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We have been writing the CDC for over a year, now (see below), with just the slightest of changes accomplished by CDC in direct response to our request to inform the American public about the findings of the IOM and WHO with regard to mold, dampness, and health.The CDC's mishandling of mold science is causing millions of Americans to fall ill in our schools, workplaces, and homes - costing billions of dollars in lost health and productivity, placing a burden on families and our healthcare system. We thought we'd note integrity restored to the CDC by this time. It hasn't happened yet.
CDC, even under the Obama administration, with newly appointed Director Thomas Frieden, is still dragging its bureaucratic, conflicted heels about telling us the scientific truth about indoor mold, dampness and health. We want all the indoor mold and dampness health effects warnings and conclusions listed by the World Health Organization and the long-ignored, CDC-funded study by the IOM: Damp Indoor Spaces and Health (2004) to be included in all related CDC guidance documents, at the very least. The US General Accounting Office (US GAO, 2008) agreed that federal agencies, such as the CDC, were not utilizing current scientific knowledge related to indoor mold and health and were misleading the public. The CDC is still ignoring the GAO: MOLD Audit Sept. 2008 recommendations, even under the Obama administration and its new director, Dr. Frieden. This is very disappointing and must change.
We need our site visitors to write and contact the CDC, too, insisting on current science from these authoritative sources, its Mission, Scientific Integrity, and Open Government being applied to all of its asthma, chronic illness, illness prevention, mold and health information. (SMH)
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