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Since 2008, we have collaborated with Tribal Air Quality, Environmental, Housing, and Community Health Programs, to provide training to over 1200 Tribal and Business professionals.
On-Site, Customized Training for Your Workforce
Our trainings provide customized indoor air/healthy homes training at your workplace. For our Tribal Circuit-Rider trainings our trainings are free for Tribes in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.
Audiences we train include: housing, construction and resident-services staff maintenance and custodial crews environmental and air quality staff teachers in schools and early childhood learning centers clinicians, nurses and community health workers in health care.
We work with you to design a curriculum that meets your specific training priorities, designing a workshop that lasts anywhere from 4 hours to two full days, depending on the number of topics and departments you would like trained. Prior to your training, we connect you with EPA, HUD and healthy home professionals to ensure we are bringing you the best available science and the most current resources.
How does it work?
When purchasing toolkits training is already taken into consideration when customizing those kits. We cover all costs for up to two days of on-site training for Tribes in EPA Region 10 (Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska). If you are outside EPA Region 10, we can work with you to find grant funding for the training. Tribes and Organizations outside the region often use HUD, EPA or DOE grants.
Is there a cost?
What type of Topics can the Training Cover?
Healthy Homes Introduction
Covers the full range of indoor air quality contaminants, from sources to health effects to best practices for prevention and remediation of hazards.
Best Practices for Prevention of Mold & Water Damage
Covers the materials, construction practices and maintenance issues that contribute to mold contamination. Covers use of flashing, insulation, ventilation, air sealing, containment, clean-up and prevention.
Building Sciences and Indoor Air Quality
Covers principles of building science including air movement, ventilation, heating and cooling. Includes in-depth coverage of healthy home and green building practices.
Healthy Homes for Residents & Tenants
Covers community education using Air Matters Toolkits, which include a green cleaning kit, mold removal kit, non-toxic pest traps, indoor air quality sensor, hygrometer, moisture meter, Carbon Monoxide detector, E-Learning videos and cue cards.
Wildfire Smoke Protections for Residents
Covers community education using Smoke Matters Toolkits, which include a DIY Filter-a-Fan, N-95 mask, rope caulk, door draft guard, Carbon Monoxide detector and more.
Integrated Pest Management
Covers environmentally friendly approaches to controlling pests. Focus is on prevention and use of pesticides as a last resort.
Green Cleaning, Household Products and Health Effects
Covers health effects of common cleaning and household products, including but not limited to cleansers, bleach, air fresheners, dryer sheets, perfumes, colognes, solvents, paints, etc. Covers effective and less expensive alternatives.
Asthma Home Visit Programs - Environmental Checklists and the Assessment Process
Covers the indoor air assessment component of asthma home visit programs. Includes developing customized IAQ checklists for health aides or air quality staff.