from the lab of Joel Kaufman, Acting Director of EDGE.

Poster, 8.5" by 11". Features our EH Venn diagram that visually represents the relationship between environment, genes, choices and health. Available in two sizes.

Classroom Activity, 7 pages. This activity is designed to get students or community members thinking critically about the complex issue related to workplace genetic testing for disease susceptibility.

Classroom Activity, 28 pages. This activity is designed to get students or community members thinking critically about the complex issue of seafood safety.

A collection of worksheets and resources that helps teachers engage their students in locally relevant environmental health research projects.

Graphic depiction of the Food System, considering food safety, transportation, food policy, health and more. 8x17" legal size

Curriculum, 226 pages. A collection of integrated lesson plans designed to introduce middle school students to the topic of lead and its effects on human health. This curriculum follows the same format as the Fact File on Asthma.

A collection of integrated lesson plans designed to introduce middle school students to the topics of diabetes and environmental health.

A collection of integrated lesson plans designed to introduce middle school students to the topics of asthma and environmental health. This curriculum provides EALR aligned lesson plans to teachers in a variety of subjects.

This hands-on lesson explores the characteristics of nine different sugars, sugar substitutes, and artificial sweeteners.

A role play activity designed to promote discussion and critical thinking about the issues of genetic testing and pesticide exposure.

This 48-slide powerpoint presentation introduces the subject of environmental health.

This activity serves as an "Introduction to Health" lesson. Students generate or are given a list of health topics and write each topic on its own sticky note.

In this activity, students research the environmental and genetic medical conditions in their own family or in the people they live with.

A 50-minute hands-on activity that will help students identify the connections between genetics, the environment and personal choices, and how they affect our health.