Patient Education Information

EPA: Sick Building Sydrome - This fact sheet, provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, will explain the syndrome, the investigation procedure, and the solution.

Hometime.com: Healthy Homes - A summary of problems, and also the solutions, that may contribute to your home's poor air quality can be found here.

Addressing the Psychological Aspects of Indoor Air Quality - This is a reprint of a paper that was authored by a professor at Cornell University. The psychological aspects associated with indoor air quality, including sick building syndrome, are discussed.

American Lung Association: Air Quality in Large Buildings - This site offers a general discussion of sick building syndrome and tips on what can be done in large buildings to improve air quality.

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Glossary of Terms - The terms found at this site were compiled by the IAQ, a division of the Environmental Protection Agency.

National Safety Council: Sick Building Syndrome - The National Safety Council offers tips on keeping buildings healthy.

NIOSH: Indoor Environmental Quality - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease and injury. This fact sheet will discuss environmental problems that may be present in large buildings.

Sick Building Syndrome - NYU Medical Center provides these fact sheets on sick building syndrome and how to make your home healthy. They also provide a button to have the pages translated into: Español, Francaise, Italiano, Deutsche, or Portuguêse.

Sick School Syndrome - KidsHealth offers ideas on what should concern parents about the actual school buildings.