by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Feb 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Twenty years since the passage of the Clean Air Act under President Richard Nixon in 1970, health benefits begin to manifest, Sykes said. In 1990, when the Act was re-authorized by President George H.W. Bush, clean air programs were found to prevent 205,000 premature...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Feb 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Comprehensive, Multi-Disciplinary, Sector-wide Solutions To combat the unhealthful aging practices of seniors and environmental pollution, government, business and nonprofits must unite to strategize over public policy to reduce exposure to poisonous chemicals,...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Feb 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Researchers from the Collaborative said the effects of air pollution on aging are also reflected in nutrition. Changes in agricultural practices and the food industry in terms of production, processing and distribution have changed how individuals consume food....
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Feb 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sykes explained that, in scientific research, a fine particle is 2.5 microns, a particle of flour is bigger and a grain of beach sand is blown up to 1,000 times of the size of the fine particle. Yet, despite its small size, the fine particle is powerful and possibly...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Feb 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Connections to Air Quality In a presentation titled “Aging Initiative: Protect Your Heart, Know Your AQI,” Sykes stressed that seniors and individuals in general ought to know their Air Quality Index, also known as AQI, as accessed on the EPA’s Air Now websites at...
