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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (4,1,'2013-08-20 21:35:39','2013-08-20 21:35:39','<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/pesticide_lawn-e1380900121608.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-512\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/pesticide_lawn-e1380900121608.jpg\" alt=\"pesticide_lawn\" width=\"719\" height=\"320\" /></a>\r\n<h2>The Problem with Pesticides</h2>\r\nPesticides are toxic chemicals designed to harm living things. <a href=\"http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/pestsales/07pestsales/table_of_contents2007.htm\" target=\"_blank\">According to the EPA</a>, about 5.2 billion pounds of pesticides are used worldwide each year, with 1.1 billion pounds used in the United States. Pesticides target insects, plants, fungi, and animals we want to eliminate. Unfortunately, they bring unintended consequences such as harming beneficial insects, other wildlife, and sometimes even ourselves.\r\n\r\nThe use and misuse of these chemicals have been linked to a number of serious health and environmental effects. Strong scientific evidence has connected pesticide exposure to a host of health hazards from asthma and ADHD in children, to cancer and reproductive problems. Moreover, the production and use of pesticides pollutes our water ecosystems and threatens our drinking water sources and wildlife.\r\n\r\nIt’s important to be fully aware of the harmful effects of pesticides so we can understand the need for alternative strategies for pest control, and help promote healthier communities, homes, and schools.\r\n\r\n[one_half]\r\n<h3>Children’s Health</h3>\r\nChildren are especially vulnerable to pesticide exposure.\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<h3>Reproductive Health</h3>\r\nPesticides threaten the delicate balance of our reproductive hormones and systems.\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/reproductive-health/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n[one_half]\r\n<h3>Cancer</h3>\r\nStrong scientific evidence links pesticide exposure to rising cancer rates.\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/cancer/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<h3>Environment</h3>\r\nPesticides threaten our water and wildlife.\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"Read More\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/environment/\">Read More</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The Problem','','publish','open','open','','the-problem','','','2015-10-06 15:02:01','2015-10-06 15:02:01','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=4',0,'page','',8),(6,1,'2013-08-20 21:35:44','2013-08-20 21:35:44','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-359\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2100-x-1400-DandelionHeadband-e1380813500621.jpg\" alt=\"Dandelion Headband\" width=\"719\" height=\"320\" />\r\n<h2>What We Do</h2>\r\nFor the past 20 years, Midwest Pesticide Action Center has been working at the local, state, and regional levels to protect people and the environment from the dangers of pesticides through advocacy, education, and outreach. Learn more about our programs below: [one_third] <a title=\"Keeping Kids Healthy\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/keeping-kids-healthy/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-186\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/KeepingKidsHealthy-Feature-e1380813731780.jpg\" alt=\"KeepingKidsHealthy small\" width=\"220\" height=\"96\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Keeping Kids Healthy</h3>\r\nWe work with school administration and parents to reduce pesticide use where our children live, learn, and play. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Keeping Kids Healthy\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/keeping-kids-healthy/\">Learn More</a> [/one_third] [one_third] <a title=\"Maintaining Healthy Parks\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/maintaining-healthy-parks/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-206\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/HealthyParks-Feature-e1384186332571.jpg\" alt=\"HealthyParks-Feature\" width=\"220\" height=\"96\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Maintaining Healthy Parks</h3>\r\nWe engage communities and park districts to cultivate sustainable, healthy spaces. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Maintaining Healthy Parks\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/maintaining-healthy-parks/\">Learn More</a> [/one_third] [one_third_last] <a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"Reducing Climate Impact\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/reducing-climate-impact/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-439\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1500-x-1835-MowingLawn-e1380920002738.jpg\" alt=\"Push Mower\" width=\"220\" height=\"96\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Reducing Climate Impact</h3>\r\nGrows Green educates retailers in order to help customers make climate-friendly lawn and garden choices. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Reducing Climate Impact\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/reducing-climate-impact/\">Learn More</a> [/one_third_last] [one_third] <a title=\"Preserving Water Quality\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/preserving-water-quality/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-386\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/water-e1380920131967.jpg\" alt=\"water\" width=\"220\" height=\"96\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Preserving Water Quality</h3>\r\nWe promote healthy lawn and landscape practices to protect water resources throughout the Midwest. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Preserving Water Quality\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/preserving-water-quality/\">Learn More</a> [/one_third] [one_third] <a title=\"Managing Healthy Homes\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/managing-healthy-homes/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-362\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/3184-x-2120-DSC_7272_00201767-e1380814093111.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7272_00201767\" width=\"220\" height=\"96\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Managing Healthy Homes</h3>\r\nWe advocate for safe and healthy living spaces by educating residents and building managers on integrated pest management. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Managing Healthy Homes\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/managing-healthy-homes/\">Learn More</a> [/one_third] [one_third_last] <a title=\"Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/beating-back-bed-bugs/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-375\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000001262286Large-Bedroom-e1380814154698.jpg\" alt=\"Bedroom\" width=\"220\" height=\"96\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Beating Back Bed Bugs</h3>\r\nWe inform individuals and institutions on safe, effective ways to control bed bugs that minimize exposure to toxic chemicals. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/beating-back-bed-bugs/\">Learn More</a> [/one_third_last] [one_third] <a title=\"Advancing Toxic-Free Policies\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/advancing-toxic-free-policies/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000015557555Large-Pillars-e1380814216162.jpg\" alt=\"Pillars of Law and Information at the United States Supreme Cour\" width=\"220\" height=\"96\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Advancing Toxic-Free Policies</h3>\r\nWe partner with governments on the local and state levels and empower the public to guard against pesticide exposure. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Advancing Toxic-Free Policies\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/advancing-toxic-free-policies/\">Learn More</a> [/one_third] [one_third_last] <a title=\"Working Toward Environmental Justice\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/working-toward-environmental-justice/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-395\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/coal-plant-bus524-e1380814261197.jpg\" alt=\"coal plant bus\" width=\"220\" height=\"96\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Working Toward Environmental Justice</h3>\r\nWe help protect low-income and minority communities from the effects associated with disproportionate exposure to toxic chemicals. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Working Toward Environmental Justice\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/working-toward-environmental-justice/\">Learn More</a> [/one_third_last]','What We Do','','publish','open','open','','what-we-do','','','2016-07-15 14:48:25','2016-07-15 14:48:25','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=6',0,'page','',0),(8,1,'2013-08-20 21:36:09','2013-08-20 21:36:09','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-781\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Watering-Flowers-e1384204457770.jpg\" alt=\"Watering Can\" width=\"720\" height=\"319\" />\r\n<h1>What You Can Do</h1>\r\nPesticides are applied where we work, live, and play. Although the problem may seem too large for one person to tackle, you can take action to reduce your exposure to and use of these toxic chemicals. Midwest Pesticide Action Center has developed the resources you need to create healthier spaces in your home, garden, and community. To view a full list of all of our free resources <a class=\"more\" title=\"All Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">click here.</a>\r\n\r\n[one_half]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1087\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Neighborhood-Street-small.jpg\" alt=\"Neighborhood Street small\" width=\"230\" height=\"96\" /></a><strong>In Your Home:</strong> Reduce pesticide use at home and grow healthy, resilient yards by choosing safer products for pest control and lawn care. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More </a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-community/\"><img src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000018320281Medium-Hands-Raised-e1384204811248.jpg\" alt=\"Hands Raised\" width=\"230\" height=\"96\" /></a>\r\n<strong>In Your Community:</strong> Advocate for change in the way pesticides are used in your community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Community\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-community/\">Learn More </a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n[one_half]<strong>Support</strong> Midwest Pesticide Action Center\'s work to create healthier communities. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Support Us\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/support-us/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<strong>View All Resources</strong> Find all of our materials to help you reduce your pesticide exposure in your home and community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"All Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half_last]','What You Can Do','','publish','open','open','','what-you-can-do','','','2016-07-15 14:51:54','2016-07-15 14:51:54','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=8',0,'page','',2),(12,1,'2013-08-20 21:36:22','2013-08-20 21:36:22','<h1>About Us<img class=\"alignright wp-image-1097\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Midwest_stacked-e1386625125966-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest Pesticide Action Center\" width=\"240\" height=\"149\" /></h1>\r\n<h2>Our Mission</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center is dedicated to reducing the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives. Continue reading for <a name=\"History\"></a> for: <a href=\"#History\">History</a>, <a href=\"#Staff\">Staff</a>, <a href=\"#Board\">Board of Directors</a>, <a href=\"#Advisory\">Advisory Council</a>, <a href=\"#Partners\">Partners and Supporters</a>\r\n<h2>History</h2>\r\nThe Sierra Club, Illinois Environmental Council, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, and Business and Professional People for the Public Interest founded the organization in 1994 to address widespread concerns over pesticide use. We work at the local, state, and regional levels to implement long-term policy changes and develop replicable programs for pesticide-use reduction. We are the only organization in the Midwest dedicated to protecting people and the environment from the serious impacts of pesticides. Recognition for our successful programs includes an Environmental Protection Agency Children’s Environmental Health Award, an Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Justice Award, and a Governor\'s Pollution Prevention Award. In 2013, after a thoughtful evaluation that included input from our staff, board, and stakeholders, we changed our name from Safer Pest Control Project to Midwest Pesticide Action Center. This new incarnation reinforces our core commitment and mission: to reduce the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives. As Midwest Pesticide Action Center, we will continue to address issues related to pesticide use, while expanding our reach throughout the<a name=\"Staff\"></a> Midwest.\r\n<h2>Staff</h2>\r\n<h3>Ruth Kerzee, Executive Director</h3>\r\nRuth Kerzee, Executive Director, has been on Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s staff since 2005. During her tenure, Ms. Kerzee has been responsible for Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s work related to promoting Integrated Pest Management in schools and childcare facilities, and primary responsibility for developing the Integrated Pest Management in housing program. Ms. Kerzee is also responsible for all executive duties such as generating evaluative programs and strategizing on the growth and development of the organization. She has a Master’s of Science degree in Public Health from the University of Illinois Chicago, more than 15 years of experience working on occupational and environmental health issues, and is a licensed pest control technician. <strong>(773) 878-7378 </strong><b><a href=\"mailto:rkerzee@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rkerzee@pesticideaction.org</a></b>\r\n<h3>Ryan Anderson, Program and Communications Manager</h3>\r\nRyan Anderson leads and implements Midwest Pesticide Action Center\'s integrated marketing campaign and outdoors program. A 2016 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Christine Mirzayan Science &amp; Technology Fellow, Ryan has extensive experience advancing science-based solutions in urban and residential communities highlighted by his leadership of MPAC\'s Midwest Grows Green natural lawn care initiative that has recruited 9 pesticide free parks, 17 point-of-purchase retailers, and more than 200 pledges in its first year. Ryan has a Masters of Sustainable Solutions from Arizona State University and holds a dual bachelor\'s degree in Biology and Electronic Journalism from Butler University.  <strong>(773) 878-8245 <a href=\"mailto:%20randerson@pesticideaction.org\"> randerson@pesticideaction.org</a></strong>\r\n<h3>Leandra Trudeau, Program Assistant</h3>\r\nLeandra Trudeau has been with Midwest Pesticide Action Center since 2015, when she started as an intern. Ms. Trudeau assists with a variety of outdoor and indoor projects as well as outreach, event planning, and program implementation. In 2016, she graduated with Honors from the University of Chicago where she received a Bachelor of Arts in both Environmental Studies and Public Policy Studies. Before joining MPAC, Ms. Trudeau was the President and Co-Founder of the Phoenix Sustainability Initiative, an environmental student organization at the University of Chicago  <strong>(773) 762-9072 <a href=\"mailto:ltrudeau@pesticideaction.org\">ltrudeau@pesticideaction.org</a></strong>\r\n<h3>Board of Directors</h3>\r\n<strong>Meleah A. Geertsma, President</strong> Staff Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council\r\n<strong>Pamela Brookstein, Vice Presiden</strong>t Market Transformation Specialist, Elevate Energy\r\n<strong>Kevin Dick, Treasurer</strong> LEED AP + O&amp;M Project Manager, Delta Institute\r\n<strong>Jonathan Higgins, Secretary</strong> Director of Conservation, Great Rivers Partnership, The Nature Conservancy\r\n<strong>Susan Besson, Chair</strong>, Evanston Environment Board\r\n<strong>Peggy McGrath</strong>, Community Activist, Oak Park &amp; River Forest, IL\r\n<strong>Pallavi Phartiyal</strong>, Senior Analyst &amp; Program Manager, Union of Concerned Scientists\r\n<strong>Julie Samuels</strong>, Community Organizer, Chicago Community Gardeners Association and Oak Park Edible Gardeners Cooperative.\r\n<h2>Advisory Council</h2>\r\n<strong>Julie Brown</strong>, Senior Staff Counsel, Business &amp; Professional People for the Public Interest\r\n<strong>Raymond Cloyd, Ph.D</strong>. Professor, Kansas State University, Department of Entomology\r\n<strong>Jay Feldman</strong>, Executive Director, Beyond Pesticides\r\n<strong>Kevin Greene</strong>, Associate Director, IL EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention\r\n<strong>Keith Harley</strong>, J.D. Environmental Law Program Director, Chicago Legal Clinic\r\n<strong>Marc Lame</strong>, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs\r\n<strong>Philip Landrigan, M.D., M.Sc</strong>. Dean for Global Health, Ethel M. 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Foundation</a><a href=\"http://www.tbf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nPublic Places Healthy Spaces</a><a href=\"http://www.therobertsfamilyfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://www.swwtwater.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, Inc.</a><a href=\"http://www.tbf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nThomas and Donna Stone Foundation\r\n</a><a href=\"http://www.villageoffranklinpark.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Village of Franklin Park</a><a href=\"http://www.tbf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://www.wallacegenetic.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wallace Genetic Foundation</a><a href=\"http://www.tbf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whole Foods Market</a>','About Us','','publish','open','open','','about-us','','','2018-06-22 16:31:03','2018-06-22 16:31:03','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=12',0,'page','',1),(16,1,'2013-08-22 02:52:13','2013-08-22 02:52:13',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','16','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=16',32,'nav_menu_item','',0),(19,1,'2013-08-22 02:52:13','2013-08-22 02:52:13',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','19','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=19',1,'nav_menu_item','',0),(20,1,'2013-08-22 02:52:13','2013-08-22 02:52:13',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','20','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=20',6,'nav_menu_item','',0),(21,1,'2013-08-22 02:52:13','2013-08-22 02:52:13',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','21','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=21',15,'nav_menu_item','',0),(24,1,'2013-08-22 04:02:21','2013-08-22 04:02:21','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-186\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/KeepingKidsHealthy-Feature.jpg\" alt=\"KeepingKidsHealthy-Feature\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" />\r\n<h1>Keeping Kids Healthy</h1>\r\nChildren are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of pesticides. Midwest Pesticide Action Center works with building managers, schools, childcares, and parks to protect children from exposure to pesticides where they live, learn, and play.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Live\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Live\">Where They Live</a>, <a href=\"#Learn\">Where They Learn</a>, <a href=\"#Play\">Where They Play</a>\r\n<h2>Where They Live</h2>\r\nCultivating a healthy home is essential to protecting children’s health. Midwest Pesticide Action Center provides thousands of families with easy to use<a title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\"> information</a> and guidance on how to manage pest problems in the home in the safest and most effective ways.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>We translated many of our documents into Spanish, Polish, French, and Mandarin—the most commonly spoken languages other than English in the Midwest.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The information and resources provided help protect children from being unnecessarily exposed to the toxins in pesticides linked to health problems like asthma, leukemia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>In collaboration with the Respiratory Health Association, we trained hundreds of asthma education professionals on the risks pests and pesticides pose to children in order to improve the health outcomes of those with asthma.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nVisit<a name=\"Learn\"></a> our <a title=\"Managing Healthy Homes\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/managing-healthy-homes/\">Managing Healthy Homes</a> page to see what we do to educate families on safe, effective pest control.\r\n<h2>Where They Learn</h2>\r\n<h3>Affecting Policy and Policymakers</h3>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center made it a priority to work with policy makers and school administrators to make the indoor and outdoor environments of these facilities as safe as possible by eliminating the use of toxic chemicals. Our successes include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Developing the training video “Integrated Pest Management in Illinois Schools: A Better Method” to inform the school and childcare community about the new laws, which is now free and available to everyone on YouTube.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<iframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/_Fal0PepQOQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Working to amend the Structural Pest Control Act in Illinois to require schools and childcare facilities to adopt an Integrated Pest Management program for pest control.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Amending the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act that requires schools and childcare facilities to notify parents before applying pesticides and other lawn care treatments.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Educating parents on their right to know when pesticides are applied to their children’s school and childcare facilities.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLearn more about these laws that relate to schools and childcare facilities on our <a title=\"Advancing Toxic-Free Policies\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/advancing-toxic-free-policies/\">Policy page</a>.\r\n<h3>Assisting Schools and Childcare Facilities</h3>\r\nOur children spend a considerable amount of their days at schools and childcare facilities; some spend more than 60 hours a week in these facilities. Midwest Pesticide Action Center works to protect our children in these environments.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized our school programs in 2008 with the Environmental Justice Achievement Award. Our success includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Helping the third-largest school district in the nation, Chicago Public Schools, to adopt Integrated Pest Management as a district-wide policy by:</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Developing the criteria for contracting with pest control providers qualified to conduct Integrated Pest Management activities;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Training more than 1,000 building engineers, custodial, and food service staff in Integrated Pest Management;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Reducing the reliance on pesticide applications for pest control in 681 schools, servicing 401,000 students.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Engaging and educating the childcares community in activities designed to reduce pesticide exposure for our children by:</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Amending the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services’ Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers to reflect new state Integrated Pest Management laws, including the notification requirement;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Providing workshops for day care inspectors on an Integrated Pest Management requirements for licensure;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Developing continuing education resources for childcare staff and management reaching more than 2,500 individuals and 650 childcare centers and homes resulting  in reduced pesticide exposure for more than 45,000 young children in Illinois.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Establishing the Pesticide-Free Childcares Coalition to work in low-income and minority communities to help childcare facilities comply with Illinois state laws. Learn more on our <a title=\"Working Toward Environmental Justice\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/working-toward-environmental-justice/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Justice Page</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Assisting other schools and childcare facilities in adopting an Integrated Pest Management program with the use of our Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools and Childcares.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>More than 1,000 school and childcare personnel representing 200+ school districts and 388 childcare facilities across Illinois received technical assistance and training on use of the guide.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Helping to develop the Chicago Asthma Consortium, School Task Force’s “Asthma Friendly School Award.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>This award recognizes schools that promote a healthful environment for all students. The award requires schools to maintain an integrated pest-management plan to receive recognition. Since 2010, 30 schools received the award.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nIf your facility would like to adopt a program with specialized training from Midwest Pesticide Action Center, email Executive Director Ruth<a name=\"Play\"></a> Kerzee at <a href=\"mailto:rkerzee@pesticideaction.org\">rkerzee@pesticideaction.org</a>.\r\n<h2>Where They Play</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center cultivates public parks, school grounds, and backyards that provide healthy spaces for children. Our multiple sustainable landscape and water quality campaigns and toolkits encourage limited use of lawn pesticides and synthetic fertilizers that compromise water quality, contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, and our overall exposure to toxic chemicals.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Chicago Grown Green\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grows Green</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Maintaining Healthy Parks\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/maintaining-healthy-parks/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maintaining Healthy Parks</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Preserving Water Quality\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/preserving-water-quality/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preserving Water Quality</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a title=\"Activist\'s Toolkit\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ActivistToolkitUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Activist’s Toolkit</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Schools and Childcares</strong>: For information on implementing an Integrated Pest Management Program in your school or childcare. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Resource Guide\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Activist\'s Toolkit</strong>: For information on advocating for healthy spaces in your community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Activist\'s Toolkit\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ActivistToolkitUpdated.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Video</strong>: Integrated Pest Management in Illinois Schools: A Better Method. <a class=\"more\" title=\"IPM in Illinois Schools: A Better Method\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fal0PepQOQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Keeping Kids Healthy','','publish','open','open','','keeping-kids-healthy','','','2017-07-27 18:26:02','2017-07-27 18:26:02','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=24',2,'page','',0),(26,1,'2013-08-22 04:02:39','2013-08-22 04:02:39','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-206\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/HealthyParks-Feature.jpg\" alt=\"HealthyParks-Feature\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" />\r\n<h1>Maintaining Healthy Parks</h1>\r\nAs green refuges in urban landscapes, parks provide necessary places for children to play, athletic facilities for sports teams, spaces for bicyclists and runners, and gathering places for families. Parks should provide safe, healthy places; however, many parks use pesticides on playgrounds and sports fields, along fence lines, and even to create grass-free zones around trees.\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center works to ensure safe and healthy parks for everyone. We engage with communities and park districts across the Midwest to reduce pesticide use and models in demonstrating how to manage green spaces in a healthy way for both people and the environment.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for <a name=\"Healthy\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Healthy\">A Healthy Park is a Natural Park</a>\r\n<h2>A Healthy Park is a Natural Park<span class=\"mceMediaCredit\"><span id=\"4\" class=\"media-credit-mce alignnone\" style=\"width: 255px;\"><span class=\"media-credit-dd\">\r\n</span></span></span></h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-725 alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign-1-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Healthy Parks Campaign Chicago\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" /></a>Midwest Pesticide Action Center created the <i>A Healthy Park is a Natural Park</i> campaign, an outreach initiative designed to help communities adopt sustainable landscape maintenance practices that do not rely on the use of toxic chemicals.\r\n\r\nThe campaign helps address aesthetic concerns by emphasizing that the presence of dandelions in a park does not mean neglect, but a healthier park and safer place to play.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The first <i>A Healthy Park is a Natural Park</i> campaign launched in Chicago during the spring of 2009 through a partnership with the largest municipal park manager in the country, the Chicago Park District.</li>\r\n 	<li>The Chicago Park District refined their landscape-maintenance practices to prevent the use of chemicals in 90 percent of Chicago’s 570 parks, raise awareness about the dangers of pesticide use in public spaces, increase the demand from residents for sustainably maintained parks, and save money.</li>\r\n 	<li>Over the last four years, the campaign prevented the use of 66,125 pounds of pesticide-active ingredients.</li>\r\n 	<li>By not spraying weed killer, the City saves $1.4 million per application.</li>\r\n 	<li>The campaign helped reduce community complaints about dandelions by 90 percent.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<blockquote>“The Park District strives to keep our Chicago parks a healthy place for everyone to enjoy. We are encouraging all Chicago residents to follow the Park District’s example and use more natural lawn care techniques that keeps your lawn safe and healthy.\"\r\n\r\n- Mike Kelly, Superintendent and CEO, Chicago Park District</blockquote>\r\nIn spring of 2012, the campaign expanded when Boulder, Colorado, adopted it to eliminate the use of synthetic chemicals on park property. In the last two years, the ongoing campaign, renamed as <i>Healthy Parks = Healthy People</i> continues to grow. View a video released in 2013 by the City of Boulder for details on the program, and <a title=\"Boulder\" href=\"https://www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/HealthyParks-1-201307051347.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download Boulder\'s Healthy Park Flier</a>.\r\n\r\n<iframe class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/7vCjbthgZsk?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n<blockquote>“We all really love this idea for addressing complaints about dandelions. You can take your child to the park and let your baby crawl around on the grass and let your dog roll around on the grass and know that they are not going to be exposed to synthetic pesticides which studies have now shown are linked to cancer in children and dogs.”\r\n\r\n- Rella Abernathy, Integrated Pest Management Coordinator, Community Planning &amp; Sustainability, City of Boulder</blockquote>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<b>Contact:</b> If interested in introducing the <em>A Natural Park is a Healthy Park</em> campaign to your community, contact us at <a class=\"more\" href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a>\r\n\r\n<b>Activist\'s Toolkit</b>: For information on advocating for healthy spaces in your community. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ActivistToolkitUpdated.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<b>Midwest Grows Green</b>: For information on reducing the climate impacts associated with lawn and garden care. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/midwest-grows-green/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What You Can Do:</strong> For tips on what you can do to promote healthy spaces in your community and home. <a class=\"more\" title=\"What You Can Do\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Maintaining Healthy Parks','','publish','open','closed','','maintaining-healthy-parks','','','2017-07-27 17:14:24','2017-07-27 17:14:24','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=26',3,'page','',0),(28,1,'2013-08-22 04:03:03','2013-08-22 04:03:03',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','28','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=28',8,'nav_menu_item','',0),(29,1,'2013-08-22 04:03:03','2013-08-22 04:03:03',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','29','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=29',7,'nav_menu_item','',0),(31,1,'2013-08-22 19:34:09','2013-08-22 19:34:09','Regional training that provides client service organizations, building managers and others with the basic information they need to know to control bed bugs.','Bed Bugs in Chicago','','publish','open','open','','bed-bugs-in-chicago','','','2013-08-22 19:37:20','2013-08-22 19:37:20','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=31',0,'tribe_events','',0),(32,1,'2013-08-22 19:35:41','2013-08-22 19:35:41','','Chicago Public Library - 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They face daily exposure to these toxic chemicals where they live, learn and play, at a time when their bodies are most susceptible to damage.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-1140\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2400-x-1600-BoyBlowingDandelion-e1385072687343-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"Boy Blowing Dandelion\" width=\"180\" height=\"175\" />Per pound, children eat over three times the food, drink two times the water, and breathe over two times as much air as adults. This means that in relation to their size, children receive higher doses of toxins like pesticides just from breathing air and consuming food and water.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The National Academy of Sciences landmark report titled, \"<em>Pesticides and the Diets of Infants and Children</em>,\" estimates that 50 percent of lifetime pesticide exposure occurs during the first five years of life.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Children’s behaviors such as playing on the floor, rolling in the grass, and putting non-food items in their mouths facilitate the passage of pesticides into children’s bodies, which can lead to serious health effects.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTo combat the impact of pests and pesticides on children’s health, we must use better methods for pest control that limit pesticide use, such as <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-IPM-A-Primer.pdf\">Integrated Pest Management (IPM)</a>.\r\n<a name=\"Asthma\"></a>\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Asthma\">Asthma</a>, <a href=\"#DevelopmentalDelays\">Developmental Delays and Learning Disabilities</a>, <a href=\"#ChildhoodCancers\">Childhood Cancers</a>\r\n<h2>Asthma</h2>\r\nAsthma is a chronic, lifelong disease that is now the most common childhood disease in the U.S., with more than 7 million children affected. According to the Centers for Disease Control:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>In some communities, 1 in every 4 children has asthma.