After participating in the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify four indoor air contaminants.
• Provide two reasons why indoor air quality is an important issue.
• Describe three types of pollutant that occur from what you do in the home.
• Describe three types of pollutants that occur from what you have in the home.
• Describe five action steps to take for a healthy home.
  

Teaching plan for a 45 minute workshop (13 slides & notes).

1. Print this section of the Healthy Homes booklet to use for handout material.
2. Make copies of the Indoor Air Quality Pre-test and Post test.
3. At the beginning, distribute the Pre-Test. Ask the audience to take the quiz, informing them it is voluntary and anonymous. Have the completed tests passed to the back of the room, where they can be collected.
4. A good way to start this program is to ask the audience what kinds of indoor air quality issues they have had recently.
   
   • Has anyone had problems with radon, carbon monoxide?
   • Are there those in your family with asthma or allergies?

   We all learn from each other so this is a good way to draw your audience into the learning experience, and get their input and insight into real life experiences.

5. There are many pollutants mentioned in this program. If you want to go more in-depth into one or more of the pollutants discussed in this module, use the information found in the other modules in the Healthy Homes series. Information can also be found in the Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Home modules.

6. At the end of the program, distribute the Post-Test. Ask the audience to complete the test and leave it on a back table or chair as they leave the room. Inform them the test is voluntary and anonymous, but the information will be used for program improvements and Extension reporting.

7. Thank everyone for coming, and let them know that you are available for questions.

American Lung Association
800-586-4872

Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes
406-994-3451

Home A Syst
608-262-0024

Indiana State Department of Health - Indoor and Radiological Health

Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse (IAQ INFO)
800-438-4318

National Hispanic Indoor Air Quality Hotline
800-725-8312

National Lead Information Center
800-532-3394

National Radon Information Hotline
800-767-7236

US Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Air Quality Home page