New Edition of Hispanic Env. Health Page

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----- Forwarded by Kirk/R10/USEPA/US on 04/06/2006 08:33 AM -----News BriefIf you need more information on this subject, call the listed PressOfficer.For Release: (Washington, D.C. -- Thursday, April 6, 2006)New Edition of Hispanic Environmental Health Page Focuses on PesticidesContact: Lina Younes, (202) 564-4355 / younes.lina@...EPA announced today a new Hispanic environmental health page onpesticides in its Spanish-language portal. The new page discusseshealth and environmental issues associated with the proper use ofpesticides and informational resources in Spanish and English. ThisHispanic Web site is part of the agency's continuing expansion ofoutreach to the Hispanic community in the United States and Puerto Rico.The Hispanic environmental health page, "El medio ambiente y su salud,"focuses on the agency's overall efforts to educate Hispanics,researchers, and health care providers on how environmental healthissues affect the different Hispanic communities. The page is updatedregularly with new information on developments and policy. Since itslaunch last year, this popular page has covered issues such as asthma,mold and carbon monoxide. This segment of EPA's Spanish-language portalwill feature other environmental issues such as green technology anddrinking water in the near future.New edition on pesticides (http://www.epa.gov/espanol/pesticidas.htm)Information on "El medio ambiente y su salud" (http://www.epa.gov/espanol/saludhispana/index.htm)View all news releases related to pesticides and toxic chemicals