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Asthma is one of the leading causes of school absenteeism, accounting for an estimated 14.4 million lost school days.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Asthma caused 479,300 hospitalizations, 1.9 million emergency room visits, and 8.9 million doctors’ office visits in 2009 (the latest year for which statistics are available).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Asthma costs the United States over $56 billion dollars per year to treat and manage.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA growing body of evidence links pesticide exposure to the development of asthma:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A 2004 study conducted in California linking pesticide exposure in the first year of life to an increased risk of developing asthma by age 5 years old.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a name=\"DevelopmentalDelays\"></a>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lists pesticides as one of four environmental pollutants that may influence the development of asthma and worsen symptoms.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Development Delays and Learning Disabilities</h2>\r\nStudies show that children exposed to pesticides used in homes and for agricultural purposes early in life have a higher risk of developmental delays. A developmental delay is the condition of a child being less developed mentally or physically than is normal for his or her age.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Low-level exposure to agricultural pesticides in a developing fetus, infant, or young child can result in higher rates of learning disabilities and significant drops in IQ by age seven.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Low-level pesticide exposure has, also, shown links to disruption in the lymphatic system and hormones that facilitate regular growth and development.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe drawings below illustrate the outcomes of a study by Dr. Elizabeth Guillette of children living in Yaqui Valley, Mexico compared to children living above in the foothills of Tescopaco. The Yaqui Valley children showed symptoms of developmental delays due to their heavy exposure to pesticides when compared to the less exposed children in the foothills.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Yaqui-Valley-2.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-655\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Yaqui-Valley-2.gif\" alt=\"Figure 1. Representative drawings of a person by 4-year-old Yaqui children from the valley and foothills of Sonora, Mexico.\" width=\"595\" height=\"332\" /></a> Figure 1. Representative drawings of a person by 4-year-old Yaqui children from the valley and foothills of Sonora, Mexico. <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Yaqui-Valley.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-654\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Yaqui-Valley.gif\" alt=\"Figure 2. Representative drawings of a person by 5-year-old Yaqui children from the valley and foothills of Sonora, Mexico.\" width=\"580\" height=\"295\" /></a> Figure 2. Representative drawings of a person by 5-year-old Yaqui children from the valley and foothills of Sonora, Mexico.\r\n\r\nThese are pictures of people drawn by Yaqui children. Notice the incredible contrast in the representations performed by the lesser-exposed foothill children (left) and more-exposed valley children (right).\r\n\r\nOther developmental problems linked to pesticide exposure include:\r\n\r\n<strong>Autism</strong>: Many scientists suspect pesticides contribute to autism and other brain function maladies, because they are neurotoxins.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Rates have risen dramatically over the past 20 years. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 88 children—and 1 in 54 boys—fall somewhere on the autism spectrum.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Autism rates have risen 78 percent since 2002.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Attention Deficit Hyper-Activity Disorder (ADHD): </strong>ADHD is another growing childhood disorder affecting brain function and behavior.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a name=\"EndocrineSystem\"></a>Studies suggest that ADHD and other neurological disorders may relate to a disruption in endocrine function caused by some pesticides. The endocrine system is key to the correct function of numerous systems within the body.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Endocrine-system-captioned.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1131\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Endocrine-system-captioned.jpg\" alt=\"Endocrine system captioned\" width=\"592\" height=\"613\" /></a>\r\n<a name=\"ChildhoodCancers\"></a>\r\n<h2>Childhood Cancers</h2>\r\nRates of some childhood cancers, particularly non-Hodgkins lymphomas, leukemia, and brain cancer, are on the rise.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A study by the American Academy of Pediatrics raised concerns about the link between pesticide exposure and childhood cancer, impaired neurological development, asthma, and endocrine disruption. Concluding statements by the Academy highlights that “the most comprehensive reviews of the existing literature implicate an association of pesticides with leukemia and brain tumors.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Childhood-cancer-incidence-graph.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-639\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Childhood-cancer-incidence-graph.jpg\" alt=\"Childhood cancer incidence graph\" width=\"745\" height=\"563\" /></a>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Asthma, Pests and Pesticides:</strong> For information on asthma, pests, and pesticides. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Asthma, Pests, and Pesticides\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Asthma-Pests-and-Pesticides.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Truth About Head Lice:</strong> For information on head lice treatment options. <a class=\"more\" title=\"The Truth About Head Lice\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Truth-About-Head-Lice.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Keeping Kids Healthy: </strong>Read about our programs that keep children healthy where they live, learn and play. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Keeping Kids Healthy\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/keeping-kids-healthy/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cancer: </strong>Learn more about how pesticides are associated with many types of cancer. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Cancer\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/cancer/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Children\'s Health','','publish','open','open','','childrens-health','','','2015-10-06 15:24:28','2015-10-06 15:24:28','',4,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=58',2,'page','',7),(60,1,'2013-08-27 00:38:10','2013-08-27 00:38:10','<h1>Reproductive Health</h1>\r\nPesticide exposure has been linked to the damage of reproductive health and the endocrine system. The <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/#EndocrineSystem\">endocrine system</a> encompasses a collection of glands in the body responsible for regulating hormone levels. Many pesticides disrupt the endocrine system, affecting critical processes of hormone production and functions of a healthy body.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that the disruption of the endocrine system can cause “reproductive disorders, birth defects, immune suppression, and other harmful effects.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Reproductive health diseases and disorders include reduced fertility, birth defects, developmental disorders, and preterm birth.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>According to the National Institutes of Health, exposure to environmental pollutants and endocrine disruptors may pose the greatest threat to reproductive health.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Mother\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Mother\">From Mother to Child</a>, <a href=\"#Obese\">Obesity Epidemic</a>\r\n<h3>From Mother to Child</h3>\r\nA growing body of evidence shows that pesticides can damage human reproductive health, with particularly high risks for pregnant women and fetuses.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides, once metabolized<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Smiling-Girl-e1385063968612.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1075 alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Smiling-Girl-e1385063968612.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling Girl\" width=\"240\" height=\"357\" /></a>, can pass through the placenta, which means that a mother’s exposure to pesticides from her food and environment can lead to exposure of her fetus.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>In a recent study, 100 percent of pregnant women who consumed potatoes, corn, and soybeans that had been genetically modified to be pesticide-tolerant had metabolites of one of the herbicides in the cord blood of their babies.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Reproductive exposures to pesticides can lead to permanent changes in the genetics of individuals altering the expression of genes <a name=\"Obese\"></a>(epigenetic effects).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Obesity Epidemic</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>In some studies, pesticide exposures in mice lead to genetic changes passed along to subsequent generations resulting in mental disorders and obesity.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Emerging science links exposure to pesticides in the womb to a higher likelihood that a child will develop metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The number of clinically obese U.S. children has more than tripled in the past 30 years.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>What You Can Do: </strong>For tips on how to make healthy choices in your home. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Keeping Kids Healthy: </strong>Read about our programs that keep children healthy. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Keeping Kids Healthy\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/keeping-kids-healthy/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cancer: </strong>Learn more about how pesticides are associated with many types of cancer. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Cancer\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/cancer/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo courtesy of Aaron Ehinger</em>','Reproductive Health','','publish','open','open','','reproductive-health','','','2015-10-06 15:31:11','2015-10-06 15:31:11','',4,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=60',3,'page','',0),(62,1,'2013-08-27 00:38:22','2013-08-27 00:38:22','<h1>Cancer</h1>\r\nCancer is a devastating disease that is all too common in the United States and around the world. Some types of cancer are on the decline, but the rates of others, such as non-Hodgkins lymphoma, childhood cancer, leukemia, and thyroid cancer are on the rise, according to the National Cancer Institute. Genetic and environmental factors each contribute to the causes of cancer with environmental factors increasingly suspected as contributing to the disease.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Children\">Especially Vulnerable: Children</a>, <a href=\"#Ag\">High Risk- Agriculture</a>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> </span>The World Health Organization classifies the spraying and application of insecticides as a “probably carcinogenic to humans”, just below “carcinogenic to humans.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides can cause cancer a number of ways— by disrupting hormones, damaging DNA, inflaming tissues, and turning genes on or off.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The many types of cancer associated with pesticide exposure include leukemia, neuroblastoma, Wilms\' tumor, soft-tissue sarcoma, Ewing\'s sarcoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and cancers of the brain, breast, pancreas, stomach, prostate, kidneys, colorectum, and testes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA 2010 President’s Cancer Panel report “<a title=\"Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now\" href=\"http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualreports/pcp08-09rpt/pcp_report_08-09_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now,</em></a>” highlights the link between environmental contaminants and cancer. The Panel recognizes that:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides are a chemical of concern.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The US needs stronger pesticide regulation and continued research on carcinogenicity potential.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified roughly 40 active ingredients in pesticides currently on the market as “known, probable, or possible human carcinogens.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The combination of active with, so called, inert unregulated additives, some of which are known to be toxic, may make the risk of cancer even higher than<a name=\"Children\"></a> predicted.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Especially Vulnerable: Children</h3>\r\nMany of the common childhood cancers listed by the American Cancer Society are associated with pesticide exposure.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Children who live in homes where their parents use pesticides are twice as likely to develop brain cancer as those who do not.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Higher rates of leukemia in children were similarly associated with pesticide use around the home, garden, and farm.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-659 alignnone\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\" alt=\"Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2010/results_figure/sect_28_zfig.01.pdf, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.\" width=\"1483\" height=\"1785\" /></a></h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD,<a name=\"Ag\"></a><a href=\"http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ\" target=\"_blank\"> http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ</a>, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.</em> </span>\r\n<h3>High Risk: Agriculture</h3>\r\nMany reports, including a 2010 report by the Agriculture Health Study titled \"<em><a title=\"A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort\" href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920083/\" target=\"_blank\">A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort</a></em>,\" show a link between exposure to agricultural pesticides and incidences of prostate and breast cancers.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The above study shows links between pesticide exposure and pancreatic and lung cancers.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>With the use of 9 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients used on agricultural lands every year and growing, the potential for unintended health outcomes will continue to climb.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Children\'s Health:</strong> Learn more about the unique cancer risks children face. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Children’s Health\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What You Can Do: </strong>For tips on how to make decisions that reduce your cancer risk in your home and community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What We Do:</strong> Learn more about what Midwest Pesticide Action Center does to reduce your exposure to harmful pesticides. <a class=\"more\" title=\"What We Do\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Cancer','','publish','open','open','','cancer','','','2015-10-06 15:44:59','2015-10-06 15:44:59','',4,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=62',4,'page','',2),(64,1,'2013-08-27 00:38:35','2013-08-27 00:38:35','<h1>The Environment</h1>\r\nThe 1962 release of Rachel Carson’s book, <i>Silent Spring</i>, alerted the public to the hazards of toxic chemicals. Since that time, we have learned a lot about the dangers that pesticides pose to humans and the environment. However,  annual pesticide use continues to increase in both quantity applied and number of registered active ingredients.\r\n<blockquote><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/3148-x-2100-Native_flower_butterfly-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Native_flower_butterfly\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" />These sprays, dusts, and aerosols are now applied almost universally to farms, gardens, forests, and homes - nonselective chemicals that have the power to kill every insect, the “good” and the “bad,” to still the song of birds and the leaping of fish in the streams, to coat the leaves with a deadly film, and to linger on in soil - all this though the intended target may be only a few weeds or insects. Can anyone believe it is possible to lay down such a barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called “insecticides,” but “biocides.” <a name=\"WaterQuality\"></a> - Rachel Carson, Silent Spring</blockquote>\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#WaterQuality\">Water Quality</a>, <a href=\"#DrinkingWaterSupplies\">Drinking Water Supplies</a>, <a href=\"#WildlifeProtection\">Wildlife Protection</a>, <a href=\"#ClimateChange\">Climate Change</a>\r\n<h2>Water Quality</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1322-x-992-Drains-to-Lake-grate-e1385070956509.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-1124 alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1322-x-992-Drains-to-Lake-grate-e1385070956509-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"Drains to Lake Grate\" width=\"180\" height=\"153\" /></a> Contamination from toxic chemicals such as pesticides threatens our water resources.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Each year, an estimated 10 trillion gallons of untreated stormwater runs into local waterways, picking up the pesticides applied to outdoor areas, like farms,  parks, and lawns with it.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The U.S. Geological Survey’s report, “<a href=\"http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2006/3028/pdf/fs2006-3028.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticides in the Nation’s Streams and Ground Water, 1992-2001</a>,” found pesticides in 96 percent of all fish, <a name=\"DrinkingWaterSupplies\"></a>100 percent of all surface waters, and 33 percent of major aquifers studied.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Drinking Water Supplies</h2>\r\nThe Safe Drinking Water Act (1974) requires public water systems to test drinking water for certain contaminants, including commonly used pesticides such as Atrazine, 2,4-D, and Glyphosate. Due to inadequate monitoring and weak regulations, some drinking water sources still have high concentrations of pesticides.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Atrazine is one such pesticide. See Natural Resources Defense Council’s piece, “<a title=\"Poisoning the Well: How the EPA is Ignoring Atrazine Contamination in Surface and Drinking Water in the Central United States\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/atrazine/files/atrazine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Poisoning the Well: How the EPA is Ignoring Atrazine Contamination in Surface and Drinking Water in the Central United State</a>s” <a name=\"WildlifeProtection\"></a>for more information on the extent to which this toxic chemical threatens our water resources.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Wildlife Protection</h2>\r\nPesticides are toxic chemicals designed to kill. The killing power of most of these toxins is not specific and will often kill or injure non-target species.\r\n\r\n<strong>Birds</strong>: According to the American Bird Conservancy:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>672 million birds are directly exposed to pesticides each year from agricultural use alone, and</li>\r\n	<li>67 million of them will die as result of this exposure.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Amphibians</strong>: Farms across the nation use more than 75 million pounds of atrazine, a common herbicide, each year.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>In waterways that contain atrazine, ten percent of male frogs developed into females. Sadly, the effects are observed at exposure levels deemed safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Pollinators</strong>: Honey bees pollinate one of every three bites of food we eat. Honey bees are disappearing across the country, putting $15 billion worth of fruit, vegetables, nuts, and field crops at risk each year.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Researchers call the mass disappearance Colony Collapse Disorder, and they estimate that nearly one-third of all honeybee colonies in the country have vanished.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Over the past decade, dozens of published, peer-reviewed studies have linked bee declines to pesticide use resulting in the European Union implementing a two-year ban on the use of certain pesticides called neonicotinoids in 2013. Neonicotinoids are 10,000 times more toxic to bees than other insecticides.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a name=\"ClimateChange\"></a>\r\n<h2>Climate Change</h2>\r\nThe energy-intensive production of pesticides  uses significant amounts of electricity, resulting in the release of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Production of pesticides for agricultural purposes alone results in the release of 72 million tons of carbon dioxide. To put this in perspective, this number equals the annual carbon dioxide emissions released by 15,000,000 passenger vehicles.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Reducing Climate Impact:</strong> Learn about our programs that help you reduce your contribution to climate change. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Reducing Climate Impact\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/reducing-climate-impact/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Preserving Water Quality:</strong> Learn about our programs that work to preserve water quality. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Preserving Water Quality\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/preserving-water-quality/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What You Can Do:</strong> For tips on what you can do in your own home and community to protect the environment.<a class=\"more\" title=\"What You Can Do\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/\"> Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Environment','','publish','open','open','','environment','','','2015-10-06 15:58:00','2015-10-06 15:58:00','',4,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=64',5,'page','',1),(72,1,'2013-08-27 16:47:43','2013-08-27 16:47:43','','Children\'s Health','','publish','open','closed','','childrens-health','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',4,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=72',2,'nav_menu_item','',0),(73,1,'2013-08-27 16:47:43','2013-08-27 16:47:43',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','73','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',4,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=73',3,'nav_menu_item','',0),(74,1,'2013-08-27 16:47:43','2013-08-27 16:47:43',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','74','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',4,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=74',4,'nav_menu_item','',0),(75,1,'2013-08-27 16:47:43','2013-08-27 16:47:43',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','75','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',4,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=75',5,'nav_menu_item','',0),(76,1,'2013-08-27 16:49:18','2013-08-27 16:49:18','<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/3184-x-2120-DSC_7272_00201767-e1380814390450.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-362\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/3184-x-2120-DSC_7272_00201767-e1380814390450.jpg\" alt=\"Row of Buildings PC\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" /></a>\r\n<h1>Managing Healthy Homes</h1>\r\nWe spend about 90 percent of our time indoors and much of that time in our homes. Most of us do not realize that pollution occurs more often in indoor environments than outdoor. In fact, Americans spend billions of dollars every year in housing-related healthcare costs such as asthma, lead-based paint poisoning, and allergies.\r\n\r\nA healthy home is dry, clean, ventilated, free from pests and contaminants, well maintained, and safe. Integrated Pest Management yields an effective, safe way to control pests.\r\n\r\nIntegrated Pest Management acts as an effective, common-sense approach to pest control that provides information on the habits and traits of pests and how they interact with our environment. This approach encourages a well-maintained home, free of water damage and other structural issues, and the use of the least toxic methods for control of pests to limit the impacts of pesticides on health issues like asthma and cancer.\r\n\r\nSince 2009, Midwest Pesticide Action Center has:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Held 65 housing related training events in IPM</li>\r\n 	<li>Trained over 3,000 individuals</li>\r\n 	<li>Impacted over 200,000 households</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nContinue reading for <a name=\"Empower\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Empower\">Empowering Residents</a>, <a href=\"#Educate\">Educating Housing Managers</a>, <a href=\"#Green\">Green and Healthy Homes</a>\r\n<h2>Empowering Residents</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center educates residents on reducing the misuse and overuse of pesticides while still effectively controlling pests by advocating for Integrated Pest Management.\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center develops many helpful resources that explain Integrated Pest Management to both renters and homeowners in an understandable way. We deliver this information by:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Talking to residents on a one-on-one basis at housing fairs;</li>\r\n 	<li>Organizing informative workshops that are targeted to residents;</li>\r\n 	<li>Collaborating with other organizations to inform renters and other residents on their right to healthy living conditions; and</li>\r\n 	<li>Providing technical assistance over the phone to hundreds of<a name=\"Educate\"></a> residents</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Educating Housing Managers</h2>\r\nWe have trained thousands of landlords and housing managers on safe, cost-effective, pest-control methods.  Low-income residents and public housing are often particularly affected by unhealthy homes.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, Midwest Pesticide Action Center worked with Chicago’s Henry Horner Public Housing Development to launch a landmark IPM program. Highlights of the program include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Targeted improvements in building maintenance, resident involvement and education on pest-management practices;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Regular pest inspection with minimal treatment by an operator with Integrated Pest Management expertise;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>In the first year, 90 percent of the development’s 500 residents reported satisfaction with the program; and</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>An 83 percent drop in the amount of insecticidal gel bait used on the property.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<blockquote>“You folks are unique in so many ways and so very important to landlords, tenants, the City of Chicago and, last but not least, the American way of life.\"\r\n\r\n- Paul Bernstein, Attorney at<a name=\"Green\"></a> Law</blockquote>\r\n<h2>Green and Healthy Homes</h2>\r\nThe <a href=\"http://www.greenandhealthyhomes.org/\">Green and Healthy Homes Initiative</a> is a national partnership of public, private, and philanthropic efforts that delivers a cost-effective and integrated approach to housing interventions through weatherization, energy efficiency, health, and safety. In Chicago, over 20 organizations work together to deliver services and provide education on healthy homes to residents, service providers, building owners, and the community.\r\n\r\nAs a member of the Chicago Green and Healthy Homes Initiative and with the support of the National Center for Healthy Housing and the City of Chicago, Midwest Pesticide Action Center works to support the initiative by offering information and training on Integrated Pest Management to promote best practices for maintaining a healthy home.\r\n\r\nOur Healthy Homes program is supported by the <a title=\"Illinois Department of Public Health\" href=\"http://www.idph.state.il.us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois Department of Public Health</a>, <a title=\"Polk Bros. Foundation\" href=\"http://www.polkbrosfdn.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polk Bros. Foundation</a>, and the <a title=\"City of Chicago Housing and Economic Development\" href=\"http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Chicago</a>.\r\n<h3>For Further Reading</h3>\r\n<b>What You Can Do</b>: For tips on making healthy decisions in your home. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Ten Steps to Pest Control:</strong> For information on Integrated Pest Management factsheets provides easy tips for a pest-free home. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Ten Steps to Pest Control\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/10StepsToControlPestsUpdated.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<b>Training</b>: Sign up for upcoming training events happening in the Midwest. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Events\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mpac-events/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo courtesy of John Booz</em>','Managing Healthy Homes','','publish','open','open','','managing-healthy-homes','','','2017-07-27 17:19:33','2017-07-27 17:19:33','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=76',6,'page','',0),(77,1,'2013-08-27 16:48:50','2013-08-27 16:48:50','','homes','','inherit','open','open','','homes','','','2013-08-27 16:48:50','2013-08-27 16:48:50','',76,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/homes.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(79,1,'2013-08-27 16:52:31','2013-08-27 16:52:31','','3 column page settings','','publish','closed','closed','','acf_3-column-page-settings','','','2013-11-14 21:26:05','2013-11-14 21:26:05','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?post_type=acf&#038;p=79',0,'acf','',0),(81,1,'2013-08-27 16:54:47','2013-08-27 16:54:47',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','81','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=81',11,'nav_menu_item','',0),(82,1,'2013-08-27 17:15:36','2013-08-27 17:15:36','<strong>Thank you for your $10 donation to Midwest Pesticide Action Center.</strong>  Your support helps us to:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Minimize pesticide use in schools, childcares, yards, and parks;</li>\r\n	<li>Decrease runoff of and exposure to toxic lawn and garden chemicals;</li>\r\n	<li>Reduce pesticide exposure and pest problems in low-income communities;</li>\r\n	<li>Inform people about pesticide risks and the availability of safer alternatives; and</li>\r\n	<li>Advance policies that provide greater protections against pesticide exposure.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<iframe id=\"etapIframe\" style=\"width: 549px; border: none; height: 1646px;\" src=\"https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/SaferPestControlProject/donate10now.html\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\"></iframe>','Donate $10','','publish','open','open','','quick-donate','','','2013-11-12 20:37:57','2013-11-12 20:37:57','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=82',0,'page','',0),(84,1,'2013-08-27 17:20:30','2013-08-27 17:20:30','<h1>Donate to Midwest Pesticide Action Center</h1>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">NOTICE:</span> MPAC is no longer taking donations through this online portal.</h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Please <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https://publicgood.com/org/midwest-pesticide-action-center-nfp-chicago-il-364361525/donate\">go here to donate</a></span>.</h3>\r\n<b>Thank you for supportin</b><strong>g Midwest Pesticide Action Center.</strong> Your contribution helps us to:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\" wp-image-355 alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1331-x-2000-Smiling-Girl-Outdoors-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling Girl Outdoors\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" />Minimize pesticide use in schools, childcares, yards, and parks;</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Decrease runoff of and exposure to toxic lawn and garden chemicals;</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Reduce pesticide exposure and pest problems in low-income communities;</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Inform people about pesticide risks and the availability of safer alternatives; and</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Advance policies that provide greater protections against pesticide exposure.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<iframe id=\"etapIframe\" style=\"width: 549px; border: none; height: 1812px;\" src=\"https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/SaferPestControlProject/donate.html\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"></iframe>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Midwest Pesticide Action Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">EIN: 36-4361525</p>','Donate to Midwest Pesticide Action Center','','publish','open','open','','donate','','','2018-11-29 18:54:36','2018-11-29 18:54:36','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=84',0,'page','',5),(89,1,'2013-08-27 19:27:21','2013-08-27 19:27:21','<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-244\" alt=\"Pillars of Law and Information at the United States Supreme Cour\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000015557555Large-Pillars-e1385486157774-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" />\r\n\r\nOn June 5, 2013, Chicago became one of the first U.S. cities to pass a comprehensive bed bug ordinance, which will go into effect on <b>December 23, 2013</b>. Midwest Pesticide Action Center has long been actively engaged in the important issue of helping residents that suspect a bed bug infestation not to overuse and misuse pesticides. Our work with the city began in 2010 and culminated in 2011 when we submitted our report, <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\"><i>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</i></a>, to the mayor’s office.  This report helped argue the need for a comprehensive bed bug ordinance and provided a foundation upon which the ordinance could be built.\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center worked with the sponsoring Alderman and stakeholders, including organizations and associations representing tenant and landlord/owners’ rights.  Our goal was to elevate the issue of bed bug control in Chicago and promote proper control practices for and slow the spread of bed bugs.  An important component of the ordinance is the requirement that all tenants receive basic education on bed bugs and how to control them.\r\n\r\nThe ordinance requires property owners to provide best- management practices for bed bug control—practices advocated by Midwest Pesticide Action Center. It also outlines responsibilities for tenants and property owners and directs the Department of Public Health to develop a website-based educational campaign with the most current information on effective bed bug control.\r\n\r\nAdditional responsibilities include written notification, inspection, treatment via best practices as outlined by the <a href=\"http://www.pestworld.org/all-things-bed-bugs/best-practices/\">National Pest Management Association</a>, proper disposal practices, and documentation of pest management measures.\r\n\r\nThe City of Chicago has developed a brochure that landlords must distribute to tenants renewing an existing lease or entering into a new lease. It can be found <a href=\"http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdph/environmental_health_and_food/BedBugBrochureOct312013.pdf\">here</a>.\r\n\r\nNon-compliance with the ordinance will result in significant fines for property owners that fail to take steps to eradicate bed bug infestations as well as tenants who do not cooperate.\r\n\r\n<strong>Metropolitan Tenants Organization has developed a short overview of the Ordinance which can be found <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MTO-factsheet1.pdf\">here</a>.</strong>\r\n<strong>View the full ordinance <a href=\"https://chicago.