community readiness for improved indoor air quality deborah young
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Community Readiness for Improved Indoor Air Quality Deborah Young Director of the Center for Integrated Pest Management Colorado State University. Our team. Susan Tungate, Director of Field Education Program, School of Social Work, Colorado State University - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Community Readiness for
Improved Indoor Air Quality
Deborah Young Director of the Center for Integrated Pest
Management
Colorado State University
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OUR TEAM Susan Tungate, Director of Field
Education Program, School of Social Work, Colorado State University
Ryan Davis, Insect Diagnostician, Utah State University
Kristen Carman, M.S.W. student, School of Social Work, Colorado State University
Esther Chapman, M.S.W. student, School of Social Work, Colorado State University
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OUTCOMES OF THIS PRESENTATION
increase awareness of pests, pest allergens and pesticides as they affect indoor air quality
introduce stakeholder interviews as tool to determine community readiness
suggest strategies to influence policy and social change
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FUNDING U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Colorado State University Utah State University U. S. Department of Agriculture
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INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM)
a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical
and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and
environmental risks
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to improve health and safety by reducing
exposure to pesticides, pest-related allergens and
other environmental agents
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Colorado State University Utah State University National Environmental Health Association U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Colorado & Utah Departments of Agriculture Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment, Utah Department of Health Colorado Department of Education school districts private pest control professionals
PARTNERS C
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HEALTH RISKS IN SCHOOLS & HOUSINGCockroaches and mouse urine are
associated with increased asthma.Wasp stings and black widow spider
bites may be life-threatening to susceptible individuals.
Children are more susceptible to pesticides and deserve special protection from exposure.
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COMMUNITY READINESS MODEL -- MODIFIED designed to create community-specific
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Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research at CSU
PROCESS FOR CONDUCTING COMMUNITY READINESS ASSESSMENT (1)
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PROCESS FOR CONDUCTING COMMUNITY READINESS ASSESSMENT (2)
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METHODS USED
1. 2012 survey of school districts in Colorado and Utah
2. Pilot schools and pest audits3. Stakeholder interviews4. Training and education
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SURVEY – IDENTIFY ISSUE
→ what are current pest management practices employed by public school districts in Colorado and Utah?
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COMMON PESTSC
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TOP REASONS THAT SCHOOLS USE IPM
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PILOT SCHOOLSC
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SCHOOL AUDITS Common problems Pest vulnerable conditions Pest management
practices
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STAKEHOLDERS IN SCHOOLSCustodians and facility managersTeachersPrincipals/administratorsKitchen/nutritionGroundsNurses and health aidesPest control professionalsStudents/parents
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STAKEHOLDERS IN HOUSINGCustodians and facility managersResidentsOwners/ housing authorityGrounds managersCommunity health workersPest control professionalsSpecial interest groupsOthers?
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TELEPHONE INTERVIEWSTen pest management professionals (PMP)
Faculty and staff from six school districts in Colorado and Utah
50+ interviews
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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS – EXAMPLE
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On a scale of “1” to “5”, with “1” indicating you’ve never heard of Integrated Pest Management and “5” indicating that you know and understand IPM, how familiar are you with IPM?
STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS TELL US --
how communication flows or is impeded
where decisions are made
information and training needs
potential obstacles approaches to provide
support for integrated pest management
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ANALYZE DATA
By dimension (A – F)
By readiness score (1 – 9)
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EACH QUESTION RELATED TO ONE OR MORE KEY DIMENSIONS
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Nine stages of readiness
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STAGES OF READINESS
3. Vague awareness -- a few community members have heard about local efforts, but know little about them. 4. Preplanning -- some community members have at least heard about local efforts.5. Preparation -- most community members have at least heard of local efforts. 6. Initiation -- most community members have at least basic knowledge of local efforts.
DATA ANALYSIS
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Significant differences among groups
By job title and
by school
district
PEST CONTROL PROFESSIONALS
Professionals who have contracts with school districts
Very familiar with IPM on a scale of “1” to “5”)
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AVERAGE READINESS SCORE: PMPNo
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Vagu
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Prep
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Prep
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Prep
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Prep
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Stab
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Confi
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ion/
Confi
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expa
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f
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Ow
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Most are aware of IPM but know little about the details.
Perceive that PMPs have greater IPM knowledge than school districts.
PMP community more ready to practice IPM than districts. 4.9
PM
Ps
PEST CONTROL PROFESSIONALS
How knowledgeable is leadership, or those you coordinate with in the school district, with regard to integrated pest management approaches?
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• Zero• Pretty illiterate
• Not very – pulling teeth to teach IPM approaches
SCHOOL DISTRICTSNo
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According to PMPs, most school districts are aware of IPM but know little about the details.
PMP community more ready to practice IPM than districts.
3.4
Dis
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TO IMPROVE ADOPTION OF IPMFocus education programs on administrators and facility managers
Conduct pilot programs to show success
Base bid process on approach (and money), not just the bottom line
PMP STRATEGIES
Increase educational efforts to clientele; educate housing managers or school districts to allow PMPs to properly do their job
Create an urban IPM certification license category
Provide more hands-on training for PMPs
CUSTODIANS & FACILITY MANAGERS
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IPM was a somewhat familiar concept to most, but they were “not experts.”
Current effort = 6
STRATEGIES FOR CUSTODIANS & FACILITY MANAGERS
Wide range of expertise – training and education
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NURSES & HEALTH WORKERSNo
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Have never heard of IPM. They speculate on what it is, but are not familiar with its implementation.
Knowledge of issue = 2 (denial or resistance)
NURSES/HEALTH STRATEGIESImportance of health and safetyProvide training about pests and
pesticides Obstacles to implement IPM
costcommunication government red tape
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ADMINISTRATORS/PRINCIPALSNo
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Knowledge of issue = 2.73; knowledge of efforts = 3.23
Pest issues are on a need to know basis
Not on their radar
STRATEGIES FOR ADMINISTRATORS
Connect IPM to Academic achievementEconomics -- responsibility for
public fundsChild safety issues
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IMPROVE COMMUNICATION FLOWC
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DELIVERYo Keep in shorto Different message for different
audienceso Connect to learning outcomes o Connect to health & safety
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USE MULTIPLE APPROACHES
Be sure to include face to face
training!
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Deborah J. Young, Ph.D.Colorado Center for Integrated Pest Management
Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO 80523-1177
http://ipm.agsci.colostate.edu/
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