Region 8
Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations
Region 8 Indoor Air Quality Programs
National Information
Radon
Contact: Cornelia Maes
(303) 312-6031
maes.cornelia@epa.gov
Tools for Schools
EPA Region 8 offers free training and on-site technical assistance to school districts that need help in implementing Tools for Schools, supporting indoor air quality issues. School Districts that are currently using Tools for Schools in Region 8 include Adams 12, Salt Lake City Schools and Rapid City School District 51-4.
Region 8 Tools for Schools Program Contact: Ron Schiller, (303) 312-6017, schiller.ron@epa.gov
Region 8 Asthma, Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Mold and Other Indoor Air Contaminants Program Contact: Ron Schiller, (303) 312-6017, schiller.ron@epa.gov
Projects Currently Funded by the EPA Region 8 Indoor Air Program
Some of the sites listed on this page are not on the EPA Web site.
EPA Region 8 regularly holds grant competitions to select qualified applicants that are awarded funding for indoor environment related activities. The most recent competition resulted in the following organizations being awarded funds:
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
National Jewish (www.njc.org) has received funding to work with medical clinics and health care providers in rural areas of eastern Colorado. Through improvements in asthma diagnosis and treatment, and through improvements in the interactions of health care workers and patients, changes are made in the home environments of asthmatic patients that result in a healthier indoor environment for the patients.
Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board
The AATCHB (www.aatchb.org), headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota, is using funding from the EPA to work with Native American populations in North and South Dakota on asthma prevention activities. The AATCHB is working through Tribal partners and directly with 300 school nurses, coaches and other school staff on asthma prevention techniques, particularly the removal of asthma triggers in the school and home environments of asthma sufferers.
American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest
ALA of the Upper Midwest has received funding from the EPA to train day care workers on identifying and removing asthma triggers from both the day care centers and the homes of asthmatic children throughout South Dakota. The education campaign will result in day care providers removing asthma triggers from day care centers. The day care providers will then pass the information learned on to parents, who will then remove asthma triggers in their homes.
University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa is receiving funding to provide on-site training and technical support to schools that request help in implementing EPA’s Tools for Schools Indoor Air Quality Improvement activity. The assistance includes training schools staffs, inspections of schools to assess needs, and follow up advice and support to help sustain the activity.
For more information on current indoor air projects and the grant competition process please contact:
Contact: Ron Schiller
(303) 312-6017
schiller.ron@epa.gov