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1255501&amp;GUID=CED19AF3-ADD2-4771-BDDB-04923461D3AC&amp;Options=Advanced&amp;Search=\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</strong>\r\n<strong>Learn about proper bed bug control <a title=\"Beat Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/#BedBugs\">here</a>.</strong>','Chicago\'s Bed Bug Ordinance','','publish','open','open','','mpac-advocates-for-bed-bug-policy','','http://www.tenants-rights.org/chicago-council-passes-bed-bug-ordinance/\nhttp://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/#BedBugs','2013-12-09 20:44:35','2013-12-09 20:44:35','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=89',0,'post','',0),(93,1,'2013-08-27 19:28:05','2013-08-27 19:28:05','','Activists_Toolkit_Webheader','','inherit','open','open','','activists_toolkit_webheader','','','2013-08-27 19:28:05','2013-08-27 19:28:05','',91,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Activists_Toolkit_Webheader.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(95,1,'2013-08-27 19:29:34','2013-08-27 19:29:34','','Blog','','publish','open','open','','blog','','','2016-11-30 22:15:30','2016-11-30 22:15:30','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=95',0,'page','',0),(97,1,'2013-08-27 22:01:24','2013-08-27 22:01:24','<h3><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000018320281Medium-Hands-Raised-e1380815404656.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-365\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000018320281Medium-Hands-Raised-e1380815404656.jpg\" alt=\"Hands Raised\" width=\"499\" height=\"290\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h2>Catalyze Change in Your Community</h2>\r\nYou can catalyze change that will make your community a safer place.  Affecting community-wide policies in schools and parks can have a huge impact on limiting the use of toxic pesticides. Take a look at the steps below to learn how you can help reduce pesticide use in your neighborhoods and public spaces.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Blog\">Connect to Our Blog</a>, <a href=\"#Campaign\">Start a Campaign to Promote Sustainable Lawn and Landscape Care in Your Community</a>, <a href=\"#Engage\">Engage Politically</a>, <a href=\"#SC\">Promote Healthy Schools and Childcares</a>, <a href=\"#Park\">Bring \"A Natural Park is a Healthy Park\" to Your Community</a>, <a name=\"Blog\"></a> <a href=\"#Public\">Ensure Public Buildings and Properties are Healthy Places for the Community</a>\r\n<h3>Connect to Our Blog</h3>\r\nCommunity activists are working across the nation to reduce the health and environmental effects of pesticide use and making a real impact. Stay informed by connecting <a name=\"Campaign\"></a> to <span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"Blog\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/blog/\">our blog</a>.</span>\r\n<h3>Start a Campaign to Promote Sustainable Lawn and Landscape Care in Your Community</h3>\r\nWe’ve created the <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ActivistToolkitUpdated.pdf\">Activist’s Toolkit</a>, with support from <a title=\"Patagonia Becoming a Responsible Company\" href=\"http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=2329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patagonia</a>, an easy-to-use resource to help inspire you, the local activist, to catalyze change in your own community. The guide covers many of the basic tools for building a campaign that can influence decision makers, generate media coverage, and reach out to community members through social media. Help your community minimize the harmful environmental effects of conventional lawncare:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Nationwide, turf grass is estimated to cover over 40 million acres, an area three times larger than the amount dedicated to corn.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Conventionally maintained lawns and landscapes use many of our precious resources, as large amounts of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and water are necessary for maintenance.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>These practices degrade local waterways, pollute the air, harm pets and wildlife, contribute to climate change, and threaten human health.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a name=\"Engage\"></a>\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Activists_Toolkit_Webheader.jpg\" alt=\"Activists_Toolkit_Webheader\" width=\"860\" height=\"215\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Engage Politically</h3>\r\nOrganizations and coalitions across the country are working to pass laws and policies to protect us from exposure to pesticides and other toxic chemicals. To learn more about these campaigns and how you can contribute, click the links below.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Midwest Pesticide Action Center works to <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/advancing-toxic-free-policies/\">advance toxic-free policies</a> in Chicago and the Midwest.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Sign up to receive action alerts from <a href=\"http://action.beyondpesticides.org/signup_page/actionalerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond Pesticides</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Take action with <a href=\"http://www.panna.org/get-involved/action-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pesticide Action Network of North America</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a name=\"SC\"></a>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Take action with the <a href=\"http://www.ewg.org/take-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Working Group</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Promote Healthy Schools and Childcares</h3>\r\nChildren face higher risks from exposure to pesticides than adults exposed at the same level. It is important to ensure your child’s school or childcare is following best practices and state laws which limit the use of pesticides.\r\n\r\nFor in-depth information, please see our <a class=\"more\" title=\"All Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">resources page</a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Midwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a comprehensive guide to help administration in to implement <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\">Integrated Pest Management</a>. Contact us at <a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general@pesticideaction.org </a>for information on how to use this resource.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>In Illinois, Integrated Pest Management is required by law in public schools and licensed childcare facilities. Schools must either report an Integrated Pest Management  plan to the Illinois Department of Public Health or send a representative to receive Integrated Pest Management training.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>As a parent or guardian, you can be notified when pesticides are to be applied on school grounds. School districts can either notify you by adding you to a registry of parents who have signed up for notifications, or provide written notification through correspondence regularly published by the school district.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>We encourage you to ask your school if they maintain a registry and if they are in compliance with the state law requiring Integrated Pest Management. Visit our<a name=\"Park\"></a> <a title=\"Advancing Toxic-Free Policies\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/advancing-toxic-free-policies/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy page</a> to learn more.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Bring \"A Natural Park is a Healthy Park\" to Your Community</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign-1-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Healthy Parks Campaign Chicago\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center launched the “<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign.pdf\">A Natural Park is a Healthy Park</a>” campaign to alter park management practices and to promote sustainably managed parks as a healthy place for children and pets without exposure to toxic chemicals.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>If you would like to learn how to incorporate sustainable practices into your parks, feel free to contact us via <a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general@pesticideaction.org</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>If your park district already sustainably manages its parks and you would like community members to know about these healthy practices, consider working with Midwest Pesticide Action Center to bring this campaign to your community</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nVisit our<a name=\"Public\"></a> “<a title=\"Maintaining Healthy Parks\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/maintaining-healthy-parks/\">A Natural Park is a Healthy Park</a>” page for more information.\r\n<h3>Ensure Public Buildings and Properties are Healthy Places for the Community.</h3>\r\nMunicipalities play a large role in our lives and the spaces in which we interact, managing large facilities and parks that the public uses every day. As a municipal official, you can use our “<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Final-Toolkit-4-21-2014-NY.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>” to make your buildings and property healthy places for the community.\r\n\r\nThe guide provides sample Integrated Pest Management contracts, monitoring plans, and tips for reducing pesticide use in a cost-effective way.\r\n\r\nContact us for a copy today: <a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general@pesticideaction.org</a>\r\n<h3>Resources</h3>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of resources to help you make real change in your community, including promoting natural landscape care, talking to decision-makers about policy decisions, and encouraging school administration to adopt responsible procedures to protect the health of our children. <a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">Learn More</a>','In Your Community','','publish','open','open','','in-your-community','','','2017-07-27 17:22:37','2017-07-27 17:22:37','',8,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=97',2,'page','',0),(98,1,'2013-08-27 21:58:38','2013-08-27 21:58:38','','house','','inherit','open','open','','house','','','2013-08-27 21:58:38','2013-08-27 21:58:38','',97,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/house.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(107,1,'2013-08-30 20:58:37','2013-08-30 20:58:37','<h1>Upcoming Training and Events</h1>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center is constantly adding new workshops, training events, and outreach activities to our calendar. Sign up for our e-newsletter to stay in the loop.  <a class=\"more\" title=\"Sign Up\" href=\"http://eepurl.com/ISsTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign Up</a>\r\n\r\nWe offer site assessments, custom workshops, and individualized assistance for client service providers, childcare centers, building managers, schools, retailers, and others interested in educating their staff and clients on reducing pesticide use.\r\n<h2>IPM in Childcare Facilities</h2>\r\n<h3>Free Gateways i-learning workshop for all child care providers</h3>\r\nLearn the basics of Integrated Pest Management and your responsibilities as a childcare provider for implementing an IPM plan from this one hour Gateway i-learning online workshop created by MPAC with support from the US EPA Environmental Justice program. Receive 1 hour of CEU credit upon completion.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mpac-events/ipm-in-childcares-online/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Learn More &gt;</span></a>\r\n<h3>Free Peer-to-Peer webinar for all child care providers</h3>\r\nThis series of webinars is part of MPAC\'s peer-to-peer network to promote better pest control options for child care facilities.  Ask your questions directly to other child care providers at model IPM child care homes and centers and learn how to safely and more effectively control pests.  Our next webinar will be held on <strong>December 13, 2018</strong>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/CCIPMwebinar\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Learn More &gt;</span></a>\r\n<h2>MGG Lawn &amp; Land Forum</h2>\r\nThe <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mpac-events/mgg-lawn-and-land-forum/\">MGG Lawn &amp; Land Forum</a> is a collaboration between MPAC and the <a href=\"http://www.ilstma.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois Sports Turf Managers Association</a>, supported by the <a href=\"https://www.ncipmc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Central Integrated Pest Management Center</a> (NCIPM) to document, summarize, and improve the state of IPM and Natural Lawn Care policies and practices locally, regionally, and nationally. All summaries, findings, and resources developed from this forum remain open source to turf managers, policymakers, and individuals interested in applying IPM policies and programs to their work at <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/MGG_LLW__agenda_update918.pdf\">bit.ly/LLFnotes</a>.\r\n\r\nUp next, the MGG Forum travels to Milwaukee on October 29th for its <a href=\"https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3570168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full-day workshop</a>. Find more information <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mpac-events/mgg-lawn-and-land-forum/\">here</a>.\r\n<h2>Bed Bugs in Chicago: Free Webinar Series</h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MPAC is bringing back our popular </span><strong>free</strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bed bug webinars to deliver expert advice directly and conveniently to your computer screen. Whether you’re a landlord, tenant, housing manager, or client service provider, don’t wait until you have a bed bug problem to learn how to control this pest. Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upcoming Lunch &amp; Learn webinars:</span>\r\n<h4><strong>Wed. October 10, 12:30-1:30 pm:</strong>  <a href=\"https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5295099958983904002\">Chicago\'s Bed Bug Ordinance: What\'s in it for Me?</a></h4>\r\n<h4><strong>Mon. October 15, 12:30-1:30 pm:</strong>  <a href=\"https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1320869000899229954\">Strategies for Prevention: Reducing Bed Bug Infestation Risk</a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(Change of Date - previously Wed. October 17)</span></h4>\r\n<h4><strong>Wed. October 24, 12:30-1:30 pm:</strong>  <a href=\"https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8742807783875993091\">Effective Retail Products for Bed Bug Monitoring &amp; Control</a></h4>\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mpac-events/bed-bugs-in-chicago-expert-webinar-series-2/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Learn More and Register &gt;</span></a>\r\n<h2>MGG On the Road</h2>\r\nFrom April 27th through May 18th, we\'re bringing Midwest Grows Green (MGG) on the road! Our journey begins in Milwaukee for <em>Milwaukee Grows Green Weekend</em>, April 27th - 29th. The next weekend, we remain in Southeast Wisconsin for <em>Stoughton Grows Green Day</em>, May 5th, and, also, travel across Greater Chicago, May 6th, for our <em>MGG Point-of-Purchase Day</em>. Finally, we wrap things up in style with a full <em>Chicago Grows Green Week</em> of press events, webinars, MGG Kickoffs, and demonstrations across Greater Chicago, May 11th through 18th.\r\n\r\nKeep track of our travels at <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mpac-events/mgg-on-the-road/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bit.ly/MGGrtrip</a> or the hashtag #MGGroadtrip on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ToxicFreeMW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter</a> and encourage your neighbors and friends to support the effort by taking the pledge at <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/midwest-grows-green/community-engagement/take-the-pledge/\">bit.ly/MGGpledge</a>.','Events','','publish','open','open','','mpac-events','','','2018-11-20 17:08:01','2018-11-20 17:08:01','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=107',0,'page','',4),(109,1,'2013-08-30 20:59:00','2013-08-30 20:59:00',' ','','','publish','open','closed','','109','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=109',26,'nav_menu_item','',0),(114,1,'2013-09-05 15:24:18','2013-09-05 15:24:18','','Donation widget settings','','publish','closed','closed','','acf_donation-widget-settings','','','2014-04-24 18:57:10','2014-04-24 18:57:10','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?post_type=acf&#038;p=114',1,'acf','',0),(119,1,'2013-09-06 14:57:43','2013-09-06 14:57:43','<h2>Resources</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of toolkits, guides, and factsheets to help you reduce your exposure to pesticides. Our information empowers renters, homeowners, managers, parents, and decision-makers to make smart decisions that lead to healthier communities.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Features\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Features\">Feature Publications</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">In Your Home</a>, <a href=\"#Community\">In Your Community</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>Feature Publications</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n\r\n<strong>Creating a Bed Bug Plan: </strong>This template will walk you through creating a comprehensive bed bug control plan for you building or facility.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/MPAC-Creating-a-Bed-Bug-Plan-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creating a Bed Bug Plan (2018)</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit: </strong>The basics of natural lawn care, health benefits of switching to natural lawn care, and practical tools and example documents to use during a campaign.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ActivistToolkitUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Activists Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit:</strong> Information about pesticide reduction as a sustainable cost effective choice for municipal operations.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Final-Toolkit-4-21-2014-NY.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Human Health and Pesticides: Glyphosate and 2,4-D:</strong> This white paper discusses the common active ingredients in lawn pesticides of Glyphosate and 2,4-D and their human health impacts.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/MPAC_WhitePaper-final-12.11.15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Human Health and Pesticides White Paper</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools/Childcares:</strong> The materials your school needs to put an IPM program in place, including sample policies, forms and protocol.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: </strong>View our bed bug policy, which demonstrates the necessity of taking action on this issue.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/WIH_MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Midwest Grows Green Guide: </strong>Use this guide to transition to natural lawn care.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/MidwestGrowsGreen_Guide_080918.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Midwest Grows Green Guide to Growing Environmentally Friendly Lawns &amp; Gardens</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n<a name=\"Home\"></a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nThe following publications are also available for download. Some publications offer downloads in multiple languages. <span class=\"orange\">Click or tap a title to start download.</span>\r\n<h3>In Your Home</h3>\r\n<h4>Indoors</h4>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BedBugOrdinanceEssentialsUpdate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bed Bug Ordinance Essentials English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Bed-Bug-Ordinance-Essentials-Spanish-Translation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BedbugTenantsEnglishUpdate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bed Bug Ordinance for Tenants English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BedBugTenantsFrenchUpdate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BedbugTenantsArabicUpdate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arabic</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BedbugTenantsBurmeseUpdate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burmese</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Tenants Rights and Responsibilities English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bed Bug Checklist for Tenants English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Spanish1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Tenants-Checklist-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bed Bug Checklist for Landlords English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WI_MPAC-How-Do-I-Know-Im-Receiving-IPM-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Do I Know I\'m Receiving IPM Factsheet</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/HowDoIKnowUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/10StepsToControlPestsUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 Steps to Pest Control English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PestControlCompaniesUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pest Control Companies That Provide IPM</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/AntsUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ants</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CockroachesUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cockroaches</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MiceUpdatedFinal-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mice</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/AsthmaPestsandPesticidesUpdate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asthma, Pests, and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TheTruthAboutHeadLiceUpdate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Truth About Head Lice</a>\r\n<h4>Outdoors</h4>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Products-for-Your-Natural-Lawn1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Products for Your Natural Lawn</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-NLC-Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Lawn Care Calendar</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/MPAC-Natural-Lawn-Care-for-Homeowners.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Lawn Care for Homeowners</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Read-Your-Weeds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Your Weeds</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mosquito-Misters-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mosquito Misters: What You Need to Know</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MosquitosAndWestNileUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mosquitos and West Nile Virus</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MPAC-Pets-and-Pesticides-TU.pdf\" target=\"blank\">Pets and Pesticides</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ReasonableAccomodationsUpdate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reasonable Accommodations for Renters with Pest Problems</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bed Bugs English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/WIH_MPAC-How-to-Hire-a-PCO-For-BB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Hire a Pest Control Operator For Bed Bugs</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vols 1-13\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WIH_MPAC-BITE-Back-all-vols-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vols 1-16</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol. 14\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/BiteBack_vol14.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol.14</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol. 15\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/WIH_MPAC-BITE-Back-newsletters-Vol.-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol.15</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol. 16\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WIH_MPAC-BITE-Back-newsletter-Vol.16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol.16</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol. 17\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/BiteBack_Summer16-vol.-17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol.17</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol. 18\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/BiteBack_Fall16_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol.18</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol. 19\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BiteBack_Vol19_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol.19</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol. 20\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/WIH_MPAC-BITE-Back-newsletters-Vol.-20.pdf\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol.20</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol. 21\" href=\"https://mailchi.mp/pesticideaction/bite-back-vol-21\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol.21</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol. 22\" href=\"https://mailchi.mp/pesticideaction/bite-back-newsletter-vol-22\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol.22</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" title=\"B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol. 23\" href=\"https://mailchi.mp/pesticideaction/bite-back-newsletter-june-2018\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter vol.23</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.I.T.E. Back! Bed Bug Poster English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BeeFriendlyGardenUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Bee-Friendly Garden is a Pesticide-Free Garden</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MWGG_Brochure_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Midwest Grows Green Brochure</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TalkingToYourNeighborsAboutPesticidesUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Talking to Your Neighbors About Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pesticide-Free-Zone-Sign-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pesticide Free Zone Sign</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WOY_MPAC-Pesticide-Free-Zone-Sign-order-form-color.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pesticide Free Zone Sign Order Form</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Midwest_Lawncare_Website_updated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Midwest Natural Lawn Care Companies</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>In Your Community</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Activist\'s Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Final-Toolkit-4-21-2014-NY.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a><strong>\r\n</strong><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/HealthyParksUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Healthy Parks Campaign</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parents\' Right to Know Notification Guidelines English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ReducingPesticidesinSchoolsUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reducing Pesticides in Schools: A Parent\'s Guide</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/WIS_MPAC-Bed-Bugs-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bed Bugs in Schools and Childcares\r\n</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PesticideDisposalUpdated-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pesticide Disposal the Right Way</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half_last]','Resources','','publish','closed','closed','','all-resources','','','2018-08-31 19:47:56','2018-08-31 19:47:56','',8,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=119',0,'page','',0),(127,1,'2013-09-06 18:15:33','2013-09-06 18:15:33','<h1>Contact Us</h1>\r\nContact our office to ask us questions about accessing our materials, adopting one of our campaigns, inviting us to give a workshop or training, or for technical assistance about reducing your pesticide use in your home or community.\r\n\r\n[one_half]\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center\r\n<a href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/35+E+Upper+Wacker+Dr,+Chicago,+IL+60601/@41.8865289,-87.6289749,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x880e2cafbceed6d3:0xe0f78b777429e907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">35 E Upper Wacker Drive</a>\r\nSuite 1600\r\nChicago, IL 60601\r\n\r\nIndoor Programs and General Info: (773) 878-7378\r\nOutdoor Programs and Communications: (773) 878-8245\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\nEmail us: <a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general@pesticideaction.org</a>\r\n\r\nConnect with us on <a title=\"Connect with us on Facebook\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MidwestPesticideActionCenter\">Facebook\r\n</a>Follow us on <a title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https://twitter.com/toxicfreeMW\">Twitter\r\n</a>Sign up for our <a title=\"Newsletter\" href=\"http://eepurl.com/ISsTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E-newsletter</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half_last]','Contact Us','','publish','closed','open','','contact-us','','','2018-05-16 19:51:54','2018-05-16 19:51:54','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=127',0,'page','',0),(135,1,'2013-09-09 14:13:16','2013-09-09 14:13:16','<h1><img class=\"wp-image-247 aligncenter\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Neighborhood-Street.bmp\" alt=\"Neighborhood Street\" width=\"500\" height=\"608\" /></h1>\r\n<h1>Making Healthy Decisions in Your Home</h1>\r\nYou can limit the pesticide exposure of you, your family, and the environment by making healthy decisions in your yard and home. Pesticides can enter our homes on our shoes and clothes when we walk through chemically treated lawns, when we use chemicals to control pests like ants and cockroaches, and when we purchase certain foods. Reducing exposure to these toxic chemicals begins at home and you can start by following these simple tips. To view a full list of all of our resources <a class=\"more\" title=\"All Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">click here.</a>\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Stewardship\">Stewardship Begins in Your Backyard</a>, <a href=\"#IndoorPests\">Control Indoor Pests in a Smart Way</a>, <a href=\"#HirePestControl\">Hiring a Pest Control Provider</a>, <a href=\"#BedBugs\">Beat Back Bed Bugs</a>,<a name=\"Stewardship\"></a> <a href=\"#SmartFood\">Make Smart Food Choices</a>\r\n<h3>Stewardship Begins in Your Backyard</h3>\r\nLawns comprise nearly one-quarter of urban and suburban landscapes. Caring for them responsibly by limiting the amount of water, fertilizers, and pesticides we apply can have a huge impact on our health and environment. For in-depth information, please see our <a class=\"more\" title=\"All Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">resources page</a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Start with a soil test. </strong>Test your soil every three to five years to help determine exactly what you need to keep it healthy.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Fertilize organically.</strong> Switch to an <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/understanding-organic-fertilizers/\">organic fertilizer</a> made from plant or animal materials. These fertilizers allow the grass to absorb nutrients gradually because excess nutrients bind to soil rather than running off into our sewers, lakes, and rivers.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Diversify your lawn.</strong> Turf grass requires lots of maintenance because it is not native to our region. Plant other ground cover, bushes, and trees  more suitable for our climate and light conditions.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Water properly.</strong> Water deeply and infrequently early in the morning to minimize evaporation and safeguard against fungus. Ideally, you want <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/satisfying-demand-reducing-supply-caring-for-grass-in-a-water-stressed-world/\">one inch of water</a> delivered once a week.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Mow correctly.</strong> Mow your lawn to at least three inches high. Correct mowing will increase the strength of the root system and naturally shade out weeds.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Banish weeds naturally.</strong> All of these proper lawn care tips will help banish weeds naturally. Other products such as <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/corn-gluten-meal-the-dos-and-donts/\">corn meal gluten</a> applied in early spring can also help.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Hire a natural lawn care provider.</strong> Midwest Pesticide Action Center works with <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Midwest_Lawncare_Website_updated.pdf\">landscape contractors</a> across the Midwest to provide training and<a name=\"IndoorPests\"></a> resources.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Take our Midwest Grows Green Pledge! </strong>For up-to-date natural lawn care resources and progress visit <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/midwest-grows-green/community-engagement/take-the-pledge/\">bit.ly/MGGpledge</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Control Indoor Pests in a Smart Way</h3>\r\nOver the years, many Americans have relied on synthetic pesticides to control pests. Integrated Pest Management is a smarter, safer way to deal with pests. By blocking a pest’s access to food, water, and shelter, you will have fewer pests in your home and need fewer pesticides. For in-depth information, please see our <a class=\"more\" title=\"All Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">resources page</a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Keep pests out.</strong> Caulk, cement, or otherwise seal cracks and holes on the outside of your home, install door sweeps and avoid propping doors open. Make sure window screens are free of tears.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Remove access </strong>to food and water. Practice good sanitation, especially in areas where food is cooked, stored, or eaten. Clean behind appliances often, and seal food in pest-proof containers. Make sure all garbage cans have tight-fitting lids. Repair leaky pipes and remove standing water. Keep drains clean and unclogged.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Reduce shelter.</strong> Get rid of clutter. A messy room provides many hiding places for pests. Seal holes in the walls including intentional ones for plumbing or electrical cords.  Seal gaps along baseboards or backsplashes around sinks. Use open shelving that is easy to clean under.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Routinely monitor</strong> for pests so you can you spot a problem early. Place sticky traps in the pest prone areas of kitchens, bathrooms, pantries, closets, or problem areas and check them often.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Treat </strong>existing problems. Stop routine pesticide spraying. Only use pesticides after completing the above items. Choose least-toxic approaches first, like traps and bait stations, over sprayed or dusted pesticides.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Hire</strong> a qualified pest control operator. You may need more than these recommendations. A qualified pest control operator can be a great asset in controlling pests safely and <a name=\"HirePestControl\"></a> effectively.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Hiring a Pest Control Provider</h3>\r\nIf you have consistent pest problems, or manage a multi-unit building, we recommend you contract with a licensed pest control provider. They can help identify problem areas in your home and coordinate a monitoring and treatment plan that utilizes the practices of Integrated Pest Management. Midwest Pesticide Action Center has developed the following factsheet to help you make an informed decision when selecting a pest control operator. <a name=\"BedBugs\"></a> <em><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-Do-I-Know-Im-Receiving-IPM-Factsheet.pdf\"> How Do I Know I\'m Receiving Integrated Pest Management?</a></em>\r\n<h3>Beat Back Bed Bugs</h3>\r\nBed bugs are one of the most persistent problems to plague our homes. Bed bugs are small, flat insects that feed on us as food. Spotting bed bugs early is the key to preventing their spread. Below are some practices to help catch a bed bug problem early. The smaller the infestation, the easier to control. For in-depth information, please see our <a class=\"more\" title=\"All Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">resources page</a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Be on the lookout</strong> for signs of infestations especially around sleeping areas. Signs include: live bugs, dark brown or black spots on bedding, carpets, walls and furniture.