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A Practical Guide to Bed Bug Prevention and Control For Property Managers and Tenants in Multi-Family Housing Units
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A Practical Guide to Bed Bug Prevention and Control For Property Managers and Tenants in Multi-Family Housing Units

The common bed bug is one of the most common pests found in human dwellings all over the world, especially in multi-family housing units. Many people, especially property managers and tenants in apartment buildings (comp...

A Practical Guide to Cockroach Control in Multi-Family Housing Units
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A Practical Guide to Cockroach Control in Multi-Family Housing Units

This resource covers life cycle, prevention of infestation, monitoring, and control of cockroaches in multi-family housing units....

A Shortcut to Wellhead Protection Delineation for Some Systems
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A Shortcut to Wellhead Protection Delineation for Some Systems

This publication describes the fixed radius method to delineate a wellhead protection area, which may be an option for water supply systems that pump, on average, less than 100,000 gallons per day....

Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Denmark Following the Ban on Including Antimicrobials in Livestock Feeds
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Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Denmark Following the Ban on Including Antimicrobials in Livestock Feeds

The use of antimicrobials (substances that kill or inhibit microorganisms) in food animal production is one of the more controversial agricultural practices in the United States. The author of this 4-page PDF publication...

Atrazine and Drinking Water: Understanding the Needs of Farmers and Citizens
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Atrazine and Drinking Water: Understanding the Needs of Farmers and Citizens

This is a brief but detailed explanation of atrazine use in Indiana that offers insight into why the chemical is so widely used and how it gets into public drinking water supplies. This publication also addresses weed ma...

Bed Bugs: Biology and Public Health Risk
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Bed Bugs: Biology and Public Health Risk

Bed bugs are well known as annoying biting pests, and they are increasing in importance, including in hotels and other lodging establishments in the U.S. You are encouraged to learn more about the biology of bed bugs an...

Biting Midges: Biology and Public Health Risk
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Biting Midges: Biology and Public Health Risk

Biting midges are minute to tiny flies that can be severe biting pests of humans, pests, livestock, and wildlife. Their blood-sucking habits also raise concerns about possible involvement in the transmission of disease a...

Black Flies: Biology and Public Health Risk
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Black Flies: Biology and Public Health Risk

Black flies, known also as "buffalo gnats" and "turkey gnats," are very small, robust flies that are annoying biting pests of wildlife, livestock, poultry, and humans. Their blood-sucking habits also raise concerns about...

Brownfields: A Rural Community Problem
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Building a Coalition: Investing in Health
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Building a Coalition: Investing in Health

Coalitions, partnerships, and strategic alliances are buzzwords in public health. But building a coalition or partnership from scratch can be a daunting task. Purdue Extension Health and Human Sciences created a fact she...

CAFOs and Public Health: The Fate of Unabsorbed Antibiotics
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CAFOs and Public Health: The Fate of Unabsorbed Antibiotics

This publication traces the life and activity of an antibiotic from administration to an animal, to excretion in feces or urine, to application to soil as fertilizer, and finally to possible entry into and contamination ...

Choosing a Consultant to Delineate the Wellhead Protection Area
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Choosing a Consultant to Delineate the Wellhead Protection Area

This publication offers some guidelines for water supply operators and wellhead protection planning teams who must hire a qualified ground water scientist to delineate a wellhead protection area....

Climate Change and Human Health
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Climate Change and Human Health

This publication describes the general effects of changing climate on human health, covering both positive and negative effects. It is part of a Climate Change series of publications.

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Community Readiness Handout
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Community Readiness Handout

There are a variety of reasons why a program or health initiative might not succeed as hoped. One method to improve the odds of success is the Community Readiness Assessment tool. Purdue Extension Health and Human Scienc...

DOT Rules of the Road
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DOT Rules of the Road

Vehicular accidents involving personal injury or hazardous material releases represent the greatest liability that companies face every day. Drivers of commercial vehicles need to be trained, certainly, but they also nee...

Drinking Water Quality Reports: Your Right to Know
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Drinking Water Quality Reports: Your Right to Know

This publication provides information for interpreting the drinking water quality report that customers of a public water system receive each year. It also covers types of contamination that can occur, treatment options,...

Effective Wellhead Protection Through Education
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Effective Wellhead Protection Through Education

This publication describes some ways that the wellhead protection planning team can promote wellhead protection education in their communities. Education is only one part of wellhead protection planning....

Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces:  Creating Healthy Communities
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Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces: Creating Healthy Communities

In Indiana, community leaders make decisions about public spaces such as parks, trails, farmers markets, schools, and Main Streets every day that affect the health and wellness of the community. Using Purdue Extension's ...

First Steps to Flood Recovery
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First Steps to Flood Recovery

This 16-page, PDF publication briefly outlines the immediate steps people can take to recover from a flood. Topics covered include helping yourself, helping your family, caring for pets and livestock, salvaging your keep...

First Steps to Flood Recovery (.mobi format)
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First Steps to Flood Recovery (.mobi format)

This version of the publication is designed for use on any device supported by the MobiPocket Reader. The publication briefly outlines the immediate steps people can take to recover from a flood. Topics covered include h...

First Steps to Flood Recovery (EPUB format)
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First Steps to Flood Recovery (EPUB format)

This epub designed for use on mobile devices briefly outlines the immediate steps people can take to recover from a flood. Topics covered include helping yourself, helping your family, caring for pets and livestock, salv...

Fleas: Biology and Public Health Risk
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Fleas: Biology and Public Health Risk

Historically, fleas have been involved in devastating epidemics of plague throughout the world. Today in the U. S., fleas primarily are annoying biting pests of pets and people. The most common species is the cat flea, C...

Fresh Vegetable Storage and Cleaning Guide
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Fresh Vegetable Storage and Cleaning Guide

This one-page handout provides information about storing and cleaning fresh vegetables to minimize the risk of foodborne illness when eating fresh produce. This publication is a companion to ...

Hablemos de salud mental
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Hablemos de salud mental

Uno de cada cinco adultos de los Estados Unidos tiene algún problema de salud mental. Es importante entender qué significa "salud mental" para reducir el miedo y el estigma. Esta publicación define salud me...

Horse and Deer Flies: Biology and Public Health Risk
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Horse and Deer Flies: Biology and Public Health Risk

Horse and deer flies are annoying biting pests of wildlife, livestock, and humans. Their blood sucking habits also raise concerns about possible transmission of disease agents. You are encouraged to learn more about the ...

Human Lice: Biology and Public Health Risk
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Human Lice: Biology and Public Health Risk

Lice are parasitic insects that must live, feed, and reproduce on the body of a living host. Numerous information sources discuss the lice that are parasites of humans, their public health risk, methods of personal prote...

Indiana Poultry Emergency Disease Response - Fact Sheet
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Indiana Poultry Emergency Disease Response - Fact Sheet

This fact sheet contains a list of resources; for example, if you are interested in knowing how to initiate steps to quarantine the infect area and contain the spread of disease, then the contact list says to contact Ind...

Invasive Plant Species Fact Sheets: Poison Hemlock
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Invasive Plant Species Fact Sheets: Poison Hemlock

This threepage fact sheet in the Invasive Plant Series provides information on identifying and controlling this poisonous weed. The publication, produced in partnership with the Southern Indiana Cooperative Weed Manageme...

Inventorying Potential Sources of Drinking Water Contamination
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Inventorying Potential Sources of Drinking Water Contamination

This publication provides guidance for the public water supply operators and local wellhead protection planning team members who will guide the completion of the contaminant source inventory. It explains the process of i...

Land Application of Municipal & Industrial Biosolids
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Land Application of Municipal & Industrial Biosolids

This publication discusses permits, pathogen control, toxic materials, biosolids testing, nutrient management, and record keeping....

Let's Talk about Mental Health
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Let's Talk about Mental Health

One in five adults in the United States deals with mental health issues. It is important to understand what "mental health" means to lessen fears and stigma. This publication defines mental health and stigma, shares some...

Lyme Disease
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Lyme Disease

This resource covers the cause, transmission, and biology of lyme disease. It also has a diagram on tick removal....

MRSA and Livestock
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MRSA and Livestock

There is growing concern over a possible link between MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and livestock production. This publication answers several of the most common questions surrounding this issue. ...

Pesticide Toxicology--Evaluating Safety and Risk
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Pesticide Toxicology--Evaluating Safety and Risk

This publication is intended to foster a better understanding of the role of toxicology in the safety evaluation and registration for pesticides.

Language: English.

Pages: 67.

Pesticides and Community Right-to-Know
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Pesticides and Community Right-to-Know

Do you store hazardous chemicals? Do you live near facilities that store hazardous chemicals? Do you volunteer your time on the Local Emergency Planning Committee? These and many other questions are addressed in "Pestici...

