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Building on relationships with Philadelphia child cares, a new Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management project with the city's child care directors will promote safer and healthier indoor environments in these facilities.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA, January 26, 2012 /United States PR News/ -- Building on relationships with Philadelphia child cares, a new Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management project with the city's child care directors will promote safer and healthier indoor environments in these facilities.
The PA IPM Program has been collaborating with Penn State Cooperative Extension to develop the "Go Green for Kids Initiative" as part of their Better Kid Care Program. Part of the project is to develop a training module for extension educators to deliver to facility managers and child care directors. Topics will include how directors can improve indoor air quality in their facilities, how to manage pests safely, and how to contract with an IPM service provider.
Once developed, this module will also be available as online lessons. According to Amber Brunskill, PA IPM education specialist, the module guides child care directors, administrators, and
facility managers through a step-by-step process to evaluate key aspects of their indoor environments to make them healthier and safer for young children. "The module explores the connection between children's health and indoor environments of early learning facilities," she explains. "Poor ventilation, the use of chemical cleaners and air fresheners, and pests and pesticides can all contribute to poor air quality." Solutions include maintaining ventilations systems, using green cleaning alternatives, avoiding toxic craft supplies and air fresheners, and preventing pest problems through sanitation and exclusion measures.
The new training module will contain an instructor manual, handouts, and video clips from
Penn State and Philadelphia childcare facilities. Video segments provide how-to demonstrations on sanitation practices such as cleaning and repairing leaking pipes and screen doors; storing chemicals/cleaners out of the reach of children; fixing cracks and holes where pests can enter; how to interview a pest management professional before hiring; how to conduct indoor and outdoor inspections; and testimonials of child care staff using IPM methods.
The module is second in a series of trainings the collaboration will be producing and will be available summer 2012. The first module, "Healthy Air + Healthy Spaces = Healthy Children", is currently being delivered to educators and meets professional development requirements for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Keystone STARS, and Pennsylvania
Department of Education Act 48 Continuing Education Credits. It is available through the PA IPM's child care web site at http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/childcare and will be a part of the Better Kid Care on demand trainings at website http://betterkidcare.psu.edu/.
The Pennsylvania IPM program is a collaboration between the Pennsylvania State University and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture aimed at promoting integrated pest management in both agricultural and urban settings. For more information, contact the program at 814-865-2839, or go to www.paipm.org.
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Kristie Auman-Bauer
Pennsylvania IPM Program
Public Relations Coordinator
501 ASI
University Park, PA
United States 16802
Voice: 814 8652839
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