ot: Hispanics Can Head Online for Environmental Asthma Info via EPA url in Spanish

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Hispanics Can Head Online for Environmental Asthma Info

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http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2006/02/10/hscout530808.html

FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic-Americans looking for

information on environmental health issues associated with asthma, mold,

and indoor carbon monoxide have a new resource to turn to at the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency's Spanish Web site.

The new Web page is the latest in a series of online environmental

health sites presented in Spanish by the EPA over the past year. Others

include pages devoted to pesticides, lead poisoning prevention,

hazardous waste sites and recycling.

The EPA's Spanish Web site also has data on educational resources for

teachers and students, EPA grants, fellowships and small business

opportunities with the agency.

The new page focuses on how environmental health issues affect different

Hispanic communities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The

page's organizers will update it regularly with new developments and

policy.

The EPA's future plans for Hispanic outreach include additional Spanish

language Web pages and community forums to discuss health and

environmental issues.

*More information*

Here's where you can find the EPA's Spanish Web site

<http://www.epa.gov/espanol>.