Pesticides and Epidemiology
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Pesticides and Epidemiology

Understanding a few basic epidemiological concepts and methods helps comprehend epidemiological findings in scientific journals, media accounts and government documents. The intent of this publication is to provide an ov...

Pesticides and Human Health Risk Assessment
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Pesticides and Human Health Risk Assessment

The public and policymakers want clear, definitive answers about pesticides. These answers are based on risk assessment. This publication describes risk assessment and its role in determining the safety of pesticides. ...

Pesticides and Risk Communication
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Pesticides and Risk Communication

This publication deals with interaction and dialogue with the public on pesticides and risk communication. Through the news media, the public is made aware of the risks involved with using pesticides and also the bene...

Pesticides and the Balancing Act
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Pesticides and the Balancing Act

This new trifold publication presents pesticide issues under discussion, concerns surrounding their use, and benefits attributed to pesticides. "Pesticides and the Balancing Act" provides insights into gaining the publ...

Pesticides and the Environment
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Pesticides and the Environment

This publication discusses what happens after application, pesticide properties, the application site, and putting it all together: the role of the applicator....

Raw Milk FAQs
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Raw Milk FAQs

This publication provides an overview of laws and proposed legislation applying to the sale and use of unpasteurized, or "raw," milk, and answers to 18 common questions about pasteurized and unpasteurized milk....

Safe Travels: Protect Yourself from Mosquitoes
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Safe Travels: Protect Yourself from Mosquitoes

This handy, one-page infographic offers tips to help protect yourself from Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses when you travel.

Format: PDF.

Pages: 1.

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Solving The Fish Kill Mystery (tri-fold brochure)
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Solving The Fish Kill Mystery (tri-fold brochure)

This is a tri-fold form for recording fish kill findings. It fits nicely into your glove compartment....

Stinging and Biting Pests
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Stinging and Biting Pests

Provides photos and brief descriptions of various stinging and biting insect pests.

Format: PDF.

Pages: 2.

Language: English.

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Stinging Insects and Medical Risk
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Stinging Insects and Medical Risk

This publication discusses the stinging insects and the medical risks associated with their venoms. Stinging insects belong to the insect order Hymenopera, the group...

The Benefits of Pesticides, A Story Worth Telling
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The Benefits of Pesticides, A Story Worth Telling

For decades, discussions among scientists and the public have focused on the real, predicted, and perceived risks that pesticides pose to people and the environment. Each use of a pesticide poses some level of risk, so i...

The Biology and Medical Importance of Ticks in Indiana
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The Biology and Medical Importance of Ticks in Indiana

This resource covers the biology of Indiana ticks. Graphics on tick removal and life cycles along with tick habitats are shown in this publication....

The Biology of Indiana Mosquitoes
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The Biology of Indiana Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are well known as annoying biting pests and vectors of disease-causing agents to humans and other animals. This publication examines mosquito biology, mosquito-borne diseases, methods of personal protection, a...

Ticks - Biology and Their Control
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Ticks - Biology and Their Control

Describes the habits of the two kinds of ticks commonly found in Indiana. Discusses measures that campers and hikers can take to protect themselves from ticks. Provides suggestions for outdoor and indoor tick control and...

Ticks 101: A Quick Start Guide to Indiana Tick Vectors
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Ticks 101: A Quick Start Guide to Indiana Tick Vectors

This handy, one-page infographic offers tips to help you identify the most common ticks in Indiana — and the diseases they can transmit.

Format: PDF.

Pages: 1.

Uselos como se indica: Cómo prevenir la sobredosis de medicamentos recetados
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Uselos como se indica: Cómo prevenir la sobredosis de medicamentos recetados

Todos los años, millones de personas usan medicamentos recetados en forma segura para tratar enfermedades o para prevenir complicaciones de una enfermedad. Sin embargo, existe el riesgo de hacer daño si los med...

Washing Fresh Vegetables to Enhance Food Safety
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Washing Fresh Vegetables to Enhance Food Safety

This six-page lesson is designed for use by educators when teaching food safety for fresh produce. Content includes how to choose, store, and clean fresh vegetables in order to minimize the risk of foodborne illness w...

West Nile Virus in Indiana
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West Nile Virus in Indiana

This resource discusses the symtoms and how West Nile Virus is transmitted. Life cycles and breading sites are shown in this publication too....