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Launder</strong> bedding often. A hot clothes dryer will kill bed bugs in all stages of development. Use it for pillows, stuffed animals, and even “dry clean only” items.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Paint and caulk</strong> around sleeping areas such as baseboards, windows, and bed frames to seal hiding spots.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Inspect used furniture</strong> or other items closely before bringing them into your home. Look for signs of infestations in cushions, zippers, seams, and underneath including springs and frames.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Take extra care when traveling</strong> or staying in a new place. Bed bugs can hitch a ride home on your clothing or luggage.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Hire a professional</strong> if you think you have an infestation. These pests are tenacious and are best left to<a name=\"SmartFood\"></a> the professionals</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Make Smart Food Choices</h3>\r\nMuch of our pesticide exposure comes from the food we eat. Conventionally grown produce is treated with insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other pesticides. These pesticides can accumulate up the food chain into foods we eat like milk, butter and meat. They also negatively affect the honeybee and other pollinator populations.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Buy organic</strong> produce when possible.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Thoroughly wash and peel</strong> conventionally grown produce before cooking or eating it to remove any pesticides that may be on its surface.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Trim</strong> fat and skin off conventionally fed meat and poultry to reduce your consumption of pesticides that accumulate in animal fat.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Be especially mindful</strong> of what you feed children. Pound for pound, they eat more food and drink more water than adults. Their bodies are still developing and are especially vulnerable to the effects of pesticide exposure.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Consult</strong> the Environmental Working Group’s “<a title=\"Shopper\'s Guide to Pesticides in Produce\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/\" target=\"_blank\">Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce</a>” to help you make the best food choices for limiting the ingestion of pesticides.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Resources</h3>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of resources to help you make smart decisions about controlling pests at home, including resources just for renters, building managers, and homeowners on our resources page. <a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo courtesy of Biodiversity Project</em>','In Your Home','','publish','closed','open','','in-your-home','','','2017-04-07 16:15:59','2017-04-07 16:15:59','',8,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=135',0,'page','',6),(137,1,'2013-09-09 14:13:41','2013-09-09 14:13:41',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','137','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',8,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=137',16,'nav_menu_item','',0),(138,1,'2013-09-09 14:13:41','2013-09-09 14:13:41',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','138','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',8,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=138',25,'nav_menu_item','',0),(139,1,'2013-09-09 14:13:41','2013-09-09 14:13:41',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','139','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',8,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=139',17,'nav_menu_item','',0),(148,2,'2013-09-09 15:39:13','2013-09-09 15:39:13','<h1><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-904\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Feet_Legs_Grass-e1384289475330.jpg\" alt=\"Kids Legs in Grass\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></h1>\r\n<h1>Support Us</h1>\r\n<a title=\"Donate to Midwest Pesticide Action Center\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/donate/\"><b>Donate now</b></a> to support Midwest Pesticide Action Center! Your contribution helps us to:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Minimize pesticide use in schools, childcares, yards, and parks;</li>\r\n 	<li>Decrease runoff of/exposure to toxic lawn and garden chemicals;</li>\r\n 	<li>Reduce pesticide exposure and pest problems in low-income communities;</li>\r\n 	<li>Inform people about pesticide risks and the availability of safer alternatives;</li>\r\n 	<li>Advance policies that provide greater protections against pesticide exposure.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" title=\"Donate to Midwest Pesticide Action Center\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/donate/\">Donate now</a></p>\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Sponsor\">Sponsor an Event or Workshop</a>, <a href=\"#Host\">Host a Fundraising Event</a>, <a href=\"#Sign\">Buy a Pesticide-Free Zone Sign</a>, <a href=\"#Mannual\">Buy a Copy of \"The Organic Lawn Care Mannual: A Natural, Low-Maintenace System for a Beautiful, Safe Lawn\"</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Earn money for Midwest Pesticide Action Center </strong><strong>by simply shopping online.</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-894 alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/igive120x60.gif\" alt=\"iGive\" width=\"120\" height=\"60\" />\r\n\r\nTry the<a title=\"iGive\" href=\"http://www.iGive.com/SPCP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> iGive Button</a> – a tiny addition to your browser that automatically tells stores you want your shopping to support us. Giving is easy, free, and automatic with over 1,300 retailers.\r\n\r\nYou can also support us through your workplace giving and while you buy your favorite products. We are a member of <a title=\"Earthshare Illinois\" href=\"http://www.earthshare-illinois.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earthshare Illinois</a> and <a name=\"Sponsor\"></a> <a title=\"One Percent for the Planet\" href=\"http://onepercentfortheplanet.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1% for the Planet</a>.\r\n\r\n<b>Sponsor an Event or Workshop</b>. For more information about recognition opportunities, email <a href=\"mailto:rkerzee@pesticideaction.org\">rkerzee@pesticideaction.org</a> or call (773) 878-7378<a name=\"Host\"></a>.\r\n\r\n<b>Host a Fundraising Event. </b>Hosting a fundraiser for Midwest Pesticide Action Center is a great excuse to get your friends and colleagues together! Whether it’s a house party, happy hour, documentary film screening, yard sale, or yoga class, Midwest Pesticide Action Center can help you host a successful event. Contact <a href=\"mailto:rkerzee@pesticideaction.org\">rkerzee@pesticideaction.org</a> to learn<a name=\"Sign\"></a> more!\r\n\r\n<b>Buy a Pesticide-Free Zone sign</b> for $12 and display it in your yard.\r\n<h1><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/PFZ-sign.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/PFZ-sign-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"PFZ sign\" width=\"175\" height=\"180\" /></a></h1>\r\nBe a model for your community and show your neighbors that pesticide-free lawns and gardens are important for the health of children, families, pets, the environment and the community. At eight inches (8\") in diameter, these aluminum enameled signs will not rust and will retain their bright colors for years!\r\n\r\nEach sign you purchase comes with our own Natural Lawn Care fact sheets on how to maintain your pesticide-free landscape and spread the word about the benefits of pesticide-free<a name=\"Mannual\"></a> spaces.\r\n\r\n<strong>Buy a copy of \"The Organic Lawn Care Manual: A Natural, Low-Maintenance System for a Beautiful, Safe Lawn\"</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-896 alignright\" title=\"The Organic Lawn Care Manual\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Tukey-Book-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Organic Lawn Care Manual\" width=\"190\" height=\"240\" />\r\n\r\nby Paul Tukey for $15. In this easy-to-read and visually appealing manual, Tukey explains how to evaluate lawn-care needs, how grass grows, how to create healthy soil, and how  to select grass that is drought tolerant and disease resistant.\r\n\r\nThere are chapters on starting a lawn from scratch or refurbishing an existing lawn, making the transition from synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, watering, weeding, dealing with pests and diseases, and mowing and maintenance.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purchase a sign or book (or both for $25!) by calling (773) 878-7378.</strong>','Support Us','','publish','closed','open','','support-us','','','2018-05-30 15:02:50','2018-05-30 15:02:50','',8,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=148',0,'page','',0),(152,2,'2013-09-09 15:49:10','2013-09-09 15:49:10',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','152','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',8,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=152',23,'nav_menu_item','',0),(164,2,'2013-09-09 16:28:55','2013-09-09 16:28:55','','Document to Download','','inherit','closed','open','','mpac-sitemap%2bwireframe-v4','','','2013-09-09 16:28:55','2013-09-09 16:28:55','',119,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Sitemap%2BWireframe-v4.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0),(175,1,'2013-09-12 21:35:32','2013-09-12 21:35:32','','Quiz widget settings','','publish','closed','closed','','acf_quiz-widget-settings','','','2014-04-24 18:56:59','2014-04-24 18:56:59','',0,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?post_type=acf&#038;p=175',2,'acf','',0),(183,1,'2013-09-16 19:52:45','2013-09-16 19:52:45','<p>Your Name (required)<br />\n    [text* your-name] </p>\n\n<p>Your Email (required)<br />\n    [email* your-email] </p>\n\n<p>Subject<br />\n    [text your-subject] </p>\n\n<p>Your Message<br />\n    [textarea your-message] </p>\n\n<p>[submit \"Send\"]</p>\n[your-subject]\n[your-name] <[your-email]>\nFrom: [your-name] <[your-email]>\nSubject: [your-subject]\n\nMessage Body:\n[your-message]\n\n--\nThis e-mail was sent from a contact form on Midwest Pesticide Action Center (http://midwestpesticideaction.org)\ndara@daraskolnick.com\n\n\n0\n\n[your-subject]\n[your-name] <[your-email]>\nMessage Body:\n[your-message]\n\n--\nThis e-mail was sent from a contact form on Midwest Pesticide Action Center (http://midwestpesticideaction.org)\n[your-email]\n\n\n0\nYour message was sent successfully. 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Bed bugs can live everywhere—from single-family homes, apartment buildings, and shelters, to office buildings and hotels. Residents, building managers, and businesses take desperate measures to control these tenacious pests, often leading to dangerous use and misuse of pesticides that aggravate asthma and cause unnecessary exposure to high levels of chemicals. Minimal use of pesticides can safely and effectively control Bed bugs. Midwest Pesticide Action Center holds training events, workshops, and has developed outreach materials to educate residents and institutions on how to spot early signs of bed bug infestations, response strategies, and effective treatment options. Continue reading<a name=\"Events\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Events\">Bed Bugs and Chicago Training Events</a>, <a href=\"#Outreach\">Outreach that Informs and Empowers</a>, <a href=\"#Policy\">Policy Making</a>, <a href=\"#Change\">Making Institutional Change</a>\r\n<h2>Bed Bugs and Chicago Training Events</h2>\r\nBeing informed and aware is the best way of controlling bed bugs. We hold training events throughout Chicago and provide a basic knowledge of bed bug behavior and control.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>We offer sessions to residents, landlords, and business owners.</li>\r\n	<li>Designed in a “Train the Trainer” format, we provide attendees with materials and tools to share what they learn with their own organizations and residents.</li>\r\n	<li>Bed Bugs in Chicago has trained over 3,100 individuals and impacted an estimated 144,000 households.</li>\r\n	<li>Visit the <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mpac-events/\">Upcoming Events Page</a> to sign up for the next training.</li>\r\n	<li>Subscribe to our e-newsletter to be alerted when new events are<a name=\"Outreach\"></a> scheduled.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013-Regional-Bedbug-Flyer-Banner-2.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-911 aligncenter\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013-Regional-Bedbug-Flyer-Banner-2-1024x411.jpg\" alt=\"2013 Regional Bedbug Flyer Banner 2\" width=\"410\" height=\"164\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Outreach That Informs and Empowers</h2>\r\nWe provide a number of resources that inform landlords and residents on their rights and responsibilities when it comes to bed bug treatment.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-Volume-12-Page-1.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-913 alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-Volume-12-Page-1-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"BITE Back Volume 12 Page 1\" width=\"230\" height=\"298\" /></a>The <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MPAC-BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter</a> explores new options on controlling bed bugs and how to make informed decisions when paying for services and products.</li>\r\n	<li>We have many materials in Spanish, and some in Polish, French, and Mandarin.</li>\r\n	<li>Participating in and hosting information sessions on the Chicago Bed Bug<a name=\"Policy\"></a> Ordinance.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Policy Making</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center works to impact the greatest number of people for the greatest good.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>As part of our appointment duties to the Structural Pest Control Task Force,<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs-page-0-e1385066657229.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1094 alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs-page-0-e1385066657229.jpg\" alt=\"MPAC Battling Bed Bugs-page-0\" width=\"245\" height=\"317\" /></a> we worked with the state on the <a href=\"http://spcpweb.org/attachments/SOBBREPORT_10_14_11Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">State of Bed Bugs in Illinois report</a>, which makes recommendations regarding next steps for the state’s response to the bed bug problem.</li>\r\n	<li>Midwest Pesticide Action Center helped the City of Chicago’s City Council to <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/advancing-toxic-free-policies/\">pass the public health-protection ordinance</a> on bed bugs, which classifies bed bugs as a public nuisance.</li>\r\n	<li>The ordinance passed in 2013 and was based on the 2011 Midwest Pesticide Action Center Report: Bed Bugs: Making the Case for a Comprehensive<a name=\"Change\"></a> Approach.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Making Institutional Change</h2>\r\nThrough customized training, workshops, and one-on-one education, Midwest Pesticide Action Center works with institutions and building managers to develop strategies for structural and mechanical methods, monitoring, sanitation, and non-chemical and least-toxic treatments for the control of bed bugs and helps ensures the health of thousands of people. A short list of institutions we have worked with includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Chicago Housing Authority</li>\r\n	<li>Heartland Alliance</li>\r\n	<li>Chicago Department of Family Support Services</li>\r\n	<li>Mercy Housing</li>\r\n	<li>LUCHA</li>\r\n	<li>The University of Arizona</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<blockquote>“We provide homes for the most vulnerable populations of society and have been greatly affected by the resurgence of bedbugs in the area. Our experience with this ‘new normal’ has really affected us and [Midwest Pesticide Action Center] has been an excellent ally in advising us on early detection and providing training resources for both our staff and participants. The training and informative resources [Midwest Pesticide Action Center] has provided to our organization are priceless.” - Director of Property Management, Heartland Housing</blockquote>\r\nContact Ruth Kerzee at rkerzee@pesticideaction.org if your organization is interested in working with Midwest Pesticide Action Center. The<a title=\"Polk Bros. Foundation\" href=\"http://www.polkbrosfdn.org/\" target=\"_blank\"> Polk Bros. Foundation</a> and the <a title=\"City of Chicago Bed Bug Information\" href=\"http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/bed_bug_information.html\" target=\"_blank\">City of Chicago</a> funds most of our Beating Back Bed Bugs program.\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>University of Arizona Bed Bug Survey: </strong>Learn more about the study and take the survey to help researchers understand the factors behind bed bug infestations. <a class=\"more\" title=\"University of Arizona Bed Bug Survey\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/university-of-arizona-bed-bug-survey/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago- Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan: </strong>Policy paper produced by Midwest Pesticide Action Center. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicago Bed Bug Ordinance:</strong> The City of Chicago passes a comprehensive public health-protection ordinance on bed bug control. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/advancing-toxic-free-policies/\">Learn More </a>\r\n\r\n<strong>B.I.T.E. Back!</strong> We have 11 previous issues of the BITE Back! newsletter, which provides timely information on bed bug treatment and control. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MPAC-BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\">Download All Issues </a>\r\n\r\n<strong>In Your Home:</strong> For tips on controlling the spread of bed bugs by making smart decisions. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>View Resources</strong> in multiple languages for efficient and safe ways to control bed bugs.  <a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">Learn More</a>','Beating Back Bed Bugs','','publish','closed','open','','beating-back-bed-bugs','','','2016-07-15 14:49:20','2016-07-15 14:49:20','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=216',0,'page','',0),(220,3,'2013-10-01 15:28:33','2013-10-01 15:28:33',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','220','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=220',12,'nav_menu_item','',0),(221,3,'2013-10-01 15:34:00','2013-10-01 15:34:00','<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-244\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000015557555Large-Pillars.jpg\" alt=\"Pillars of Law and Information at the United States Supreme Court\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" />\r\n<h1>Advancing Toxic-Free Policies</h1>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center protects communities’ air, water, and wildlife from the dangerous health and environmental impacts of pesticides. To achieve this goal, we work with local and regional governments to limit pesticide use and empower the public to protect themselves through education about these toxic chemicals.\r\n\r\nTogether, we work to make pesticide reduction an essential element on legislative agendas. Midwest Pesticide Action Center played an instrumental role in the success of the following policies:\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Schools\">State of Illinois Integrated Pest Management in Schools Law</a>, <a href=\"#Lawn\">State of Illinois Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act</a>, <a href=\"#Parents\">State of Illinois Parents Right-to-Know Law</a>, <a href=\"#Ordinance\">City of Chicago Bed Bug Ordinance</a>, <a href=\"#Evanston\">The City of Evanston Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide-Reduction Resolution</a>,<a name=\"Schools\"></a> <a href=\"#FP\">The Village of Franklin Park Sustainable Pest-Control Resolution</a>\r\n<h2>State of Illinois Integrated Pest Management in Schools Law</h2>\r\nIllinois requires schools and licensed childcare facilities to adopt an Integrated Pest Management program. Illinois law, also, requires public schools and licensed childcare centers to stop routine pesticide spraying and to notify parents and staff before applying indoor pesticides.<a name=\"Lawn\"></a>\r\n<a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/pubact91/acts/91-0525.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n<h2>State of Illinois Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act</h2>\r\nThe Illinois Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act requires pesticide companies to place markers on lawns at the time of application and provide the customer with information on the product used. In addition, any adjacent neighbor has a legal right to be notified in advance of neighbors’ pesticide applications. If you request a notification, the company hired by your neighbor must contact you one day ahead in person or by telephone to let you know what they will apply, and the date and approximate time of application.<a name=\"Parents\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/pubact91/acts/91-0099.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n<h2>State of Illinois Parents Right-to-Know Law</h2>\r\nThe Parents Right-to-Know Law amends the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act, administered by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, by requiring schools and childcare facilities to provide notification prior to the application of pesticides on school grounds. Parents must receive a written notification via a newsletter, bulletin, calendar, or other correspondence published by the school district.<a name=\"Ordinance\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=096-0424\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n<h2>City of Chicago Bed Bug Ordinance</h2>\r\nOn June 5th, 2013, Chicago became one of the first U.S. cities to pass a comprehensive bed bug ordinance.  Midwest Pesticide Action Center has long advocated for the ordinance, which began with our report,  <em><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a></em><i>,</i> submitted to the mayor\'s office in 2011. Sponsored by Ray Suarez of the 31st Ward, Harry Osterman of the 48th Ward, and Debra Silverstein of the 50th Ward, this ordinance requires property owners to provide pest-control management utilizing proven best practices.\r\n\r\nThe ordinance also outlines responsibilities for tenants and business owners and directs the Department of Public Health to develop an educational campaign with the most current information on bed bug control on its website. Non-compliance will result in fines for property owners of up to $2,000 a day for failing to take steps to eradicate bed bug infestations.<a name=\"Evanston\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://chicago.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1255501&amp;GUID=CED19AF3-ADD2-4771-BDDB-04923461D3AC&amp;Options=Advanced&amp;Search=\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a><i><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\r\n</span></span></span></i>\r\n<h2>The City of Evanston Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide-Reduction Resolution</h2>\r\nThe City of Evanston serves as a model on the use of sustainable pest control and natural lawn care practices and illustrates how to increase awareness. In 2010, the city created the Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide Reduction Resolution. This resolution reduces the use of pesticides through the use of sustainable pest-control practices on city-owned or leased property and educates the public and private sectors. Midwest Pesticide Action Center played an instrumental role in authoring the policy, working with city staff and the environment board for nearly two years on this initiative.<a name=\"FP\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.cityofevanston.org/pdf/20-R-10IntegratedPestManagement3-16-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a> <a title=\"Learn More\" href=\"http://www.cityofevanston.org/pdf/20-R-10IntegratedPestManagement3-16-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\r\n</span></span></span></span></a>\r\n<h2>The Village of Franklin Park Sustainable Pest-Control Resolution</h2>\r\nThe Village of Franklin Park’s resolution put in place a sustainable pest control and pesticide policy, which requires the reduction of pesticide applications on village-owned or leased property to the maximum extent feasible with the least toxic Integrated Pest Management techniques. The village used the Evanston Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide Reduction Resolution as inspiration. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.spcpweb.org/attachments/FranklinParkFullResolutionText.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a> <a title=\"Learn More\" href=\"http://www.spcpweb.org/attachments/FranklinParkFullResolutionText.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\r\n</span></span></span></span></a>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Laws to Protect you from Outdoor Pesticides:</strong> For information about the laws in place to protect you from outdoor pesticides in Illinois. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Laws to Protect You\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Laws-to-Protect-you-from-Outdoor-Pesticides.pdf\">\r\nLearn More </a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Notification Guidelines – Parents Rights to Know:</strong> For information on your rights to protect your children where they learn and play. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Advancing Toxic-Free Policies','','publish','closed','open','','advancing-toxic-free-policies','','','2016-07-15 14:48:59','2016-07-15 14:48:59','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=221',0,'page','',0),(224,3,'2013-10-01 15:34:22','2013-10-01 15:34:22',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','224','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=224',13,'nav_menu_item','',0),(225,3,'2013-10-01 15:37:06','2013-10-01 15:37:06','<h1><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/coal-plant-bus524-e1380810665847.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-395\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/coal-plant-bus524-e1380810665847.jpg\" alt=\"coal plant bus\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" /></a></h1>\r\n<h1>Working Toward Environmental Justice</h1>\r\nIt is a statistical fact that most people who live, work, and play in America’s most polluted environments reside in marginalized communities with few resources. These groups inherit deteriorating schools and substandard housing (containing lead paint, asbestos, and mold).  Industrial facilities and polluting infrastructures such as highways located near their neighborhoods lead to higher rates of exposure to toxic pollutants such as lead, arsenic, pesticides, and other poisons in schoolyards, parks and playgrounds.\r\n\r\nAs a result, low-income communities and individuals experience increased exposure to environmental hazards and suffer disproportionately from environmentally related diseases. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimated that African-American children are three times more likely than white children to be hospitalized for asthma and asthma-related conditions and are four to six times more likely to die from asthma.\r\n\r\nFrom its inception in 1994, Midwest Pesticide Action Center has been addressed environmental justice issues as they relate to pesticide exposure and the negative impacts on children.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for <a name=\"Success\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Success\">A History of Success</a>, <a href=\"#CC\">Pesticide-Free Childcare Coalition in Illinois</a>\r\n<h2>A History of Success</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center won a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008 Environmental Justice Achievement Award for our groundbreaking work with childcare facilities. Our work leading up to this award included:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Coalition building with organizations and agencies charged with licensing and inspecting childcare facilities for compliance as well as licensed childcare providers.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Free training to caregivers on how to provide safer, more effective pest control while providing a more healthful learning environment.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Additional awareness training and policy development for inspectors, licensing agents, and continuing education providers in order to ensure the enforcement of applicable Integrated Pest Management laws.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nOur efforts have resulted in great success. As of June 2013, 82% of childcare facilities have indicated they comply with state law requiring licensed childcare centers and public schools to implement Integrated Pest Management for least-toxic pest control and to notify parents and staff prior to sprayed or dusted pesticide applications in facilities or on their<a name=\"CC\"></a> grounds.\r\n<h2>Pesticide-Free Childcare Coalition in Illinois</h2>\r\nHowever,  a large number of licensed childcare centers in Illinois violate the law. Additionally, many childcare centers and public schools may be compliant on paper, but remain in clear violation of the law in practice.\r\n\r\nFor example, four students were sent to the hospital last year after their “compliant” school sprayed herbicides in an interior courtyard during school hours.\r\n\r\nTo address these problems, Midwest Pesticide Action Center, with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, established the Pesticide-Free Childcares Coalition that will work to:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Help childcare facilities understand the health risks of pesticide exposure and to find solutions to increase compliance with Illinois Integrated Pest Management law.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Target childcare centers in at-risk communities, which serve approximately 7,500 infants and children, to reduce the use of toxic chemicals.<span style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\"> </span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in School and Childcares:</strong> For information on implementing an Integrated Pest Management program at your school or childcare facility. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit:</strong> For information on advocating for healthy spaces in your community. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ActivistToolkitUpdated.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<b>Children’s Health</b>: For understanding the risks pesticides pose to children’s health. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Children’s Health\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>In Your Community:</strong> For tips on how to make positive change in your community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Community\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-community/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo courtesy of Paul Dailing</em>','Working Toward Environmental Justice','','publish','closed','open','','working-toward-environmental-justice','','','2017-07-27 17:20:53','2017-07-27 17:20:53','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=225',0,'page','',1),(227,3,'2013-10-01 15:37:33','2013-10-01 15:37:33',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','227','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=227',14,'nav_menu_item','',0),(237,3,'2013-10-01 17:02:30','2013-10-01 17:02:30','<h1><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1500-x-1835-MowingLawn-e1380812811339.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-439\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1500-x-1835-MowingLawn-e1380812811339.jpg\" alt=\"Push Mower\" width=\"499\" height=\"290\" /></a></h1>\r\n<h1>Reducing Climate Impact</h1>\r\nHere in the Midwest, climate change causes warmer temperatures, heavier rainstorms, more frequent and severe droughts, and earlier plant blooms.  These changes make it increasingly difficult to maintain and enjoy our beautiful outdoor spaces.\r\n\r\nHowever, our lawns and gardens are not just victims of climate change: the practices and products we use to maintain our outdoor spaces such as over-watering, fertilizer use, and weed killer applications, all contribute to the production of greenhouse gas emissions. Midwest Pesticide Action Center seeks to engage the community in efforts to have the least possible impact on climate change.\r\n\r\nEach of us can do something about climate change right now, starting in our own backyards.\r\n<h2>Midwest Grows Green<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2568 size-medium\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Guide-for-Participating-Retailers-Cover-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" /></h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center created the Midwest Grows Green initiative to help educate residents on maintaining their lawns and gardens in a climate friendly and toxic-free way.\r\n\r\nChicago contributes roughly 34.6 million metric tons of heat-trapping greenhouse gases to the atmosphere each year. Add the six surrounding counties and this number increases to 103 million metric tons. To put it in perspective, the Chicago area accounts for nearly half the total emissions of Illinois.\r\n\r\nSummer of 2015 marked the launch of the <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/midwest-grows-green/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midwest Grows Green</a> initiative in Chicago and surrounding communities with four participating retail stores.\r\n\r\nThrough the Midwest Grows Green initiative, Midwest Pesticide Action Center partners with hardware stores and home and garden centers in Cook County to provide:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Useful information to customers and staff on how to reduce emissions through safe lawn-care practices.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Workshops, videos, and printed materials to retailers in order to help customers make environmentally friendly lawn and garden choices.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The knowledge that customers need to make informed decisions on buying tools and products that solve the problem at hand but also promote a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=z0NpuST4PjXo.kc1Y1GG5_2jI\"><img class=\" wp-image-2818 alignright\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Map-of-Participating-Retailers-Pilot-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Map-of-Participating-Retailers-Pilot-300x204\" width=\"234\" height=\"204\" /></a>\r\n\r\nClick on the image on the right to view the map of participating retailers.\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit:</strong> For information on advocating for healthy spaces in your community. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ActivistToolkitUpdated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>In Your Home:</strong> For tips on reducing your contribution to climate change by making smart decisions in your yard. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Reducing Climate Impact','','publish','closed','open','','reducing-climate-impact','','','2017-07-27 17:15:36','2017-07-27 17:15:36','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=237',0,'page','',1),(239,3,'2013-10-01 17:02:50','2013-10-01 17:02:50',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','239','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',6,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=239',9,'nav_menu_item','',0),(244,2,'2013-10-01 19:52:35','2013-10-01 19:52:35','','Pillars of Law and Information at the United States Supreme Cour','','inherit','closed','open','','pillars-of-law-and-information-at-the-united-states-supreme-cour','','','2013-10-01 19:52:35','2013-10-01 19:52:35','',221,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000015557555Large-Pillars.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(247,2,'2013-10-01 19:56:17','2013-10-01 19:56:17','','Neighborhood Street','','inherit','closed','open','','neighborhood-street','','','2013-10-01 19:56:17','2013-10-01 19:56:17','',135,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Neighborhood-Street.bmp',0,'attachment','image/bmp',0),(250,2,'2013-10-01 20:10:21','2013-10-01 20:10:21','<h1><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/water-e1380748048293.