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Acronyms
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ETS
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environmental tobacco smoke
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HVAC
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heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning
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IAP
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indoor
air pollution
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IAQ
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indoor
air quality
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MCS
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multiple
chemical sensitivity
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RADS
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reactive
airways dysfunction syndrome
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VE
|
Value
Engineering
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Organizations
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AAAAI
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American
Academy of
Allergy Asthma and Immunology
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AAEE
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American
Academy
of Environmental Engineers
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AARST
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American
Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists
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AFE
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Association
of Facility Engineers
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AIA
|
American Institute
of Architects
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AIACOTE
|
American
Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment
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ALA
|
American Lung
Association
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APHA
|
American Public
Health Association
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APRHB
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Air
Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch
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ARTI
|
Advanced
Research and Technology Institute
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ASCE
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American
Society of Civil Engineers
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ASHRAE
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American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
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ASTM
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American
Society for Testing and Materials
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ATS
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American
Thoracic Society
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ATSDR
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Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
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BASE
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Building
Assessment Survey and Evaluation Study
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BEIR
IV
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Committee
on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
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BIDS™
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Building
Investment Decisions Support
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BOMA
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Building
Owners and Managers Association
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Cal/OSHA
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California Division of Occupational Safety and
Health
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CDC
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Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
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CIAQ
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Committee
on Indoor Air Quality
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CMU
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Carnegie
Mellon
University
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CPSC
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Consumer
Products Safety Commission
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DARPA
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Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency
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DHHS
|
Department
of Health and Human Services
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DOC
|
Department
of Commerce
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DoE
|
Department
of Education
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DOE
|
Department
of Energy
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DRDS
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Division of
Respiratory Disease Studies
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EPA
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U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
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EPAC
|
Engineer Professional Advisory Committee
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FEMA
|
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
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FEMAC
|
Federal
Energy Management Advisory Council
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FFC
|
Federal
Facilities Council
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GAO
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General
Accountability Office
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GSA
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General
Services Administration
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HHE
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Health
Hazard Evaluation
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HIE
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Healthy
Indoor Environment
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HUD
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Department
of Housing and Urban Development
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IBI
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Integrated Business
Institute
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IDCE
|
International
Design
Center for the Environment
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IIDA
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International
Interior Design Association’s
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IOM
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Institute
of Medicine
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ISEA
|
International
Society of Exposure Assessment
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ISIAQ
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International
Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
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ISWG
|
Interagency
Sustainability Working Group
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JCAHO
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Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
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LEED
|
Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design
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NAEPP
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National
Asthma Education and Prevention Program
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NAHB
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National Association
of Home Builders
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NAS
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National
Academy
of Sciences
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NCEH
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National
Center
for Environmental Health
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NCHS
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National
Center
for Health Statistics
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NCICAS
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National
Cooperative Inner City Asthma Study
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NFPA
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National
Fire Protection Association
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NHANES
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National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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NHLBI
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National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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NIAID
|
National
Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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NIBS
|
National
Institute of
Building Sciences
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NIEHS
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National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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NIH
|
National
Institutes of Health
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NIOSH
|
National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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NIST
|
National
Institute of
Standards and Technology
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NORA
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National
Occupational Research Agenda
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NRC
|
National Research
Council
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NSF
|
National
Science Foundation
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NSLAH
|
National
Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing
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ORIA
|
Office of Radiation
and Indoor Air
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ORISE
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Oak
Ridge Institute for Science and Education
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OSG
|
Office
of the Surgeon General
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OSHA
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Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
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OSTP
|
Office of Science
Technology and Policy
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OSW
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Office of Solid
Waste
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PBS
|
Public
Buildings Service
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PHS
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Public Health Service
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PNIER
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Program
Needs for Indoor Environment Research
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SAME
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Society
of American Military Engineers
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SSPC
|
Standing
Standard Project Committee
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TISP
|
The
Infrastructure Security Partnership
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TSAC
|
Technical
and Scientific Advisory Committee
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USDA
|
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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USGBC
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U.S. Green
Building Council
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WHO
|
World
Health Organization
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The 2005 Surgeon General's Workshop on Healthy Indoor Environment was conducted to:
The workshop included presentations from experts in healthy indoor environment, federal officials, and advocacy organizations.
The Surgeon General's Workshop on Healthy Indoor Environment was the first activity to take place under the 2005 Year of The Healthy Child (YOTHC) agenda set by the Surgeon General. The YOTHC agenda provides for a year of examining issues surrounding the health and well being of children throughout the Nation and the world. Under this extremely comprehensive and aggressive single year agenda, the Office of the Surgeon General has taken a holistic approach, focusing efforts on the body, mind and spirit of the growing children. As a child grows, so do their health needs. The Office of the Surgeon General will address such issues as immunizations, childhood obesity, physical activity, illness and injury prevention, and the healthy indoor environment.
