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Community Readiness for Improved Indoor Air Quality Deborah Young

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

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Community Readiness for Improved Indoor Air Quality Deborah Young

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  1. Community Readiness for Improved Indoor Air Quality Deborah Young Director of the Center for Integrated Pest Management Colorado State University Colorado State University

  2. 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 Colorado State University

  3. 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 Colorado State University

  4. Funding • U. S. Environmental Protection Agency • Colorado State University • Utah State University • U. S. Department of Agriculture Colorado State University

  5. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Colorado State University a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks

  6. to improve health and safety by reducing exposure to pesticides, pest-related allergens and other environmental agents Colorado State University

  7. Partners • 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 Colorado State University

  8. Health risks in schools & housing • Cockroaches 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. Colorado State University

  9. Community Readiness Model -- modified • designed to create community-specific and culturally-relevant interventions Colorado State University Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research at CSU

  10. Process for conducting Community readiness assessment (1) Colorado State University

  11. Process for conducting Community readiness assessment (2) Colorado State University

  12. Methods used 2012 survey of school districts in Colorado and Utah Pilot schools and pest audits Stakeholder interviews Training and education Colorado State University

  13. Survey – identify issue → what are current pest management practices employed by public school districts in Colorado and Utah? Colorado State University

  14. Common pests Colorado State University

  15. Top reasons that schools use IPM Colorado State University

  16. Pilot schools Colorado State University

  17. School audits • Common problems • Pest vulnerable conditions • Pest management practices Colorado State University

  18. Stakeholders in schools • Custodians and facility managers • Teachers • Principals/administrators • Kitchen/nutrition • Grounds • Nurses and health aides • Pest control professionals • Students/parents Colorado State University

  19. Stakeholders in housing • Custodians and facility managers • Residents • Owners/ housing authority • Grounds managers • Community health workers • Pest control professionals • Special interest groups • Others? Colorado State University

  20. Telephone interviews • Ten pest management professionals (PMP) • Faculty and staff from six school districts in Colorado and Utah • 50+ interviews Colorado State University

  21. Interview questions – example 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? Colorado State University

  22. 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 Colorado State University

  23. Analyze data • By dimension (A – F) • By readiness score (1 – 9) Colorado State University

  24. Each question related to one or more key dimensions Colorado State University

  25. Nine stages of readiness Colorado State University

  26. 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.

  27. Data analysis By job title and by school district Significant differences among groups Colorado State University

  28. Pest control professionals • Professionals who have contracts with school districts • Very familiar with IPM • on a scale of “1” to “5”) Colorado State University

  29. Average Readiness Score: PMP • 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 PMPs Initiation Ownership Stabilization No awareness Confirmation/expansion Preparation Preplanning High level of community Denial/resistance Vague awareness

  30. Pest control professionals • Zero • Pretty illiterate • Not very – pulling teeth to teach IPM approaches • How knowledgeable is leadership, or those you coordinate with in the school district, with regard to integrated pest management approaches? Colorado State University

  31. School districts • 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 Districts Initiation Ownership Stabilization No awareness Confirmation/expansion Preparation Preplanning High level of community Denial/resistance Vague awareness

  32. To improve adoption of ipm • Focus 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

  33. 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

  34. Custodians & facility managers • IPM was a somewhat familiar concept to most, but they were “not experts.” • Current effort = 6 Ownership Stabilization Preplanning No awareness Initiation Confirmation/expansion Preparation High level of community Denial/resistance Vague awareness

  35. Strategies for custodians & facility managers • Wide range of expertise – training and education Colorado State University

  36. Nurses & health workers • 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) Initiation Ownership Stabilization Denial/resistance No awareness Confirmation/expansion Preparation Preplanning High level of community Vague awareness

  37. Nurses/health strategies • Importance of health and safety • Provide training about pests and pesticides • Obstacles to implement IPM • cost • communication • government red tape Colorado State University

  38. Administrators/principals • Knowledge of issue = 2.73; knowledge of efforts = 3.23 • Pest issues are on a need to know basis • Not on their radar Initiation Ownership Preparation Stabilization Preplanning No awareness Confirmation/expansion Vague awareness High level of community Denial/resistance

  39. Strategies for administrators • Connect IPM to • Academic achievement • Economics -- responsibility for public funds • Child safety issues Colorado State University

  40. IMPROVE COMMUNICATION FLOW Colorado State University

  41. Delivery • Keep in short • Different message for different audiences • Connect to learning outcomes • Connect to health & safety Colorado State University

  42. Use multiple approaches Colorado State University Be sure to include face to face training!

  43. Questions? Colorado State University

  44. For more information Deborah J. Young, Ph.D. Colorado Center for Integrated Pest Management Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177 970-491-1377 deborah.young@colostate.edu http://ipm.agsci.colostate.edu/ Colorado State University

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