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-386\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/water-e1380748048293.jpg\" alt=\"water\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" /></a></h1>\r\n<h1>Preserving Water Quality</h1>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center protects water resources by promoting healthy lawn and landscape practices. Maintaining healthy rivers, streams, brooks, and lakes is vitally important to the health and wellbeing of the areas we inhabit, protecting wildlife, and securing safe, clean drinking water.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for <a name=\"L2L\"></a> for: <a href=\"#L2L\">Lawn to Lake</a>, <a href=\"#LS\">Lawn to Lake Successes</a>, <a href=\"#Training\">Training</a>\r\n<h3>Lawn to Lake</h3>\r\nThe Great Lakes are a vital natural resource. They represent approximately 20 percent of the world’s fresh surface water and provide habitat for more than 100 species of rare plants and animals. Additionally, 42 million people depend on the Great Lakes for their drinking water. Midwest Pesticide Action Center partners with Lawn to Lake, a regional collaboration, to protect water resources in the Lake Michigan basin.\r\n\r\nOur outreach and training program promotes healthier landscape practices to reduce pollution. With funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Midwest Pesticide Action Center and its partners in the Lawn to Lake Program help professional landscapers, municipalities, and homeowners make better decisions in how they maintain their outdoor spaces.\r\n\r\nThe Lawn to Lake Program, lead by the <a href=\"http://www.iiseagrant.org/\">Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant</a> and supported by the <a title=\"Great Lakes Restoration Initiative\" href=\"http://greatlakesrestoration.us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Lakes Restorations Initiative</a>, is comprised of the following organizations:\r\n\r\n<a name=\"LS\"></a>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.uvm.edu/seagrant/\">Lake Champlain Sea Grant</a>,</li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state/\">University of Illinois Extension</a>,</li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.nirpc.org/\">Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission</a>, and</li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/\">Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Lawn to Lake Successes</h3>\r\nSince its inception, the Lawn to Lake Program has made significant progress toward making the Great Lakes waters less polluted and safer. To date, we have:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Helped 318,066 residents move to natural lawn care through outreach and education;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Reduced weed and feed use by an estimated 1,021,453 pounds; and</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Reduced pesticide use by an estimated 7,864<a name=\"Training\"></a> pounds</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Training</h3>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center holds collaborative workshops in the Midwest so that landscape professionals, municipal leaders, grounds keepers, master gardeners, and residents can learn about the connection between lawn care and water quality and how to create naturally beautiful lawns and landscapes.\r\n\r\nOur most recent series, the <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mpac-events/mgg-lawn-and-land-forum/\">Midwest Grows Green (MGG) Lawn &amp; Land Forum</a>,  targets landscapers, park and school districts, and municipal policymakers. The MGG forum, supported by the <a href=\"https://www.ncipmc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Central IPM Center</a> and the <a href=\"http://www.ilstma.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois Sports Turf Managers Association</a>, meets quarterly to foster peer to peer learning of best practices, strategies, and policies for integrated pest management and natural lawn care. 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Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\nSpecific topics include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\nApproval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending. For payment with a Purchase Order please download a registration form, http://www.spcpweb.org/factsheets/Rockford12-5RegistrationForm.pdf, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 201 or rkerzee@pesticideaction.org.','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-revision-v1','','','2013-12-02 22:15:57','2013-12-02 22:15:57','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1215,2,'2013-12-02 22:33:18','2013-12-02 22:33:18','<h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Rockford-Area Bed Bug Training for Managers of:</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Multi-Unit Buildings</li>\r\n	<li>Senior Services</li>\r\n	<li>Dormitories</li>\r\n	<li>Shelters and Transitional Housing</li>\r\n	<li>Client Service Providers, and</li>\r\n	<li>Hospitality Industry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTargeted at the managers of facilities, this half-day workshop will address the core issues of bed bug control in a variety of facilities. Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"><img class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/6/BPT_buy_tickets_small.png\" width=\"108px\" height=\"58px\" border=\"0\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSpecific topics include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\nApproval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending.\r\n\r\nTo register online, visit our <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://bbbbrvc.bpt.me\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Paper Tickets page here</a>.\r\nFor payment with a Purchase Order please <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs Form\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=1211\" target=\"_blank\">download a registration form here</a>, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 201 or rkerzee@pesticideaction.org.','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-revision-v1','','','2013-12-02 22:33:18','2013-12-02 22:33:18','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1216,2,'2013-12-02 22:33:55','2013-12-02 22:33:55','<h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Rockford-Area Bed Bug Training for Managers of:</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Multi-Unit Buildings</li>\r\n	<li>Senior Services</li>\r\n	<li>Dormitories</li>\r\n	<li>Shelters and Transitional Housing</li>\r\n	<li>Client Service Providers, and</li>\r\n	<li>Hospitality Industry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTargeted at the managers of facilities, this half-day workshop will address the core issues of bed bug control in a variety of facilities. Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"> </a>\r\n\r\nSpecific topics include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\nApproval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending.<a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/6/BPT_buy_tickets_large.png\" width=\"182px\" height=\"92px\" border=\"0\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo register online, visit our <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://bbbbrvc.bpt.me\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Paper Tickets page here</a>.\r\nFor payment with a Purchase Order please <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs Form\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=1211\" target=\"_blank\">download a registration form here</a>, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 201 or rkerzee@pesticideaction.org.','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-revision-v1','','','2013-12-02 22:33:55','2013-12-02 22:33:55','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1217,2,'2013-12-02 22:34:09','2013-12-02 22:34:09','<h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Rockford-Area Bed Bug Training for Managers of:</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Multi-Unit Buildings</li>\r\n	<li>Senior Services</li>\r\n	<li>Dormitories</li>\r\n	<li>Shelters and Transitional Housing</li>\r\n	<li>Client Service Providers, and</li>\r\n	<li>Hospitality Industry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTargeted at the managers of facilities, this half-day workshop will address the core issues of bed bug control in a variety of facilities. Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"> </a>\r\n\r\nSpecific topics include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\nApproval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending.<a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"><img class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/6/BPT_buy_tickets_large.png\" width=\"182px\" height=\"92px\" border=\"0\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo register online, visit our <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://bbbbrvc.bpt.me\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Paper Tickets page here</a>.\r\nFor payment with a Purchase Order please <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs Form\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=1211\" target=\"_blank\">download a registration form here</a>, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 201 or rkerzee@pesticideaction.org.','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-revision-v1','','','2013-12-02 22:34:09','2013-12-02 22:34:09','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1218,2,'2013-12-02 22:35:42','2013-12-02 22:35:42','<strong>Rockford-Area Bed Bug Training for Managers of:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Multi-Unit Buildings</li>\r\n	<li>Senior Services</li>\r\n	<li>Dormitories</li>\r\n	<li>Shelters and Transitional Housing</li>\r\n	<li>Client Service Providers, and</li>\r\n	<li>Hospitality Industry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTargeted at the managers of facilities, this half-day workshop will address the core issues of bed bug control in a variety of facilities. Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\n<strong>Specific topics include:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\n<em>Approval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending.</em><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"><img class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/6/BPT_buy_tickets_large.png\" width=\"182px\" height=\"92px\" border=\"0\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo register online, visit our <strong><a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://bbbbrvc.bpt.me\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Paper Tickets page here</a>.</strong>\r\n\r\nFor payment with a Purchase Order please<strong> <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs Form\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=1211\" target=\"_blank\">download a registration form here</a></strong>, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 201 or rkerzee@pesticideaction.org.','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-revision-v1','','','2013-12-02 22:35:42','2013-12-02 22:35:42','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1219,2,'2013-12-02 22:40:54','2013-12-02 22:40:54','<strong>Rockford-Area Bed Bug Training for Managers of:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Multi-Unit Buildings</li>\r\n	<li>Senior Services</li>\r\n	<li>Dormitories</li>\r\n	<li>Shelters and Transitional Housing</li>\r\n	<li>Client Service Providers, and</li>\r\n	<li>Hospitality Industry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTargeted at the managers of facilities, this half-day workshop will address the core issues of bed bug control in a variety of facilities. Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\n<strong>Specific topics include:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\n<em>Approval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending.</em><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"><img class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/6/BPT_buy_tickets_large.png\" width=\"182px\" height=\"92px\" border=\"0\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo register online, visit our <strong><a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://bbbbrvc.bpt.me\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Paper Tickets page here</a>.</strong>\r\n\r\nFor payment with a<strong> Purchase Order</strong> please<strong> <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs Form\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Rockford-2-5-14-Registration-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">download a registration form here</a></strong>, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 201 or rkerzee@pesticideaction.org.','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-revision-v1','','','2013-12-02 22:40:54','2013-12-02 22:40:54','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1220,2,'2013-12-02 22:42:53','2013-12-02 22:42:53','<strong>Rockford-Area Bed Bug Training for Managers of:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Multi-Unit Buildings</li>\r\n	<li>Senior Services</li>\r\n	<li>Dormitories</li>\r\n	<li>Shelters and Transitional Housing</li>\r\n	<li>Client Service Providers, and</li>\r\n	<li>Hospitality Industry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTargeted at the managers of facilities, this half-day workshop will address the core issues of bed bug control in a variety of facilities. Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\n<strong>Specific topics include:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\n<em>Approval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending.</em><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"><img class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/6/BPT_buy_tickets_large.png\" width=\"182px\" height=\"92px\" border=\"0\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo register online, visit our <strong><a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://bbbbrvc.bpt.me\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Paper Tickets page here</a>.</strong>\r\n\r\nFor payment with a<strong> Purchase Order</strong> please<strong> <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs Form\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Rockford-2-5-14-Registration-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">download a registration form here</a></strong>, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 201 or <a href=\"mailto:rkerzee@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\">rkerzee@pesticideaction.org</a>.','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-revision-v1','','','2013-12-02 22:42:53','2013-12-02 22:42:53','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1224,2,'2013-12-03 17:51:44','2013-12-03 17:51:44','<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/6/BPT_buy_tickets_large.png\" width=\"182px\" height=\"92px\" border=\"0\" /></a></strong></strong>To register online, visit our <strong><a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://bbbbrvc.bpt.me\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Paper Tickets page here</a>.</strong></p>\r\nFor payment with a<strong> Purchase Order</strong> please<strong> <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs Form\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Rockford-2-5-14-Registration-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">download a registration form here</a></strong>, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 204.\r\n\r\n<strong>Rockford-Area Bed Bug Training for Managers of:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Multi-Unit Buildings</li>\r\n	<li>Senior Services</li>\r\n	<li>Dormitories</li>\r\n	<li>Shelters and Transitional Housing</li>\r\n	<li>Client Service Providers, and</li>\r\n	<li>Hospitality Industry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTargeted at the managers of facilities, this half-day workshop will address the core issues of bed bug control in a variety of facilities. Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\n<strong>Specific topics include:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\n<em>Approval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending.</em><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-revision-v1','','','2013-12-03 17:51:44','2013-12-03 17:51:44','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1226,2,'2013-12-03 18:16:44','2013-12-03 18:16:44','<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A registration<strong> fee of $60.00</strong> includes light refreshments.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/6/BPT_buy_tickets_large.png\" width=\"182px\" height=\"92px\" border=\"0\" /></a> </strong></strong></strong>To register and pay online, visit our <strong><a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://bbbbrvc.bpt.me\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Paper Tickets page here</a>.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\nFor payment with a<strong> Purchase Order</strong> please<strong> <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs Form\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Rockford-2-5-14-Registration-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">download a registration form here</a></strong>, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 204.\r\n\r\n<strong>Rockford-Area Bed Bug Training for Managers of:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Multi-Unit Residential Buildings</li>\r\n	<li>Senior Services</li>\r\n	<li>Dormitories</li>\r\n	<li>Shelters and Transitional Housing</li>\r\n	<li>Client Service Providers, and</li>\r\n	<li>Hospitality Industry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTargeted at the managers of facilities, this half-day workshop will address the core issues of bed bug control in a variety of facilities. Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\n<strong>Specific topics include:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\n<em>Approval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending.</em><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-revision-v1','','','2013-12-03 18:16:44','2013-12-03 18:16:44','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1228,2,'2013-12-04 15:24:29','2013-12-04 15:24:29','<h1>About Us<img class=\"wp-image-1097 alignright\" alt=\"Midwest_stacked\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Midwest_stacked.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"200\" /></h1>\r\n<h2>Our Mission</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center is dedicated to reducing the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for <a name=\"History\"></a> for: <a href=\"#History\">History</a>, <a href=\"#Staff\">Staff</a>, <a href=\"#Board\">Board of Directors</a>, <a href=\"#Advisory\">Advisory Council</a>, <a href=\"#Partners\">Partners and Supporters</a>\r\n<h2>History</h2>\r\nThe Sierra Club, Illinois Environmental Council, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, and Business and Professional People for the Public Interest founded the organization in 1994 to address widespread concerns over pesticide use.\r\n\r\nWe work at the local, state, and regional levels to implement long-term policy changes and develop replicable programs for pesticide-use reduction. We are the only organization in the Midwest dedicated to protecting people and the environment from the serious impacts of pesticides. Recognition for our successful programs includes an Environmental Protection Agency Children’s Environmental Health Award, an Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Justice Award, and a Governor\'s Pollution Prevention Award.\r\n\r\nIn 2013, after a thoughtful evaluation that included input from our staff, board, and stakeholders, we changed our name from Safer Pest Control Project to Midwest Pesticide Action Center. This new incarnation reinforces our core commitment and mission: to reduce the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives. As Midwest Pesticide Action Center, we will continue to address issues related to pesticide use, while expanding our reach throughout the<a name=\"Staff\"></a> Midwest.\r\n<h2>Staff</h2>\r\n<h3>Ruth Kerzee, Executive Director</h3>\r\nRuth Kerzee, Executive Director, has been on Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s staff since 2005. During her tenure, Ms. Kerzee has been responsible for Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s work related to promoting Integrated Pest Management in schools and childcare facilities, and primary responsibility for developing the Integrated Pest Management in housing program. Ms. Kerzee is also responsible for all executive duties such as generating evaluative programs and strategizing on the growth and development of the organization. She has a Master’s of Science degree in Public Health from the University of Illinois Chicago, more than 15 years of experience working on occupational and environmental health issues, and is a licensed pest control technician. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.201 </strong><a href=\"mailto:rkerzee@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\"><b>rkerzee@pesticideaction.org</b></a>\r\n<h3>Kristin Weiss, Development Director</h3>\r\nKristin Weiss, Development Director, directs Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s fundraising efforts. Ms. Weiss earned her undergraduate degree in Marketing and Communications from Washington University in St. Louis. She has more than nine years experience in development, including work for Chicago Children’s Choir, Common Threads, and Heartland Alliance for Human Needs &amp; Human Rights. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.208 <a href=\"mailto:kweiss@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\">kweiss@pesticideaction.org</a></strong>\r\n<h3>Nishaat Yunus, Program and Communications Manager</h3>\r\nNishaat Yunus, Program and Communications Manager, leads and implements Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s integrated marketing campaign and housing program. Ms. Yunus has a dual Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Science, Technology, and Society from Butler University. As communications manager, Ms. Yunus oversaw the development of Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s new website and social media strategy and has primary responsibility for keeping the information updated, engaging and timely. Previously, she worked with the Center for Urban Ecology in Indianapolis. Most recently, she worked as a Research Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.203 <a href=\"mailto:nyunus@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\">nyunus@pesticideaction.org</a></strong>\r\n<h3>Kristine Burke, Project Assistant</h3>\r\nKristine Burke, Special Events Assistant, has been with Midwest Pesticide Action Center since January, 2013. Starting as an intern to gain valuable experience as she launches her career in the environmental field, her demonstrated organizational skills and strong work ethic has matriculated into her position as Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s special events assistant. Ms. Burke has a Bachelors of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management, from Ball State University. Ms. Burke’s foothold began in Fishers, Indiana where she coordinated special events while interning with the Fishers Parks and Recreation<a name=\"Board\"></a> Department. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.202 <a href=\"mailto:(773) 878-7378 ext.203\" target=\"_blank\">kburke@pesticideaction.org </a></strong>\r\n<h2>Board of Directors</h2>\r\n<strong>Ann Alexander</strong>, President Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council\r\n<strong>Jennifer Farley</strong>, Vice President Senior Environmental Risk Administrator, Chase\r\n<strong>Katherine Tipper</strong>, Treasurer Vice President-Finance, Hunter Benefits Consulting Group, Inc.\r\n<strong>Katie Coleman</strong>, Secretary Communications Associate, Environmental Law and Policy Center\r\n<strong>Susan Besson</strong>, Chair, Evanston Environment Board\r\n<strong>Pamela Brookstein</strong>, Community Health Coordinator, Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago\r\n<strong>Kevin Dick</strong>, LEED AP + O&amp;M Project Manager of Certification Programs, Delta Institute\r\n<strong>Meleah A. Geertsma</strong>, Staff Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council\r\n<strong>Jonathan Higgins</strong>, Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Global Freshwater Team, The Nature Conservancy\r\n<strong>Pallavi Phartiyal</strong>, Senior Analyst &amp; Program Manager, Union of Concerned Scientists\r\n<strong>John Poast</strong>, Senior Vice President of Residential Lending, Key Mortgage\r\n<strong>Julie Samuels</strong>, Community Garden<a name=\"Advisory\"></a> Organizer, Openlands\r\n<h2>Advisory Council</h2>\r\n<strong>Julie Brown</strong>, Senior Staff Counsel, Business &amp; Professional People for the Public Interest\r\n<strong>Raymond Cloyd, Ph.D</strong>. Professor, Kansas State University, Department of Entomology\r\n<strong>Jay Feldman</strong>, Executive Director, Beyond Pesticides\r\n<strong>Kevin Greene</strong>, Associate Director, IL EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention\r\n<strong>Keith Harley</strong>, J.D. Environmental Law Program Director, Chicago Legal Clinic\r\n<strong>Marc Lame</strong>, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs\r\n<strong>Philip Landrigan, M.D., M.Sc</strong>. Dean for Global Health, Ethel M. Wise, Professor and Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Professor Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Director, Children\'s Environmental Health Center\r\n<strong>Peter Orris</strong>, Professor of Internal and Preventative Medicine, Rush University College of Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois School of Public Health; and Adjunct Professor of Preventative Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School\r\n<strong>Rachel Rosenberg</strong>, Manager, Corporate Relations, Chicago Botanic Garden; Former Executive Director, Safer Pest Control Project\r\n<strong>Kim Stone</strong>, Councilwoman, City of Highland Park; Former Executive Director, Safer Pest Control Project\r\n<strong>Jill Viehweg</strong>, Director of Foundation and Government Relations, Denver Museum of Nature and Science; Founding Executive Director, Safer<a name=\"Partners\"></a> Pest Control Project\r\n<h2>Partners and Supporters</h2>\r\nPeter and Lucy Ascoli Family Fund\r\n<a href=\"http://www.boeing.com/boeing/\" target=\"_blank\">The Boeing Company</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tbf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Foundation Philancon Fund</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.chicagowilderness.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Wilderness</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://bouldercolorado.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">City of Boulder</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en.html\" target=\"_blank\">City of Chicago</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://cityofevanston.org/\" target=\"_blank\">City of Evanston</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.clifbarfamilyfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Clif Bar Family Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cornelldouglas.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Cornell Douglas Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.earthshare-illinois.org/\" target=\"_blank\">EarthShare Illinois</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.epa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://greatlakesrestoration.us/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Lakes Restoration Initiative</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idph.state.il.us/\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois Department of Public Health</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.iisgcp.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nchh.org/\" target=\"_blank\">National Center for Healthy Housing</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.panna.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Action Network of North America</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.patagonia.com/us/home\" target=\"_blank\">Patagonia</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.piercefamilyfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Pierce Family Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.polkbrosfdn.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Polk Bros. Foundation</a>\r\nPublic Places Healthy Spaces\r\n<a href=\"http://www.therobertsfamilyfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Roberts Family Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.swwtwater.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, Inc.</a>\r\nThomas and Donna Stone Foundation\r\n<a href=\"http://www.villageoffranklinpark.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Village of Franklin Park</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.wallacegenetic.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Wallace Genetic Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Whole Foods Market</a>','About Us','','inherit','closed','open','','12-revision-v1','','','2013-12-04 15:24:29','2013-12-04 15:24:29','',12,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/12-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1231,2,'2013-12-04 16:16:30','2013-12-04 16:16:30','<h1>Cancer</h1>\r\nCancer is a devastating disease that is all too common in the United States and around the world. Some types of cancer are on the decline, but the rates of others, such as non-Hodgkins lymphoma, childhood cancer, leukemia, and thyroid cancer are on the rise, according to the National Cancer Institute. Genetic and environmental factors each contribute to the causes of cancer with environmental factors increasingly suspected as contributing to the disease.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Children\">Especially Vulnerable: Children</a>, <a href=\"#Ag\">High Risk- Agriculture</a>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> </span>The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies the spraying and application of insecticides as a “probably carcinogenic to humans”, just below “carcinogenic to humans.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides can cause cancer a number of ways— by disrupting hormones, damaging DNA, inflaming tissues, and turning genes on or off.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The types of cancer associated with pesticide exposure are many, including leukemia, neuroblastoma, Wilms\' tumor, soft-tissue sarcoma, Ewing\'s sarcoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and cancers of the brain, breast, pancreas, stomach, prostate, kidneys, colorectum, and testes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA 2010 President’s Cancer Panel report “<a title=\"Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now\" href=\"http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualreports/pcp08-09rpt/pcp_report_08-09_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now,</em></a>” highlights the link between environmental contaminants and cancer. The Panel recognizes that:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides are a chemical of concern.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There is a need for stronger pesticide regulation and continued research on carcinogenicity potential.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There are roughly 40 chemicals serving as active ingredients in pesticides currently on the market that are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as “known, probable, or possible human carcinogens.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The combination of active with, so called, inert unregulated additives, some of which are known to be toxic, may make the risk of cancer even higher than<a name=\"Children\"></a> predicted.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Especially Vulnerable: Children</h3>\r\nMany of the most common childhood cancers listed by the American Cancer Society are associated with pesticide exposure.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Children who live in homes where their parents use pesticides are twice as likely to develop brain cancer as those who do not.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Higher rates of leukemia in children were similarly associated with pesticide use around the home, garden, and farm.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_659\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1698\"]<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-659 \" alt=\"Source: SEER 9 areas and US Mortality Files (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC). Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1103).\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER.jpg\" width=\"1698\" height=\"2198\" /></a> Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2010/results_figure/sect_28_zfig.01.pdf, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a name=\"Ag\"></a>\r\n<h1>High Risk - Agriculture</h1>\r\nMany reports, including a 2010 report by the Agriculture Health Study titled \"<em><a title=\"A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort\" href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920083/\" target=\"_blank\">A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort</a></em>,\" show a link between exposure to agricultural pesticides and incidences of prostate and breast cancers.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The above study shows links between pesticide exposure and pancreatic and lung cancers.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>With the use of 9 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients used on agricultural lands every year and growing, the potential for unintended health outcomes will continue to climb.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Children\'s Health:</strong> Learn more about the unique cancer risks children face. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Children’s Health\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What You Can Do: </strong>For tips on how to make decisions that reduce your cancer risk in your home and community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What We Do:</strong> Learn more about what Midwest Pesticide Action Center is doing to reduce your exposure to harmful pesticides. <a class=\"more\" title=\"What We Do\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Cancer','','inherit','closed','open','','62-revision-v1','','','2013-12-04 16:16:30','2013-12-04 16:16:30','',62,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/62-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1232,2,'2013-12-04 16:19:07','2013-12-04 16:19:07','<h1>Cancer</h1>\r\nCancer is a devastating disease that is all too common in the United States and around the world. Some types of cancer are on the decline, but the rates of others, such as non-Hodgkins lymphoma, childhood cancer, leukemia, and thyroid cancer are on the rise, according to the National Cancer Institute. Genetic and environmental factors each contribute to the causes of cancer with environmental factors increasingly suspected as contributing to the disease.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Children\">Especially Vulnerable: Children</a>, <a href=\"#Ag\">High Risk- Agriculture</a>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> </span>The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies the spraying and application of insecticides as a “probably carcinogenic to humans”, just below “carcinogenic to humans.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides can cause cancer a number of ways— by disrupting hormones, damaging DNA, inflaming tissues, and turning genes on or off.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The types of cancer associated with pesticide exposure are many, including leukemia, neuroblastoma, Wilms\' tumor, soft-tissue sarcoma, Ewing\'s sarcoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and cancers of the brain, breast, pancreas, stomach, prostate, kidneys, colorectum, and testes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA 2010 President’s Cancer Panel report “<a title=\"Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now\" href=\"http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualreports/pcp08-09rpt/pcp_report_08-09_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now,</em></a>” highlights the link between environmental contaminants and cancer. The Panel recognizes that:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides are a chemical of concern.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There is a need for stronger pesticide regulation and continued research on carcinogenicity potential.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There are roughly 40 chemicals serving as active ingredients in pesticides currently on the market that are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as “known, probable, or possible human carcinogens.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The combination of active with, so called, inert unregulated additives, some of which are known to be toxic, may make the risk of cancer even higher than<a name=\"Children\"></a> predicted.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Especially Vulnerable: Children</h3>\r\nMany of the most common childhood cancers listed by the American Cancer Society are associated with pesticide exposure.