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Environmental Health and Toxicology Community Outreach and Education
We inform the public, K-12 educators, and environmental health professionals about environmental health sciences and toxicology issues through workshops, online papers, and K-12 programs, in the classroom and online.

Save the Dates! - Teacher Summer Institute May 27-29,
8:30 - 5:00 at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy.

Online registration is open. This will be a face-to-face workshop with the possibility of UA credit being explored.For more information contact Marti Lindsey, Outreach Director, (520) 626-3692

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Partnership with BIO5, Outreach will present two elementary curricula at the 2nd BIO5 Annual Teacher Symposium, Saturday, April 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the BIO5 Institute,

IZ Plus that teaches 5th and 6th grade students about anatomy.
Chick Chock that teaches 2nd and 3rd grade students about allergies.
For more information and/or to register, go to http://bio5.org/education/education_symposium.php

the Tucson Story of Trichloroethylene Environmental Contamination and Cleanup: an integrated case study using curriculum in science, language arts, and social studies to teach local history and science to high school students.

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KEYS Internships and ToxStart

The 2008 KEYS applications are closed. For more information, go to http://keys.pharmacy.arizona.edu/

Environmental health and toxicology are fascinating topics that can engage students of all ages. The lessons and activities included here address environmental health and toxicology, and translate research from the SWEHSC into educational materials for K-12 teachers, administrators, and students.

* Arsenic Information
* Asthma and Allergy Information

Meet the multidisciplinary team of professionals at the SWEHSC Community Outreach & Education Program.

* NIEHS COEP Resource center
* NIH Science Education Partnership Award
* Collaboration to Advance Teaching Technology and Science
* Environmental Education Exchange
* Pima County Department of Environmental Quality
* Tucson Water

* Arrange an Environmental Health Science or Toxicology presentation or program

* Activities for K-12 Students

* Materials from Past Events

* Events in the Community
* A new resource for Environmental Health Science Education from NIEHS

* PBS public health series: Rx for Survival

MedlinePlus assist you in locating authoritative health information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources. It offers over 650 health topic pages on diseases and conditions.
*Arsenic Resources
*Drinking Water
*Ozone
*Skin Cancer

* Try the COEP Index if you are used to browsing through the old COEP site.

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Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Room 244 PO Box 210207, Tucson, AZ, USA 85721-0207 swehsc-info@pharmacy.arizona.edu 520-626-5594 520-626-6944(FAX)
		*Funded by NIEHS grant # ES06694*

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