Re: Surgeon General's Workshop on Indoor Environments

[Guest guest]

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> I just attended the Surgeon Generals' Workshop on Indoor

Environments. Although they are still greatly behind the curve on

taking what is known about ill health effects of indoor molds, there

are those among the decision makers who are now receptive to gaining a

better understanding nad then implementing to help us.

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> Numerous MD's, Phd's, architects, and government employees spoke of

the need to proactively address the problem caused by poor indoor

environment, particularly mold.

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> The wheels turn slowly. There is much to be done. The number one

thing that all seemed to be in agreement on is that the public needs

to be made aware of the true health dangers of indoor mold and other

contaminants. By the end of the meeting, it was not even a question

of if. The question was how best to dissiminate this information to

the public.

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> Our job is to now keep this issue in the forefront. Help is on it's

way. We simply need to encourage it to come faster!

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> Sharon