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Children who live in homes where their parents use pesticides are twice as likely to develop brain cancer as those who do not.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Higher rates of leukemia in children were similarly associated with pesticide use around the home, garden, and farm.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a name=\"Ag\"></a>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_659\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1483\"]<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-659\" alt=\"Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2010/results_figure/sect_28_zfig.01.pdf, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\" width=\"1483\" height=\"1785\" /></a> Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2010/results_figure/sect_28_zfig.01.pdf, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.[/caption]\r\n<h1>High Risk - Agriculture</h1>\r\nMany reports, including a 2010 report by the Agriculture Health Study titled \"<em><a title=\"A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort\" href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920083/\" target=\"_blank\">A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort</a></em>,\" show a link between exposure to agricultural pesticides and incidences of prostate and breast cancers.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The above study shows links between pesticide exposure and pancreatic and lung cancers.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>With the use of 9 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients used on agricultural lands every year and growing, the potential for unintended health outcomes will continue to climb.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Children\'s Health:</strong> Learn more about the unique cancer risks children face. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Children’s Health\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What You Can Do: </strong>For tips on how to make decisions that reduce your cancer risk in your home and community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What We Do:</strong> Learn more about what Midwest Pesticide Action Center is doing to reduce your exposure to harmful pesticides. <a class=\"more\" title=\"What We Do\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Cancer','','inherit','closed','open','','62-revision-v1','','','2013-12-04 16:19:07','2013-12-04 16:19:07','',62,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/62-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1234,2,'2013-12-04 21:11:43','2013-12-04 21:11:43','<h2>All Resources</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of toolkits, guides, and factsheets to help you reduce your exposure to pesticides. Our information empowers renters, homeowners, managers, parents, and decision-makers to make smart decisions that lead to healthier communities.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Features\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Features\">Feature Publications</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">In Your Home</a>, <a href=\"#Community\">In Your Community</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>Feature Publications</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit: </strong>The basics of natural lawn care, health benefits of switching to natural lawn care, and practical tools and example documents to use during a campaign.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activists Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit:</strong> Information about pesticide reduction as a sustainable cost effective choice for municipal operations.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicago Grows Green: A Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden: </strong>Reduce your contribution to climate change, help your lawn and garden adapt to a changing environment, and produce beautiful outdoor spaces.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Guide</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools/Childcares:</strong> The materials your school needs to put an IPM program in place, including sample policies, forms and protocol.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: </strong>View our bed bug policy, which demonstrates the necessity of taking action on this issue.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n<a name=\"Home\"></a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nThe following publications are also available for download. Some publications offer downloads in multiple languages. <span class=\"orange\">Click or tap a title to start download.</span>\r\n<h3>In Your Home</h3>\r\n<h4>Indoors</h4>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tenants Rights and Responsibilities English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Tenants English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Spanish1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Tenants-Checklist-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-Do-I-Know-Im-Receiving-IPM-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> How Do I Know I\'m Receiving IPM Factsheet</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">10 Steps to Pest Control English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pest-Control-Companies-That-Provide-IPM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pest Control Companies That Provide IPM</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Ants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ants</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Cockroaches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Cockroaches</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mice-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mice</a>\r\n<h4>Outdoors</h4>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Products-for-Your-Natural-Lawn1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Products for Your Natural Lawn</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-NLC-Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Lawn Care Calendar</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Read-Your-Weeds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read Your Weeds</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mosquito-Misters-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mosquito Misters: What You Need to Know</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Truth-About-Head-Lice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Truth About Head Lice</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Reasonable-Accomodations-for-Renters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reasonable Accomodations for Renters with Pest Problems</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back ! newsletters vol. 1-11</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Landlords English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-to-Hire-a-Pest-Control-Operator-for-Bed-Bugs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How to Hire a Pest Control Operator for Bed Bugs</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bedbugs Poster English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pets-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Asthma-Pests-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Asthma, Pests, and Pesticides</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bee-Friendly-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Bee-Friendly Garden is a Pesticide-Free Garden</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Brochure</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Talking-to-Your-Neighbors-About-Pesticides1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Talking to Your Neighbors About Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pesticide-Free-Zone-Sign-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Free Zone Sign</a> <a name=\"Community\"></a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>In Your Community</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activist\'s Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a><strong>\r\n</strong> <a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Parks Campaign</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Parents\' Right to Know Notification Guidelines English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Reducing-Pesticides-in-Schools-a-Parents-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reducing Pesticides in Schools: A Parent\'s Guide</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]','All Resources','','inherit','closed','open','','119-revision-v1','','','2013-12-04 21:11:43','2013-12-04 21:11:43','',119,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/119-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1235,2,'2013-12-04 21:12:34','2013-12-04 21:12:34','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A registration<strong> fee of $60.00</strong> includes light refreshments.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"><img class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/6/BPT_buy_tickets_large.png\" width=\"182px\" height=\"92px\" border=\"0\" /></a> </strong></strong></strong>To register and pay online, visit our <strong><a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://bbbbrvc.bpt.me\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Paper Tickets page here</a>.</strong></p>\r\nFor payment with a<strong> Purchase Order</strong> please<strong> <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs Form\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Rockford-2-5-14-Registration-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">download a registration form here</a></strong>, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 204.\r\n\r\n<strong>Rockford-Area Bed Bug Training for Managers of:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Multi-Unit Residential Buildings</li>\r\n	<li>Senior Services</li>\r\n	<li>Dormitories</li>\r\n	<li>Shelters and Transitional Housing</li>\r\n	<li>Client Service Providers, and</li>\r\n	<li>Hospitality Industry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTargeted at the managers of facilities, this half-day workshop will address the core issues of bed bug control in a variety of facilities. Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\n<strong>Specific topics include:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\n<em>Approval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending.</em><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-autosave-v1','','','2013-12-04 21:12:34','2013-12-04 21:12:34','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1236,2,'2013-12-04 21:12:42','2013-12-04 21:12:42','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A registration<strong> fee of $60.00</strong> includes light refreshments.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\"><img class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/6/BPT_buy_tickets_large.png\" width=\"182px\" height=\"92px\" border=\"0\" /></a></strong></strong></strong>To register and pay online, visit our <strong><a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://bbbbrvc.bpt.me\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Paper Tickets page here</a>.</strong></p>\r\nFor payment with a<strong> Purchase Order</strong> please<strong> <a title=\"Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs Form\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Rockford-2-5-14-Registration-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">download a registration form here</a></strong>, or contact MPAC at (773)878-7378 ext. 204.\r\n\r\n<strong>Rockford-Area Bed Bug Training for Managers of:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Multi-Unit Residential Buildings</li>\r\n	<li>Senior Services</li>\r\n	<li>Dormitories</li>\r\n	<li>Shelters and Transitional Housing</li>\r\n	<li>Client Service Providers, and</li>\r\n	<li>Hospitality Industry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTargeted at the managers of facilities, this half-day workshop will address the core issues of bed bug control in a variety of facilities. Breakout sessions will provide you with information and resources directly applicable to the unique challenges of your facility in controlling this difficult pest. Experts will present state-of-the-art bed bug control strategies.\r\n\r\n<strong>Specific topics include:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bed bug economics and health impacts</li>\r\n	<li>Bed bug biology</li>\r\n	<li>Policies and practices to prevent and limit the problem</li>\r\n	<li>Communication strategies for tenants, clients, and staff</li>\r\n	<li>Techniques for getting rid of bed bugs , and</li>\r\n	<li>How to contract with a pest control provider</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAs a bonus, visit with vendors of services and products that can make your work easier. Feel free to ask specific questions of our experts and vendors, and benefit from being in a room filled with others dealing with the same problem under similar circumstances.\r\n\r\n<em>Approval for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) pending.</em><a href=\"http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/500639\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Rockford Beating Back Bed Bugs, Now February 5, 2014','','inherit','closed','open','','1212-revision-v1','','','2013-12-04 21:12:42','2013-12-04 21:12:42','',1212,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1212-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1239,2,'2013-12-09 18:21:46','2013-12-09 18:21:46','<h2>All Resources</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of toolkits, guides, and factsheets to help you reduce your exposure to pesticides. Our information empowers renters, homeowners, managers, parents, and decision-makers to make smart decisions that lead to healthier communities.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Features\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Features\">Feature Publications</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">In Your Home</a>, <a href=\"#Community\">In Your Community</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>Feature Publications</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit: </strong>The basics of natural lawn care, health benefits of switching to natural lawn care, and practical tools and example documents to use during a campaign.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activists Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit:</strong> Information about pesticide reduction as a sustainable cost effective choice for municipal operations.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicago Grows Green: A Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden: </strong>Reduce your contribution to climate change, help your lawn and garden adapt to a changing environment, and produce beautiful outdoor spaces.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Guide</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools/Childcares:</strong> The materials your school needs to put an IPM program in place, including sample policies, forms and protocol.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: </strong>View our bed bug policy, which demonstrates the necessity of taking action on this issue.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n<a name=\"Home\"></a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nThe following publications are also available for download. Some publications offer downloads in multiple languages. <span class=\"orange\">Click or tap a title to start download.</span>\r\n<h3>In Your Home</h3>\r\n<h4>Indoors</h4>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tenants Rights and Responsibilities English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Tenants English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Spanish1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Tenants-Checklist-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-Do-I-Know-Im-Receiving-IPM-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> How Do I Know I\'m Receiving IPM Factsheet</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">10 Steps to Pest Control English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Pest-Control-Companies-That-Provide-IPM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pest Control Companies That Provide IPM</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Ants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ants</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Cockroaches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Cockroaches</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mice-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mice</a>\r\n<h4>Outdoors</h4>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Products-for-Your-Natural-Lawn1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Products for Your Natural Lawn</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-NLC-Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Lawn Care Calendar</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Read-Your-Weeds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read Your Weeds</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mosquito-Misters-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mosquito Misters: What You Need to Know</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Truth-About-Head-Lice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Truth About Head Lice</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Reasonable-Accomodations-for-Renters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reasonable Accomodations for Renters with Pest Problems</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back ! newsletters vol. 1-11</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Landlords English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-to-Hire-a-Pest-Control-Operator-for-Bed-Bugs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How to Hire a Pest Control Operator for Bed Bugs</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bedbugs Poster English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pets-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Asthma-Pests-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Asthma, Pests, and Pesticides</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bee-Friendly-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Bee-Friendly Garden is a Pesticide-Free Garden</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Brochure</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Talking-to-Your-Neighbors-About-Pesticides1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Talking to Your Neighbors About Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pesticide-Free-Zone-Sign-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Free Zone Sign</a> <a name=\"Community\"></a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>In Your Community</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activist\'s Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a><strong>\r\n</strong> <a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Parks Campaign</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Parents\' Right to Know Notification Guidelines English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Reducing-Pesticides-in-Schools-a-Parents-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reducing Pesticides in Schools: A Parent\'s Guide</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]','All Resources','','inherit','closed','open','','119-revision-v1','','','2013-12-09 18:21:46','2013-12-09 18:21:46','',119,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/119-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1241,2,'2013-12-09 18:39:09','2013-12-09 18:39:09','','MPAC How to Hire a Pest Control Operator for Bed Bugs','','inherit','closed','open','','mpac-how-to-hire-a-pest-control-operator-for-bed-bugs-2','','','2013-12-09 18:39:09','2013-12-09 18:39:09','',119,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-How-to-Hire-a-Pest-Control-Operator-for-Bed-Bugs.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0),(1242,2,'2013-12-09 18:40:04','2013-12-09 18:40:04','<h2>All Resources</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of toolkits, guides, and factsheets to help you reduce your exposure to pesticides. Our information empowers renters, homeowners, managers, parents, and decision-makers to make smart decisions that lead to healthier communities.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Features\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Features\">Feature Publications</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">In Your Home</a>, <a href=\"#Community\">In Your Community</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>Feature Publications</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit: </strong>The basics of natural lawn care, health benefits of switching to natural lawn care, and practical tools and example documents to use during a campaign.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activists Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit:</strong> Information about pesticide reduction as a sustainable cost effective choice for municipal operations.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicago Grows Green: A Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden: </strong>Reduce your contribution to climate change, help your lawn and garden adapt to a changing environment, and produce beautiful outdoor spaces.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Guide</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools/Childcares:</strong> The materials your school needs to put an IPM program in place, including sample policies, forms and protocol.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: </strong>View our bed bug policy, which demonstrates the necessity of taking action on this issue.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n<a name=\"Home\"></a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nThe following publications are also available for download. Some publications offer downloads in multiple languages. <span class=\"orange\">Click or tap a title to start download.</span>\r\n<h3>In Your Home</h3>\r\n<h4>Indoors</h4>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tenants Rights and Responsibilities English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Tenants English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Spanish1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Tenants-Checklist-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-Do-I-Know-Im-Receiving-IPM-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How Do I Know I\'m Receiving IPM Factsheet</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">10 Steps to Pest Control English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Pest-Control-Companies-That-Provide-IPM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pest Control Companies That Provide IPM</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Ants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ants</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Cockroaches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Cockroaches</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mice-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mice</a>\r\n<h4>Outdoors</h4>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Products-for-Your-Natural-Lawn1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Products for Your Natural Lawn</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-NLC-Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Lawn Care Calendar</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Read-Your-Weeds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read Your Weeds</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mosquito-Misters-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mosquito Misters: What You Need to Know</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Truth-About-Head-Lice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Truth About Head Lice</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Reasonable-Accomodations-for-Renters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reasonable Accomodations for Renters with Pest Problems</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back ! newsletters vol. 1-11</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Landlords English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-How-to-Hire-a-Pest-Control-Operator-for-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">MPAC How to Hire a Pest Control Operator for Bed Bugs</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bedbugs Poster English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pets-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Asthma-Pests-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Asthma, Pests, and Pesticides</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bee-Friendly-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Bee-Friendly Garden is a Pesticide-Free Garden</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Brochure</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Talking-to-Your-Neighbors-About-Pesticides1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Talking to Your Neighbors About Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pesticide-Free-Zone-Sign-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Free Zone Sign</a> <a name=\"Community\"></a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>In Your Community</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activist\'s Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a><strong>\r\n</strong><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Parks Campaign</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Parents\' Right to Know Notification Guidelines English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Reducing-Pesticides-in-Schools-a-Parents-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reducing Pesticides in Schools: A Parent\'s Guide</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]','All Resources','','inherit','closed','open','','119-revision-v1','','','2013-12-09 18:40:04','2013-12-09 18:40:04','',119,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/119-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1243,2,'2013-12-09 18:47:37','2013-12-09 18:47:37','<h2>All Resources</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of toolkits, guides, and factsheets to help you reduce your exposure to pesticides. Our information empowers renters, homeowners, managers, parents, and decision-makers to make smart decisions that lead to healthier communities.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Features\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Features\">Feature Publications</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">In Your Home</a>, <a href=\"#Community\">In Your Community</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>Feature Publications</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit: </strong>The basics of natural lawn care, health benefits of switching to natural lawn care, and practical tools and example documents to use during a campaign.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activists Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit:</strong> Information about pesticide reduction as a sustainable cost effective choice for municipal operations.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicago Grows Green: A Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden: </strong>Reduce your contribution to climate change, help your lawn and garden adapt to a changing environment, and produce beautiful outdoor spaces.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Guide</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools/Childcares:</strong> The materials your school needs to put an IPM program in place, including sample policies, forms and protocol.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: </strong>View our bed bug policy, which demonstrates the necessity of taking action on this issue.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n<a name=\"Home\"></a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nThe following publications are also available for download. Some publications offer downloads in multiple languages. <span class=\"orange\">Click or tap a title to start download.</span>\r\n<h3>In Your Home</h3>\r\n<h4>Indoors</h4>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tenants Rights and Responsibilities English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Tenants English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Spanish1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Tenants-Checklist-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-Do-I-Know-Im-Receiving-IPM-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How Do I Know I\'m Receiving IPM Factsheet</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">10 Steps to Pest Control English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Pest-Control-Companies-That-Provide-IPM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pest Control Companies That Provide IPM</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Ants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ants</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Cockroaches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Cockroaches</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mice-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mice</a>\r\n<h4>Outdoors</h4>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Products-for-Your-Natural-Lawn1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Products for Your Natural Lawn</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-NLC-Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Lawn Care Calendar</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Read-Your-Weeds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read Your Weeds</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mosquito-Misters-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mosquito Misters: What You Need to Know</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Truth-About-Head-Lice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Truth About Head Lice</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Reasonable-Accomodations-for-Renters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reasonable Accomodations for Renters with Pest Problems</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back ! newsletters vol. 1-11</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Landlords English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-How-to-Hire-a-Pest-Control-Operator-for-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">How to Hire a Pest Control Operator for Bed Bugs</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bedbugs Poster English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pets-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Asthma-Pests-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Asthma, Pests, and Pesticides</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bee-Friendly-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Bee-Friendly Garden is a Pesticide-Free Garden</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Brochure</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Talking-to-Your-Neighbors-About-Pesticides1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Talking to Your Neighbors About Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pesticide-Free-Zone-Sign-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Free Zone Sign</a> <a name=\"Community\"></a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>In Your Community</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activist\'s Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a><strong>\r\n</strong><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Parks Campaign</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Parents\' Right to Know Notification Guidelines English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Reducing-Pesticides-in-Schools-a-Parents-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reducing Pesticides in Schools: A Parent\'s Guide</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]','All Resources','','inherit','closed','open','','119-revision-v1','','','2013-12-09 18:47:37','2013-12-09 18:47:37','',119,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/119-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1245,2,'2013-12-09 20:44:28','2013-12-09 20:44:28','<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-244\" alt=\"Pillars of Law and Information at the United States Supreme Cour\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000015557555Large-Pillars-e1385486157774-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" />\n\nOn June 5, 2013, Chicago became one of the first U.S. cities to pass a comprehensive bed bug ordinance, which will go into effect on <b>December 23, 2013</b>. Midwest Pesticide Action Center has long been actively engaged in the important issue of helping residents that suspect a bed bug infestation not to overuse and misuse pesticides. Our work with the city began in 2010 and culminated in 2011 when we submitted our report, <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\"><i>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</i></a>, to the mayor’s office.  This report helped argue the need for a comprehensive bed bug ordinance and provided a foundation upon which the ordinance could be built.\n\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center worked with the sponsoring Alderman and stakeholders, including organizations and associations representing tenant and landlord/owners’ rights.  Our goal was to elevate the issue of bed bug control in Chicago and promote proper control practices for and slow the spread of bed bugs.  An important component of the ordinance is the requirement that all tenants receive basic education on bed bugs and how to control them.\n\nThe ordinance requires property owners to provide best- management practices for bed bug control—practices advocated by Midwest Pesticide Action Center. It also outlines responsibilities for tenants and property owners and directs the Department of Public Health to develop a website-based educational campaign with the most current information on effective bed bug control.\n\nAdditional responsibilities include written notification, inspection, treatment via best practices as outlined by the <a href=\"http://www.pestworld.org/all-things-bed-bugs/best-practices/\">National Pest Management Association</a>, proper disposal practices, and documentation of pest management measures.\n\nThe City of Chicago has developed a brochure that landlords must distribute to tenants renewing an existing lease or entering into a new lease. It can be found <a href=\"http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdph/environmental_health_and_food/BedBugBrochureOct312013.pdf\">here</a>.\n\nNon-compliance with the ordinance will result in significant fines for property owners that fail to take steps to eradicate bed bug infestations as well as tenants who do not cooperate.\n\n<strong>Metropolitan Tenants Organization has developed a short overview of the Ordinance which can be found <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MTO-factsheet1.pdf\">here</a>.</strong>\n<strong>View the full ordinance <a href=\"https://chicago.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1255501&amp;GUID=CED19AF3-ADD2-4771-BDDB-04923461D3AC&amp;Options=Advanced&amp;Search=\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</strong>\n<strong>Learn about proper bed bug control <a title=\"Beat Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/#BedBugs\">here</a>.</strong>','Chicago\'s Bed Bug Ordinance','','inherit','closed','open','','89-autosave-v1','','','2013-12-09 20:44:28','2013-12-09 20:44:28','',89,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/89-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1246,2,'2013-12-09 20:42:11','2013-12-09 20:42:11','<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-244\" alt=\"Pillars of Law and Information at the United States Supreme Cour\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000015557555Large-Pillars-e1385486157774-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" />\r\n\r\nOn June 5, 2013, Chicago became one of the first U.S. cities to pass a comprehensive bed bug ordinance, which will go into effect on <b>December 23, 2013</b>. Midwest Pesticide Action Center has long been actively engaged in the important issue of helping residents that suspect a bed bug infestation not to overuse and misuse pesticides. Our work with the city began in 2010 and culminated in 2011 when we submitted our report, <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\"><i>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</i></a>, to the mayor’s office.  This report helped argue the need for a comprehensive bed bug ordinance and provided a foundation upon which the ordinance could be built.\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center worked with the sponsoring Alderman and stakeholders, including organizations and associations representing tenant and landlord/owners’ rights.  Our goal was to elevate the issue of bed bug control in Chicago and promote proper control practices for and slow the spread of bed bugs.  An important component of the ordinance is the requirement that all tenants receive basic education on bed bugs and how to control them.