Joomla! site syndication http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org 2009-07-04T01:19:31+01:00 http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2009-06-29T09:11:51+01:00 http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org/content/view/1701/33/ Thomas Brennan, who is a certified mold remediation technician and owner of Thomas Carpet Cleaning and Restoration Service, is glad the school system and contractor are addressing the problem now rather than later, but he questions the methods used. While he agreed all the affected wallboard should be removed, he said measures should have been taken to prevent cross-contamination of mold spores in other parts of the building. According to American National Standard Institute guidelines for mold remediation, Brennan said the area should have been sealed with plastic, air scrubbers would have filtered out any airborne spores and workers would wear protective clothing. (Thomas Brennan, The Leaf-Chronicle) text/html 2009-06-10T08:28:55+01:00 http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org/content/view/1684/46/ The Acting US Surgeon General, Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., pictured above. Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker (http://www.biotoxin.info). However, later in the document itself, toxic properties of mold are briefly mentioned. We need the same sort of strongly worded guidance for our schools, a US Surgeon General's Strategic Plan for Schools, which does not yet exist, but could, in the near future. SMH will followup with a letter to that effect, offering our assistance. We encourage you, also, to call and write the US Surgeon General's office with your concerns related to the need for a plan to ensure that our schools become healthy places to occupy. We have provided his contact information, below. Also, we have listed the Surgeon General's Health Priorities - many of which tie into prevention of health problems and education - exactly our mission, here at The Center for School Mold Help. Please consider a donation of any amount to help us continue our advocacy and education. (SMH) text/html 2009-05-28T14:05:24+01:00 http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org/content/view/1642/33/ We commend the parents and teachers who continue to speak out about the sick building symptoms reported at Oak Ridge Elementary School in Greensboro, NC. Teachers even have refused to teach in these rooms, at least, for one day, this week. Testing by the health department is likely incorrect as health departments are not trained to detect or interpret mold problems sufficiently. We also disagree with Dr. Fried, mold exposure can be life-threatening and some do die as a result, according to research. Parents with sick children have every right to protect them by removing them from school and making other arrangements to continue their education. (SMH) text/html 2009-06-02T20:16:30+01:00 http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org/content/view/1669/63/ Read Alison Johnson's new book: Amputated Lives: Coping with Chemical Sensitivity Foreward by L. Christine Oliver, MD, Harvard Medical School text/html 2009-06-02T20:55:40+01:00 http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org/content/view/1672/46/ This glib writeup on an Australian reality show about home mold does not do the reality of home mold justice - obviously, the writer hasn't been devastated by mold-related illness yet, unlike many of our site visitors. However, we definitely will relate to his opening line - and he did seem to learn from the show that concerns about mold are not minor. Watch for this show on the Sundance Channel! (SMH)