\r\n\r\nThe ordinance requires property owners to provide best- management practices for bed bug control—practices advocated by Midwest Pesticide Action Center. It also outlines responsibilities for tenants and property owners and directs the Department of Public Health to develop a website-based educational campaign with the most current information on effective bed bug control.\r\n\r\nAdditional responsibilities include written notification, inspection, treatment via best practices as outlined by the <a href=\"http://www.pestworld.org/all-things-bed-bugs/best-practices/\">National Pest Management Association</a>, proper disposal practices, and documentation of pest management measures.\r\n\r\nThe City of Chicago has developed a brochure that landlords must distribute to tenants renewing an existing lease or entering into a new lease. It can be found <a href=\"http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdph/environmental_health_and_food/BedBugBrochureOct312013.pdf\">here</a>.\r\n\r\nNon-compliance with the ordinance will result in significant fines for property owners that fail to take steps to eradicate bed bug infestations as well as tenants who do not cooperate.\r\n\r\n<strong>Metropolitan Tenants Organization has developed a short overview of the Ordinance which can be found<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MTO-factsheet.pdf\"> here</a>.</strong>\r\n<strong>View the full ordinance <a href=\"https://chicago.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1255501&amp;GUID=CED19AF3-ADD2-4771-BDDB-04923461D3AC&amp;Options=Advanced&amp;Search=\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</strong>\r\n<strong>Learn about proper bed bug control <a title=\"Beat Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/#BedBugs\">here</a>.</strong>','Chicago\'s Bed Bug Ordinance','','inherit','closed','open','','89-revision-v1','','','2013-12-09 20:42:11','2013-12-09 20:42:11','',89,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/89-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1247,2,'2013-12-09 20:43:55','2013-12-09 20:43:55','','MTO Bed Bug Ordinance Factsheet','','inherit','closed','open','','mto-factsheet-2','','','2013-12-09 20:43:55','2013-12-09 20:43:55','',89,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MTO-factsheet1.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0),(1248,2,'2013-12-09 20:44:35','2013-12-09 20:44:35','<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-244\" alt=\"Pillars of Law and Information at the United States Supreme Cour\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000015557555Large-Pillars-e1385486157774-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" />\r\n\r\nOn June 5, 2013, Chicago became one of the first U.S. cities to pass a comprehensive bed bug ordinance, which will go into effect on <b>December 23, 2013</b>. Midwest Pesticide Action Center has long been actively engaged in the important issue of helping residents that suspect a bed bug infestation not to overuse and misuse pesticides. Our work with the city began in 2010 and culminated in 2011 when we submitted our report, <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\"><i>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</i></a>, to the mayor’s office.  This report helped argue the need for a comprehensive bed bug ordinance and provided a foundation upon which the ordinance could be built.\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center worked with the sponsoring Alderman and stakeholders, including organizations and associations representing tenant and landlord/owners’ rights.  Our goal was to elevate the issue of bed bug control in Chicago and promote proper control practices for and slow the spread of bed bugs.  An important component of the ordinance is the requirement that all tenants receive basic education on bed bugs and how to control them.\r\n\r\nThe ordinance requires property owners to provide best- management practices for bed bug control—practices advocated by Midwest Pesticide Action Center. It also outlines responsibilities for tenants and property owners and directs the Department of Public Health to develop a website-based educational campaign with the most current information on effective bed bug control.\r\n\r\nAdditional responsibilities include written notification, inspection, treatment via best practices as outlined by the <a href=\"http://www.pestworld.org/all-things-bed-bugs/best-practices/\">National Pest Management Association</a>, proper disposal practices, and documentation of pest management measures.\r\n\r\nThe City of Chicago has developed a brochure that landlords must distribute to tenants renewing an existing lease or entering into a new lease. It can be found <a href=\"http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdph/environmental_health_and_food/BedBugBrochureOct312013.pdf\">here</a>.\r\n\r\nNon-compliance with the ordinance will result in significant fines for property owners that fail to take steps to eradicate bed bug infestations as well as tenants who do not cooperate.\r\n\r\n<strong>Metropolitan Tenants Organization has developed a short overview of the Ordinance which can be found <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MTO-factsheet1.pdf\">here</a>.</strong>\r\n<strong>View the full ordinance <a href=\"https://chicago.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1255501&amp;GUID=CED19AF3-ADD2-4771-BDDB-04923461D3AC&amp;Options=Advanced&amp;Search=\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</strong>\r\n<strong>Learn about proper bed bug control <a title=\"Beat Back Bed Bugs\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/#BedBugs\">here</a>.</strong>','Chicago\'s Bed Bug Ordinance','','inherit','closed','open','','89-revision-v1','','','2013-12-09 20:44:35','2013-12-09 20:44:35','',89,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/89-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1249,2,'2013-12-09 21:04:27','2013-12-09 21:04:27','<h1>About Us<img class=\"wp-image-1097 alignright\" alt=\"Midwest_stacked\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Midwest_stacked.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"200\" /></h1>\r\n<h2>Our Mission</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center is dedicated to reducing the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for <a name=\"History\"></a> for: <a href=\"#History\">History</a>, <a href=\"#Staff\">Staff</a>, <a href=\"#Board\">Board of Directors</a>, <a href=\"#Advisory\">Advisory Council</a>, <a href=\"#Partners\">Partners and Supporters</a>\r\n<h2>History</h2>\r\nThe Sierra Club, Illinois Environmental Council, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, and Business and Professional People for the Public Interest founded the organization in 1994 to address widespread concerns over pesticide use.\r\n\r\nWe work at the local, state, and regional levels to implement long-term policy changes and develop replicable programs for pesticide-use reduction. We are the only organization in the Midwest dedicated to protecting people and the environment from the serious impacts of pesticides. Recognition for our successful programs includes an Environmental Protection Agency Children’s Environmental Health Award, an Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Justice Award, and a Governor\'s Pollution Prevention Award.\r\n\r\nIn 2013, after a thoughtful evaluation that included input from our staff, board, and stakeholders, we changed our name from Safer Pest Control Project to Midwest Pesticide Action Center. This new incarnation reinforces our core commitment and mission: to reduce the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives. As Midwest Pesticide Action Center, we will continue to address issues related to pesticide use, while expanding our reach throughout the<a name=\"Staff\"></a> Midwest.\r\n<h2>Staff</h2>\r\n<h3>Ruth Kerzee, Executive Director</h3>\r\nRuth Kerzee, Executive Director, has been on Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s staff since 2005. During her tenure, Ms. Kerzee has been responsible for Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s work related to promoting Integrated Pest Management in schools and childcare facilities, and primary responsibility for developing the Integrated Pest Management in housing program. Ms. Kerzee is also responsible for all executive duties such as generating evaluative programs and strategizing on the growth and development of the organization. She has a Master’s of Science degree in Public Health from the University of Illinois Chicago, more than 15 years of experience working on occupational and environmental health issues, and is a licensed pest control technician. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.201 </strong><a href=\"mailto:rkerzee@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\"><b>rkerzee@pesticideaction.org</b></a>\r\n<h3>Kristin Weiss, Development Director</h3>\r\nKristin Weiss, Development Director, directs Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s fundraising efforts. Ms. Weiss earned her undergraduate degree in Marketing and Communications from Washington University in St. Louis. She has more than nine years experience in development, including work for Chicago Children’s Choir, Common Threads, and Heartland Alliance for Human Needs &amp; Human Rights. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.208 <a href=\"mailto:kweiss@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\">kweiss@pesticideaction.org</a></strong>\r\n<h3>Nishaat Yunus, Program and Communications Manager</h3>\r\nNishaat Yunus, Program and Communications Manager, leads and implements Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s integrated marketing campaign and housing program. Ms. Yunus has a dual Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Science, Technology, and Society from Butler University. As communications manager, Ms. Yunus oversaw the development of Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s new website and social media strategy and has primary responsibility for keeping the information updated, engaging and timely. Previously, she worked with the Center for Urban Ecology in Indianapolis. Most recently, she worked as a Research Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.203 <a href=\"mailto:nyunus@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\">nyunus@pesticideaction.org</a></strong>\r\n<h3>Kristine Burke, Project Assistant</h3>\r\nKristine Burke, Special Events Assistant, has been with Midwest Pesticide Action Center since January, 2013. Starting as an intern to gain valuable experience as she launches her career in the environmental field, her demonstrated organizational skills and strong work ethic has matriculated into her position as Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s special events assistant. Ms. Burke has a Bachelors of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management, from Ball State University. Ms. Burke’s foothold began in Fishers, Indiana where she coordinated special events while interning with the Fishers Parks and Recreation<a name=\"Board\"></a> Department. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.202 <a href=\"mailto:(773) 878-7378 ext.203\" target=\"_blank\">kburke@pesticideaction.org </a></strong>\r\n<h2>Board of Directors</h2>\r\n<strong>Ann Alexander</strong>, President Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council\r\n<strong>Jennifer Farley</strong>, Vice President Senior Environmental Risk Administrator, Chase\r\n<strong>Katherine Tipper</strong>, Treasurer Vice President-Finance, Hunter Benefits Consulting Group, Inc.\r\n<strong>Katie Coleman</strong>, Secretary Communications Associate, Environmental Law and Policy Center\r\n<strong>Susan Besson</strong>, Chair, Evanston Environment Board\r\n<strong>Pamela Brookstein</strong>, Community Health Coordinator, Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago\r\n<strong>Kevin Dick</strong>, LEED AP + O&amp;M Project Manager of Certification Programs, Delta Institute\r\n<strong>Meleah A. Geertsma</strong>, Staff Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council\r\n<strong>Jonathan Higgins</strong>, Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Global Freshwater Team, The Nature Conservancy\r\n<strong>Pallavi Phartiyal</strong>, Senior Analyst &amp; Program Manager, Union of Concerned Scientists\r\n<strong>John Poast</strong>, Senior Vice President of Residential Lending, Key Mortgage\r\n<strong>Julie Samuels</strong>, Community Garden<a name=\"Advisory\"></a> Organizer, Openlands\r\n<h2>Advisory Council</h2>\r\n<strong>Julie Brown</strong>, Senior Staff Counsel, Business &amp; Professional People for the Public Interest\r\n<strong>Raymond Cloyd, Ph.D</strong>. Professor, Kansas State University, Department of Entomology\r\n<strong>Jay Feldman</strong>, Executive Director, Beyond Pesticides\r\n<strong>Kevin Greene</strong>, Associate Director, IL EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention\r\n<strong>Keith Harley</strong>, J.D. Environmental Law Program Director, Chicago Legal Clinic\r\n<strong>Marc Lame</strong>, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs\r\n<strong>Philip Landrigan, M.D., M.Sc</strong>. Dean for Global Health, Ethel M. Wise, Professor and Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Professor Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Director, Children\'s Environmental Health Center\r\n<strong>Peter Orris</strong>, Professor of Internal and Preventative Medicine, Rush University College of Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois School of Public Health; and Adjunct Professor of Preventative Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School\r\n<strong>Rachel Rosenberg</strong>, Manager, Corporate Relations, Chicago Botanic Garden; Former Executive Director, Safer Pest Control Project\r\n<strong>Kim Stone</strong>, Councilwoman, City of Highland Park; Former Associate Director, Safer Pest Control Project\r\n<strong>Jill Viehweg</strong>, Director of Foundation and Government Relations, Denver Museum of Nature and Science; Founding Executive Director, Safer<a name=\"Partners\"></a> Pest Control Project\r\n<h2>Partners and Supporters</h2>\r\nPeter and Lucy Ascoli Family Fund\r\n<a href=\"http://www.boeing.com/boeing/\" target=\"_blank\">The Boeing Company</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tbf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Foundation Philancon Fund</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.chicagowilderness.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Wilderness</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://bouldercolorado.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">City of Boulder</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en.html\" target=\"_blank\">City of Chicago</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://cityofevanston.org/\" target=\"_blank\">City of Evanston</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.clifbarfamilyfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Clif Bar Family Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cornelldouglas.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Cornell Douglas Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.earthshare-illinois.org/\" target=\"_blank\">EarthShare Illinois</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.epa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://greatlakesrestoration.us/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Lakes Restoration Initiative</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idph.state.il.us/\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois Department of Public Health</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.iisgcp.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nchh.org/\" target=\"_blank\">National Center for Healthy Housing</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.panna.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Action Network of North America</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.patagonia.com/us/home\" target=\"_blank\">Patagonia</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.piercefamilyfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Pierce Family Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.polkbrosfdn.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Polk Bros. Foundation</a>\r\nPublic Places Healthy Spaces\r\n<a href=\"http://www.therobertsfamilyfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Roberts Family Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.swwtwater.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, Inc.</a>\r\nThomas and Donna Stone Foundation\r\n<a href=\"http://www.villageoffranklinpark.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Village of Franklin Park</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.wallacegenetic.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Wallace Genetic Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Whole Foods Market</a>','About Us','','inherit','closed','open','','12-revision-v1','','','2013-12-09 21:04:27','2013-12-09 21:04:27','',12,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/12-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1250,2,'2013-12-09 21:39:10','2013-12-09 21:39:10','<h1>About Us<img class=\"alignright  wp-image-1097\" alt=\"Midwest Pesticide Action Center\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Midwest_stacked-e1386625125966-300x186.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"149\" /></h1>\r\n<h2>Our Mission</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center is dedicated to reducing the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for <a name=\"History\"></a> for: <a href=\"#History\">History</a>, <a href=\"#Staff\">Staff</a>, <a href=\"#Board\">Board of Directors</a>, <a href=\"#Advisory\">Advisory Council</a>, <a href=\"#Partners\">Partners and Supporters</a>\r\n<h2>History</h2>\r\nThe Sierra Club, Illinois Environmental Council, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, and Business and Professional People for the Public Interest founded the organization in 1994 to address widespread concerns over pesticide use.\r\n\r\nWe work at the local, state, and regional levels to implement long-term policy changes and develop replicable programs for pesticide-use reduction. We are the only organization in the Midwest dedicated to protecting people and the environment from the serious impacts of pesticides. Recognition for our successful programs includes an Environmental Protection Agency Children’s Environmental Health Award, an Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Justice Award, and a Governor\'s Pollution Prevention Award.\r\n\r\nIn 2013, after a thoughtful evaluation that included input from our staff, board, and stakeholders, we changed our name from Safer Pest Control Project to Midwest Pesticide Action Center. This new incarnation reinforces our core commitment and mission: to reduce the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives. As Midwest Pesticide Action Center, we will continue to address issues related to pesticide use, while expanding our reach throughout the<a name=\"Staff\"></a> Midwest.\r\n<h2>Staff</h2>\r\n<h3>Ruth Kerzee, Executive Director</h3>\r\nRuth Kerzee, Executive Director, has been on Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s staff since 2005. During her tenure, Ms. Kerzee has been responsible for Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s work related to promoting Integrated Pest Management in schools and childcare facilities, and primary responsibility for developing the Integrated Pest Management in housing program. Ms. Kerzee is also responsible for all executive duties such as generating evaluative programs and strategizing on the growth and development of the organization. She has a Master’s of Science degree in Public Health from the University of Illinois Chicago, more than 15 years of experience working on occupational and environmental health issues, and is a licensed pest control technician. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.201 </strong><a href=\"mailto:rkerzee@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\"><b>rkerzee@pesticideaction.org</b></a>\r\n<h3>Kristin Weiss, Development Director</h3>\r\nKristin Weiss, Development Director, directs Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s fundraising efforts. Ms. Weiss earned her undergraduate degree in Marketing and Communications from Washington University in St. Louis. She has more than nine years experience in development, including work for Chicago Children’s Choir, Common Threads, and Heartland Alliance for Human Needs &amp; Human Rights. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.208 <a href=\"mailto:kweiss@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\">kweiss@pesticideaction.org</a></strong>\r\n<h3>Nishaat Yunus, Program and Communications Manager</h3>\r\nNishaat Yunus, Program and Communications Manager, leads and implements Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s integrated marketing campaign and housing program. Ms. Yunus has a dual Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Science, Technology, and Society from Butler University. As communications manager, Ms. Yunus oversaw the development of Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s new website and social media strategy and has primary responsibility for keeping the information updated, engaging and timely. Previously, she worked with the Center for Urban Ecology in Indianapolis. Most recently, she worked as a Research Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.203 <a href=\"mailto:nyunus@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\">nyunus@pesticideaction.org</a></strong>\r\n<h3>Kristine Burke, Project Assistant</h3>\r\nKristine Burke, Special Events Assistant, has been with Midwest Pesticide Action Center since January, 2013. Starting as an intern to gain valuable experience as she launches her career in the environmental field, her demonstrated organizational skills and strong work ethic has matriculated into her position as Midwest Pesticide Action Center’s special events assistant. Ms. Burke has a Bachelors of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management, from Ball State University. Ms. Burke’s foothold began in Fishers, Indiana where she coordinated special events while interning with the Fishers Parks and Recreation<a name=\"Board\"></a> Department. <strong>(773) 878-7378 ext.202 <a href=\"mailto:(773) 878-7378 ext.203\" target=\"_blank\">kburke@pesticideaction.org </a></strong>\r\n<h2>Board of Directors</h2>\r\n<strong>Ann Alexander</strong>, President Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council\r\n<strong>Jennifer Farley</strong>, Vice President Senior Environmental Risk Administrator, Chase\r\n<strong>Katherine Tipper</strong>, Treasurer Vice President-Finance, Hunter Benefits Consulting Group, Inc.\r\n<strong>Katie Coleman</strong>, Secretary Communications Associate, Environmental Law and Policy Center\r\n<strong>Susan Besson</strong>, Chair, Evanston Environment Board\r\n<strong>Pamela Brookstein</strong>, Community Health Coordinator, Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago\r\n<strong>Kevin Dick</strong>, LEED AP + O&amp;M Project Manager of Certification Programs, Delta Institute\r\n<strong>Meleah A. Geertsma</strong>, Staff Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council\r\n<strong>Jonathan Higgins</strong>, Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Global Freshwater Team, The Nature Conservancy\r\n<strong>Pallavi Phartiyal</strong>, Senior Analyst &amp; Program Manager, Union of Concerned Scientists\r\n<strong>John Poast</strong>, Senior Vice President of Residential Lending, Key Mortgage\r\n<strong>Julie Samuels</strong>, Community Garden<a name=\"Advisory\"></a> Organizer, Openlands\r\n<h2>Advisory Council</h2>\r\n<strong>Julie Brown</strong>, Senior Staff Counsel, Business &amp; Professional People for the Public Interest\r\n<strong>Raymond Cloyd, Ph.D</strong>. Professor, Kansas State University, Department of Entomology\r\n<strong>Jay Feldman</strong>, Executive Director, Beyond Pesticides\r\n<strong>Kevin Greene</strong>, Associate Director, IL EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention\r\n<strong>Keith Harley</strong>, J.D. Environmental Law Program Director, Chicago Legal Clinic\r\n<strong>Marc Lame</strong>, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs\r\n<strong>Philip Landrigan, M.D., M.Sc</strong>. Dean for Global Health, Ethel M. Wise, Professor and Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Professor Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Director, Children\'s Environmental Health Center\r\n<strong>Peter Orris</strong>, Professor of Internal and Preventative Medicine, Rush University College of Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois School of Public Health; and Adjunct Professor of Preventative Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School\r\n<strong>Rachel Rosenberg</strong>, Manager, Corporate Relations, Chicago Botanic Garden; Former Executive Director, Safer Pest Control Project\r\n<strong>Kim Stone</strong>, Councilwoman, City of Highland Park; Former Associate Director, Safer Pest Control Project\r\n<strong>Jill Viehweg</strong>, Director of Foundation and Government Relations, Denver Museum of Nature and Science; Founding Executive Director, Safer<a name=\"Partners\"></a> Pest Control Project\r\n<h2>Partners and Supporters</h2>\r\nPeter and Lucy Ascoli Family Fund\r\n<a href=\"http://www.boeing.com/boeing/\" target=\"_blank\">The Boeing Company</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tbf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Foundation Philancon Fund</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.chicagowilderness.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Wilderness</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://bouldercolorado.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">City of Boulder</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en.html\" target=\"_blank\">City of Chicago</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://cityofevanston.org/\" target=\"_blank\">City of Evanston</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.clifbarfamilyfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Clif Bar Family Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cornelldouglas.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Cornell Douglas Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.earthshare-illinois.org/\" target=\"_blank\">EarthShare Illinois</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.epa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://greatlakesrestoration.us/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Lakes Restoration Initiative</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idph.state.il.us/\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois Department of Public Health</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.iisgcp.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nchh.org/\" target=\"_blank\">National Center for Healthy Housing</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.panna.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Action Network of North America</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.patagonia.com/us/home\" target=\"_blank\">Patagonia</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.piercefamilyfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Pierce Family Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.polkbrosfdn.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Polk Bros. Foundation</a>\r\nPublic Places Healthy Spaces\r\n<a href=\"http://www.therobertsfamilyfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Roberts Family Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.swwtwater.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, Inc.</a>\r\nThomas and Donna Stone Foundation\r\n<a href=\"http://www.villageoffranklinpark.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Village of Franklin Park</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.wallacegenetic.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Wallace Genetic Foundation</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Whole Foods Market</a>','About Us','','inherit','closed','open','','12-revision-v1','','','2013-12-09 21:39:10','2013-12-09 21:39:10','',12,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/12-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1252,2,'2013-12-10 15:25:39','2013-12-10 15:25:39','<h1>Cancer</h1>\r\nCancer is a devastating disease that is all too common in the United States and around the world. Some types of cancer are on the decline, but the rates of others, such as non-Hodgkins lymphoma, childhood cancer, leukemia, and thyroid cancer are on the rise, according to the National Cancer Institute. Genetic and environmental factors each contribute to the causes of cancer with environmental factors increasingly suspected as contributing to the disease.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Children\">Especially Vulnerable: Children</a>, <a href=\"#Ag\">High Risk- Agriculture</a>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> </span>The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies the spraying and application of insecticides as a “probably carcinogenic to humans”, just below “carcinogenic to humans.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides can cause cancer a number of ways— by disrupting hormones, damaging DNA, inflaming tissues, and turning genes on or off.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The types of cancer associated with pesticide exposure are many, including leukemia, neuroblastoma, Wilms\' tumor, soft-tissue sarcoma, Ewing\'s sarcoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and cancers of the brain, breast, pancreas, stomach, prostate, kidneys, colorectum, and testes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA 2010 President’s Cancer Panel report “<a title=\"Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now\" href=\"http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualreports/pcp08-09rpt/pcp_report_08-09_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now,</em></a>” highlights the link between environmental contaminants and cancer. The Panel recognizes that:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides are a chemical of concern.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There is a need for stronger pesticide regulation and continued research on carcinogenicity potential.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There are roughly 40 chemicals serving as active ingredients in pesticides currently on the market that are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as “known, probable, or possible human carcinogens.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The combination of active with, so called, inert unregulated additives, some of which are known to be toxic, may make the risk of cancer even higher than<a name=\"Children\"></a> predicted.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Especially Vulnerable: Children</h3>\r\nMany of the most common childhood cancers listed by the American Cancer Society are associated with pesticide exposure.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Children who live in homes where their parents use pesticides are twice as likely to develop brain cancer as those who do not.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Higher rates of leukemia in children were similarly associated with pesticide use around the home, garden, and farm.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a name=\"Ag\"></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-659 alignnone\" alt=\"Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2010/results_figure/sect_28_zfig.01.pdf, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\" width=\"1483\" height=\"1785\" /></a></h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.</em> </span>\r\n<h3>High Risk - Agriculture</h3>\r\nMany reports, including a 2010 report by the Agriculture Health Study titled \"<em><a title=\"A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort\" href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920083/\" target=\"_blank\">A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort</a></em>,\" show a link between exposure to agricultural pesticides and incidences of prostate and breast cancers.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The above study shows links between pesticide exposure and pancreatic and lung cancers.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>With the use of 9 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients used on agricultural lands every year and growing, the potential for unintended health outcomes will continue to climb.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Children\'s Health:</strong> Learn more about the unique cancer risks children face. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Children’s Health\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What You Can Do: </strong>For tips on how to make decisions that reduce your cancer risk in your home and community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What We Do:</strong> Learn more about what Midwest Pesticide Action Center is doing to reduce your exposure to harmful pesticides. <a class=\"more\" title=\"What We Do\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Cancer','','inherit','closed','open','','62-revision-v1','','','2013-12-10 15:25:39','2013-12-10 15:25:39','',62,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/62-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1253,2,'2013-12-10 15:26:40','2013-12-10 15:26:40','<h1>Cancer</h1>\r\nCancer is a devastating disease that is all too common in the United States and around the world. Some types of cancer are on the decline, but the rates of others, such as non-Hodgkins lymphoma, childhood cancer, leukemia, and thyroid cancer are on the rise, according to the National Cancer Institute. Genetic and environmental factors each contribute to the causes of cancer with environmental factors increasingly suspected as contributing to the disease.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Children\">Especially Vulnerable: Children</a>, <a href=\"#Ag\">High Risk- Agriculture</a>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> </span>The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies the spraying and application of insecticides as a “probably carcinogenic to humans”, just below “carcinogenic to humans.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides can cause cancer a number of ways— by disrupting hormones, damaging DNA, inflaming tissues, and turning genes on or off.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The types of cancer associated with pesticide exposure are many, including leukemia, neuroblastoma, Wilms\' tumor, soft-tissue sarcoma, Ewing\'s sarcoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and cancers of the brain, breast, pancreas, stomach, prostate, kidneys, colorectum, and testes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA 2010 President’s Cancer Panel report “<a title=\"Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now\" href=\"http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualreports/pcp08-09rpt/pcp_report_08-09_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now,</em></a>” highlights the link between environmental contaminants and cancer. The Panel recognizes that:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides are a chemical of concern.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There is a need for stronger pesticide regulation and continued research on carcinogenicity potential.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There are roughly 40 chemicals serving as active ingredients in pesticides currently on the market that are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as “known, probable, or possible human carcinogens.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The combination of active with, so called, inert unregulated additives, some of which are known to be toxic, may make the risk of cancer even higher than<a name=\"Children\"></a> predicted.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Especially Vulnerable: Children</h3>\r\nMany of the most common childhood cancers listed by the American Cancer Society are associated with pesticide exposure.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Children who live in homes where their parents use pesticides are twice as likely to develop brain cancer as those who do not.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Higher rates of leukemia in children were similarly associated with pesticide use around the home, garden, and farm.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a name=\"Ag\"></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-659 alignnone\" alt=\"Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2010/results_figure/sect_28_zfig.01.pdf, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\" width=\"1483\" height=\"1785\" /></a></h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD,<a href=\"http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ\" target=\"_blank\"> http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ</a>, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.</em> </span>\r\n<h3>High Risk - Agriculture</h3>\r\nMany reports, including a 2010 report by the Agriculture Health Study titled \"<em><a title=\"A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort\" href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920083/\" target=\"_blank\">A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort</a></em>,\" show a link between exposure to agricultural pesticides and incidences of prostate and breast cancers.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The above study shows links between pesticide exposure and pancreatic and lung cancers.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>With the use of 9 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients used on agricultural lands every year and growing, the potential for unintended health outcomes will continue to climb.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Children\'s Health:</strong> Learn more about the unique cancer risks children face. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Children’s Health\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What You Can Do: </strong>For tips on how to make decisions that reduce your cancer risk in your home and community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What We Do:</strong> Learn more about what Midwest Pesticide Action Center is doing to reduce your exposure to harmful pesticides. <a class=\"more\" title=\"What We Do\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Cancer','','inherit','closed','open','','62-revision-v1','','','2013-12-10 15:26:40','2013-12-10 15:26:40','',62,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/62-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1255,2,'2013-12-10 20:13:51','2013-12-10 20:13:51','<h1><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-904\" alt=\"Kids Legs in Grass\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Feet_Legs_Grass-e1384289475330.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></h1>\r\n<h1>Support Us</h1>\r\n<a title=\"Donate to Midwest Pesticide Action Center\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/donate/\"><b>Donate now</b></a> to support Midwest Pesticide Action Center! Your contribution helps us to:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Minimize pesticide use in schools, childcares, yards, and parks;</li>\r\n	<li>Decrease runoff of/exposure to toxic lawn and garden chemicals;</li>\r\n	<li>Reduce pesticide exposure and pest problems in low-income communities;</li>\r\n	<li>Inform people about pesticide risks and the availability of safer alternatives;</li>\r\n	<li>Advance policies that provide greater protections against pesticide exposure.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" title=\"Donate to Midwest Pesticide Action Center\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/donate/\">Donate now</a></p>\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Sponsor\">Sponsor an Event or Workshop</a>, <a href=\"#Host\">Host a Fundraising Event</a>, <a href=\"#Sign\">Buy a Pesticide-Free Zone Sign</a>, <a href=\"#Mannual\">Buy a Copy of \"The Organic Lawn Care Mannual: A Natural, Low-Maintenace System for a Beautiful, Safe Lawn\"</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Earn money for Midwest Pesticide Action Center </strong><strong>by simply shopping online.</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-894 alignright\" alt=\"iGive\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/igive120x60.gif\" width=\"120\" height=\"60\" />\r\n\r\nTry the<a title=\"iGive\" href=\"http://www.iGive.com/SPCP\" target=\"_blank\"> iGive Button</a> – a tiny addition to your browser that automatically tells stores you want your shopping to support us. Giving is easy, free, and automatic with over 1,300 retailers.\r\n\r\nYou can also support us through your workplace giving and while you buy your favorite products. We are a member of <a title=\"Earthshare Illinois\" href=\"http://www.earthshare-illinois.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Earthshare Illinois</a> and <a name=\"Sponsor\"></a> <a title=\"One Percent for the Planet\" href=\"http://onepercentfortheplanet.org/\" target=\"_blank\">1% for the Planet</a>.\r\n\r\n<b>Sponsor an Event or Workshop</b>. For more information about recognition opportunities, email <a href=\"mailto:kweiss@pesticideaction.org\">kweiss@pesticideaction.org</a> or call (773) 878-7378<a name=\"Host\"></a> ext.208.\r\n\r\n<b>Host a Fundraising Event. </b>Hosting a fundraiser for Midwest Pesticide Action Center is a great excuse to get your friends and colleagues together! Whether it’s a house party, happy hour, documentary film screening, yard sale, or yoga class, Midwest Pesticide Action Center can help you host a successful event. Contact  <a href=\"mailto:kweiss@pesticideaction.org\">kweiss@pesticideaction.org</a> to learn<a name=\"Sign\"></a> more!\r\n\r\n<b>Buy a Pesticide-Free Zone sign</b> for $12 and display it in your yard.\r\n<h1><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/PFZ-sign.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright\" alt=\"PFZ sign\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/PFZ-sign-291x300.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"180\" /></a></h1>\r\nBe a model for your community and show your neighbors that pesticide-free lawns and gardens are important for the health of children, families, pets, the environment and the community. At eight inches (8\") in diameter, these aluminum enameled signs will not rust and will retain their bright colors for years!\r\n\r\nEach sign you purchase comes with our own Natural Lawn Care fact sheets on how to maintain your pesticide-free landscape and spread the word about the benefits of pesticide-free<a name=\"Mannual\"></a> spaces.\r\n\r\n<strong>Buy a copy of \"The Organic Lawn Care Manual: A Natural, Low-Maintenance System for a Beautiful, Safe Lawn\"</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-896 alignright\" title=\"The Organic Lawn Care Manual\" alt=\"The Organic Lawn Care Manual\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Tukey-Book-237x300.jpg\" width=\"190\" height=\"240\" />\r\n\r\nby Paul Tukey for $15. In this easy-to-read and visually appealing manual, Tukey explains how to evaluate lawn-care needs, how grass grows, how to create healthy soil, and how  to select grass that is drought tolerant and disease resistant.\r\n\r\nThere are chapters on starting a lawn from scratch or refurbishing an existing lawn, making the transition from synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, watering, weeding, dealing with pests and diseases, and mowing and maintenance.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purchase a sign or book (or both for $25!) by calling (773) 878-7378 ext.208.</strong>','Support Us','','inherit','closed','open','','148-revision-v1','','','2013-12-10 20:13:51','2013-12-10 20:13:51','',148,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/148-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1257,2,'2013-12-10 20:18:31','2013-12-10 20:18:31','<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-244\" alt=\"Pillars of Law and Information at the United States Supreme Court\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000015557555Large-Pillars.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" />\r\n<h1>Advancing Toxic-Free Policies</h1>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center is dedicated to protecting communities’ air, water, and wildlife from the dangerous health and environmental impacts of pesticides. To achieve this goal, we work with local and regional governments to limit pesticide use and empower the public to protect themselves through education about these toxic chemicals.\r\n\r\nTogether, we are working to make pesticide reduction an essential element on legislative agendas. Midwest Pesticide Action Center has been instrumental in the success of the following policies:\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Schools\">State of Illinois Integrated Pest Management in Schools Law</a>, <a href=\"#Lawn\">State of Illinois Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act</a>, <a href=\"#Parents\">State of Illinois Parents Right-to-Know Law</a>, <a href=\"#Ordinance\">City of Chicago Bed Bug Ordinance</a>, <a href=\"#Evanston\">The City of Evanston Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide-Reduction Resolution</a>,<a name=\"Schools\"></a> <a href=\"#FP\">The Village of Franklin Park Sustainable Pest-Control Resolution</a>\r\n<h2>State of Illinois Integrated Pest Management in Schools Law</h2>\r\nSchools and licensed childcare facilities in Illinois are required to adopt an Integrated Pest Management program. Illinois law also requires public schools and licensed childcare centers to stop routine pesticide spraying and to notify parents and staff before indoor pesticides are applied.<a name=\"Lawn\"></a>\r\n<a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/pubact91/acts/91-0525.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n<h2>State of Illinois Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act</h2>\r\nThe Illinois Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act requires pesticide companies to place markers on lawns at the time of application and provide the customer with information on the product used. In addition, any adjacent neighbor has a legal right to be notified in advance of neighbors’ pesticide applications. If you request to be notified, the company hired by your neighbor must contact you one day ahead in person or by telephone to let you know what they will be applying, and the date and approximate time of application.<a name=\"Parents\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/pubact91/acts/91-0099.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n<h2>State of Illinois Parents Right-to-Know Law</h2>\r\nThe Parents Right-to-Know Law amends the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act, administered by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, by requiring schools and childcare facilities to provide notification prior to the application of pesticides on school grounds. Parents must be by written notification via a newsletter, bulletins, calendars, or other correspondence published by the school district.<a name=\"Ordinance\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=096-0424\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n<h2>City of Chicago Bed Bug Ordinance</h2>\r\nOn June 5th, 2013, Chicago became one of the first U.S. cities to pass a comprehensive bed bug ordinance.  Midwest Pesticide Action Center has long advocated for the ordinance, which began with our report,  <em><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a></em><i>,</i> submitted to the mayor\'s office in 2011. Sponsored by Ray Suarez of the 31st Ward, Harry Osterman of the 48th Ward, and Debra Silverstein of the 50th Ward, this ordinance requires property owners to provide pest-control management utilizing proven best practices.\r\n\r\nThe ordinance also outlines responsibilities for tenants and business owners and directs the Department of Public Health to develop an educational campaign with the most current information on bed bug control on its website. Non-compliance will result in fines for property owners of up to $2,000 a day for failing to take steps to eradicate bed bug infestations.<a name=\"Evanston\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://chicago.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1255501&amp;GUID=CED19AF3-ADD2-4771-BDDB-04923461D3AC&amp;Options=Advanced&amp;Search=\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a><i><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\r\n</span></span></span></i>\r\n<h2>The City of Evanston Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide-Reduction Resolution</h2>\r\nThe City of Evanston serves as a model on the use of sustainable pest control and natural lawn care practices and illustrates how to increase awareness. In 2010, the city created the Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide Reduction Resolution. This resolution reduces the use of pesticides through the use of sustainable pest-control practices on city-owned or leased property and educates the public and private sectors. Midwest Pesticide Action Center was instrumental in authoring the policy, working with city staff and the environment board for nearly two years on this initiative.<a name=\"FP\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.cityofevanston.org/pdf/20-R-10IntegratedPestManagement3-16-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a> <a title=\"Learn More\" href=\"http://www.cityofevanston.org/pdf/20-R-10IntegratedPestManagement3-16-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\r\n</span></span></span></span></a>\r\n<h2>The Village of Franklin Park Sustainable Pest-Control Resolution</h2>\r\nThe Village of Franklin Park’s resolution put in place a sustainable pest control and pesticide policy, which requires the reduction of pesticide applications on village-owned or leased property to the maximum extent feasible with the least toxic Integrated Pest Management techniques. The village used the Evanston Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide Reduction Resolution as inspiration. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.spcpweb.org/attachments/FranklinParkFullResolutionText.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a> <a title=\"Learn More\" href=\"http://www.spcpweb.org/attachments/FranklinParkFullResolutionText.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\r\n</span></span></span></span></a>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Laws to Protect you from Outdoor Pesticides:</strong> For information about the laws in place to protect you from outdoor pesticides in Illinois. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Laws to Protect You\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Laws-to-Protect-you-from-Outdoor-Pesticides.pdf\">Learn More </a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Notification Guidelines – Parents Rights to Know:</strong> For information on your rights to protect your children where they learn and play. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Advancing Toxic-Free Policies','','inherit','closed','open','','221-revision-v1','','','2013-12-10 20:18:31','2013-12-10 20:18:31','',221,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/221-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1258,2,'2015-10-06 15:43:54','2015-10-06 15:43:54','<h1>Cancer</h1>\nCancer is a devastating disease that is all too common in the United States and around the world. Some types of cancer are on the decline, but the rates of others, such as non-Hodgkins lymphoma, childhood cancer, leukemia, and thyroid cancer are on the rise, according to the National Cancer Institute. Genetic and environmental factors each contribute to the causes of cancer with environmental factors increasingly suspected as contributing to the disease.\n\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Children\">Especially Vulnerable: Children</a>, <a href=\"#Ag\">High Risk- Agriculture</a>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> </span>The World Health Organization classifies the spraying and application of insecticides as a “probably carcinogenic to humans”, just below “carcinogenic to humans.”</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>Pesticides can cause cancer a number of ways— by disrupting hormones, damaging DNA, inflaming tissues, and turning genes on or off.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>The many types of cancer associated with pesticide exposure include leukemia, neuroblastoma, Wilms\' tumor, soft-tissue sarcoma, Ewing\'s sarcoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and cancers of the brain, breast, pancreas, stomach, prostate, kidneys, colorectum, and testes.</li>\n</ul>\nA 2010 President’s Cancer Panel report “<a title=\"Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now\" href=\"http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualreports/pcp08-09rpt/pcp_report_08-09_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now,</em></a>” highlights the link between environmental contaminants and cancer. The Panel recognizes that:\n<ul>\n	<li>Pesticides are a chemical of concern.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>The US needs stronger pesticide regulation and continued research on carcinogenicity potential.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified roughly 40 active ingredients in pesticides currently on the market as “known, probable, or possible human carcinogens.”</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>The combination of active with, so called, inert unregulated additives, some of which are known to be toxic, may make the risk of cancer even higher than<a name=\"Children\"></a> predicted.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Especially Vulnerable: Children</h3>\nMany of the common childhood cancers listed by the American Cancer Society are associated with pesticide exposure.\n<ul>\n	<li>Children who live in homes where their parents use pesticides are twice as likely to develop brain cancer as those who do not.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>Higher rates of leukemia in children were similarly associated with pesticide use around the home, garden, and farm.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-659 alignnone\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\" alt=\"Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2010/results_figure/sect_28_zfig.01.pdf, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.\" width=\"1483\" height=\"1785\" /></a></h3>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD,<a name=\"Ag\"></a><a href=\"http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ\" target=\"_blank\"> http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ</a>, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.</em> </span>\n<h3>High Risk: Agriculture</h3>\nMany reports, including a 2010 report by the Agriculture Health Study titled \"<em><a title=\"A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort\" href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920083/\" target=\"_blank\">A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort</a></em>,\" show a link between exposure to agricultural pesticides and incidences of prostate and breast cancers.\n<ul>\n	<li>The above study shows links between pesticide exposure and pancreatic and lung cancers.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>With the use of 9 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients used on agricultural lands every year and growing, the potential for unintended health outcomes will continue to climb.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\n<strong>Children\'s Health:</strong> Learn more about the unique cancer risks children face. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Children’s Health\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\n\n<strong>What You Can Do: </strong>For tips on how to make decisions that reduce your cancer risk in your home and community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\n\n<strong>What We Do:</strong> Learn more about what Midwest Pesticide Action Center is doing to reduce your exposure to harmful pesticides. <a class=\"more\" title=\"What We Do\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\n\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Cancer','','inherit','closed','open','','62-autosave-v1','','','2015-10-06 15:43:54','2015-10-06 15:43:54','',62,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/62-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1259,2,'2013-12-10 20:20:54','2013-12-10 20:20:54','<h1>Cancer</h1>\r\nCancer is a devastating disease that is all too common in the United States and around the world. Some types of cancer are on the decline, but the rates of others, such as non-Hodgkins lymphoma, childhood cancer, leukemia, and thyroid cancer are on the rise, according to the National Cancer Institute. Genetic and environmental factors each contribute to the causes of cancer with environmental factors increasingly suspected as contributing to the disease.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Children\">Especially Vulnerable: Children</a>, <a href=\"#Ag\">High Risk- Agriculture</a>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> </span>The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies the spraying and application of insecticides as a “probably carcinogenic to humans”, just below “carcinogenic to humans.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides can cause cancer a number of ways— by disrupting hormones, damaging DNA, inflaming tissues, and turning genes on or off.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The types of cancer associated with pesticide exposure are many, including leukemia, neuroblastoma, Wilms\' tumor, soft-tissue sarcoma, Ewing\'s sarcoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and cancers of the brain, breast, pancreas, stomach, prostate, kidneys, colorectum, and testes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA 2010 President’s Cancer Panel report “<a title=\"Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now\" href=\"http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualreports/pcp08-09rpt/pcp_report_08-09_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now,</em></a>” highlights the link between environmental contaminants and cancer. The Panel recognizes that:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides are a chemical of concern.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There is a need for stronger pesticide regulation and continued research on carcinogenicity potential.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There are roughly 40 chemicals serving as active ingredients in pesticides currently on the market that are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as “known, probable, or possible human carcinogens.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The combination of active with, so called, inert unregulated additives, some of which are known to be toxic, may make the risk of cancer even higher than<a name=\"Children\"></a> predicted.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Especially Vulnerable: Children</h3>\r\nMany of the most common childhood cancers listed by the American Cancer Society are associated with pesticide exposure.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Children who live in homes where their parents use pesticides are twice as likely to develop brain cancer as those who do not.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Higher rates of leukemia in children were similarly associated with pesticide use around the home, garden, and farm.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-659 alignnone\" alt=\"Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2010/results_figure/sect_28_zfig.01.pdf, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\" width=\"1483\" height=\"1785\" /></a></h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD,<a name=\"Ag\"></a><a href=\"http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ\" target=\"_blank\"> http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ</a>, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.</em> </span>\r\n<h3>High Risk - Agriculture</h3>\r\nMany reports, including a 2010 report by the Agriculture Health Study titled \"<em><a title=\"A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort\" href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920083/\" target=\"_blank\">A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort</a></em>,\" show a link between exposure to agricultural pesticides and incidences of prostate and breast cancers.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The above study shows links between pesticide exposure and pancreatic and lung cancers.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>With the use of 9 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients used on agricultural lands every year and growing, the potential for unintended health outcomes will continue to climb.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Children\'s Health:</strong> Learn more about the unique cancer risks children face. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Children’s Health\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What You Can Do: </strong>For tips on how to make decisions that reduce your cancer risk in your home and community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What We Do:</strong> Learn more about what Midwest Pesticide Action Center is doing to reduce your exposure to harmful pesticides. <a class=\"more\" title=\"What We Do\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Cancer','','inherit','closed','open','','62-revision-v1','','','2013-12-10 20:20:54','2013-12-10 20:20:54','',62,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/62-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1260,2,'2013-12-13 22:56:06','2013-12-13 22:56:06','<h1>Jobs and Internships at Midwest Pesticide Action Center</h1>\r\n<h2>Jobs</h2>\r\nCurrently no jobs available.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h2>Internships</h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMPAC welcomes interns from all fields of study and backgrounds with an interest in our work. Applicants are considered throughout the year for internships typically starting in January, June, and September.\r\n\r\nPlease send a cover letter and resume to Midwest Pesticide Action Center at:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a> or,<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Intern-Webpage.pdf\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center\r\n35 E. Wacker Dr. Ste. 1600\r\nChicago, IL 60601.\r\n\r\n<strong>For more information on our internship program, <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Intern-Webpage.pdf\">click here.</a> </strong>','Career Opportunities','','publish','closed','open','','career-opportunities','','','2016-11-23 16:29:12','2016-11-23 16:29:12','',12,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?page_id=1260',2,'page','',1),(1261,2,'2013-12-13 22:30:58','2013-12-13 22:30:58','<h2>Jobs at Midwest Pesticide Action Center</h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Internships</h2>\r\n&nbsp;','Career Opportunities','','inherit','closed','open','','1260-revision-v1','','','2013-12-13 22:30:58','2013-12-13 22:30:58','',1260,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1260-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1262,2,'2013-12-13 22:37:19','2013-12-13 22:37:19','<h2>Jobs at Midwest Pesticide Action Center</h2>\r\n<em>There are no jobs at this time. Please check back.</em>\r\n<h2>Internships</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center welcomes interns from all fields of study and backgrounds with an interest in our work. Applicants are considered throughout the year for internships typically starting in January, June, and September.\r\n\r\nPlease send a cover letter and resume to Midwest Pesticide Action Center at <strong><a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a></strong><strong> </strong>or by mail to:\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center\r\n4611 N. Ravenswood Ste. 107\r\nChicago, IL 60640.\r\n\r\nFor more information on our internship program, click here.','Career Opportunities','','inherit','closed','open','','1260-revision-v1','','','2013-12-13 22:37:19','2013-12-13 22:37:19','',1260,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1260-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1264,2,'2013-12-13 22:39:48','2013-12-13 22:39:48','<h2>Jobs at Midwest Pesticide Action Center</h2>\r\n<em>There are no jobs at this time. Please check back.</em>\r\n<h2>Internships</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center welcomes interns from all fields of study and backgrounds with an interest in our work. Applicants are considered throughout the year for internships typically starting in January, June, and September.\r\n\r\nPlease send a cover letter and resume to Midwest Pesticide Action Center at <strong><a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a></strong><strong> </strong>or by mail to:<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Intern-Webpage.pdf\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center\r\n4611 N. Ravenswood Ste. 107\r\nChicago, IL 60640.\r\n\r\n<strong>For more information on our internship program, <a title=\"Midwest Pesticide Action Center Internship\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Intern-Webpage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. </strong>','Career Opportunities','','inherit','closed','open','','1260-revision-v1','','','2013-12-13 22:39:48','2013-12-13 22:39:48','',1260,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1260-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1265,2,'2013-12-13 22:40:28','2013-12-13 22:40:28','<h1>Jobs and Internships at Midwest Pesticide Action Center</h1>\r\n<h2>Jobs</h2>\r\n<em>There are no jobs at this time. Please check back.</em>\r\n<h2>Internships</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center welcomes interns from all fields of study and backgrounds with an interest in our work. Applicants are considered throughout the year for internships typically starting in January, June, and September.\r\n\r\nPlease send a cover letter and resume to Midwest Pesticide Action Center at <strong><a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a></strong><strong> </strong>or by mail to:<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Intern-Webpage.pdf\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center\r\n4611 N. 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An internship with us is a challenging and rewarding educational experience for any undergraduate or graduate student interested in pursuing a career in public health, environmental health, public policy, environmental policy, natural sciences, and non-profit development and administration.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1276\" alt=\"Sage Gerson\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sage-Gerson-e1386976077974-300x230.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" />\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Career Opportunities\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/about-us/career-opportunities/\"><b>Visit our Career Opportunities page for more information.</b></a>\r\n\r\nRecently, we asked Sage what her experience at Midwest Pesticide Action Center was like and she had this to share: “Interning at the [MPAC] gave me invaluable insight into the innermost workings of an environmental non-profit. 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An internship with us is a challenging and rewarding educational experience for any undergraduate or graduate student interested in pursuing a career in public health, environmental health, public policy, environmental policy, natural sciences, and non-profit development and administration. <img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1276\" alt=\"Sage Gerson\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sage-Gerson-e1386976077974-300x230.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" />\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Career Opportunities\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/about-us/career-opportunities/\"><b>Visit our Career Opportunities page for more information.</b></a>\r\n\r\nRecently, we asked Sage what her experience at Midwest Pesticide Action Center was like and she had this to share:\r\n<blockquote>“Interning at the [MPAC] gave me invaluable insight into the innermost workings of an environmental non-profit. 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An internship with us is a challenging and rewarding educational experience for any undergraduate or graduate student interested in pursuing a career in public health, environmental health, public policy, environmental policy, natural sciences, and non-profit development and administration.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Career Opportunities\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/about-us/career-opportunities/\"><b>Visit our Career Opportunities page for more information.</b></a>\r\n\r\nRecently, we asked Sage what her experience at Midwest Pesticide Action Center was like and she had this to share:\r\n<blockquote><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1276\" alt=\"Sage Gerson\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sage-Gerson-e1386976077974-300x230.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" />“Interning at the [MPAC] gave me invaluable insight into the innermost workings of an environmental non-profit. 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It showed me how productive a small group of highly intelligent, dedicated people could be. Interning gave me experience researching, writing, data-gathering, and communicating with different kinds of people.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt showed me how a team of passionate people fit and work together to accomplish a shared goal.  I felt supported, challenged and appreciated during my time with [MPAC] and definitely think it helped me better define my career interests.”\r\n<p align=\"right\">-Sage, University of Chicago ‘13</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\nIf you know someone that is interested in gaining valuable experience in a small, high-impact office, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a> or visit our Career Opportunities page','Internships Available at Midwest Pesticide Action Center','','inherit','closed','open','','1267-revision-v1','','','2013-12-13 23:11:11','2013-12-13 23:11:11','',1267,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1267-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1283,2,'2013-12-13 23:11:25','2013-12-13 23:11:25','Midwest Pesticide Action Center is currently accepting applications for internships beginning in early 2014. An internship with us is a challenging and rewarding educational experience for any undergraduate or graduate student interested in pursuing a career in public health, environmental health, public policy, environmental policy, natural sciences, and non-profit development and administration.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Career Opportunities\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/about-us/career-opportunities/\"><b>Visit our Career Opportunities page for more information.</b></a>\r\n\r\nRecently, we asked Sage what her experience at Midwest Pesticide Action Center was like and she had this to share:\r\n<blockquote><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1276\" alt=\"Sage Gerson\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sage-Gerson-e1386976077974-300x230.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Interning at the [MPAC] gave me invaluable insight into the innermost workings of an environmental non-profit. It showed me how productive a small group of highly intelligent, dedicated people could be. Interning gave me experience researching, writing, data-gathering, and communicating with different kinds of people.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt showed me how a team of passionate people fit and work together to accomplish a shared goal.  I felt supported, challenged and appreciated during my time with [MPAC] and definitely think it helped me better define my career interests.”\r\n<p align=\"right\">-Sage, University of Chicago ‘13</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\nIf you know someone that is interested in gaining valuable experience in a small, high-impact office, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a> or visit our Career Opportunities page','Internships Available at Midwest Pesticide Action Center','','inherit','closed','open','','1267-revision-v1','','','2013-12-13 23:11:25','2013-12-13 23:11:25','',1267,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1267-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1284,2,'2013-12-13 23:11:42','2013-12-13 23:11:42','Midwest Pesticide Action Center is currently accepting applications for internships beginning in early 2014. An internship with us is a challenging and rewarding educational experience for any undergraduate or graduate student interested in pursuing a career in public health, environmental health, public policy, environmental policy, natural sciences, and non-profit development and administration.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Career Opportunities\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/about-us/career-opportunities/\"><b>Visit our Career Opportunities page for more information.</b></a>\r\n\r\nRecently, we asked Sage what her experience at Midwest Pesticide Action Center was like and she had this to share:\r\n<blockquote><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1276\" alt=\"Sage Gerson\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sage-Gerson-e1386976077974-300x230.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" />\r\n\r\n“Interning at the [MPAC] gave me invaluable insight into the innermost workings of an environmental non-profit. It showed me how productive a small group of highly intelligent, dedicated people could be. Interning gave me experience researching, writing, data-gathering, and communicating with different kinds of people.\r\n\r\nIt showed me how a team of passionate people fit and work together to accomplish a shared goal.  I felt supported, challenged and appreciated during my time with [MPAC] and definitely think it helped me better define my career interests.”\r\n<p align=\"right\">-Sage, University of Chicago ‘13</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\nIf you know someone that is interested in gaining valuable experience in a small, high-impact office, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a> or visit our Career Opportunities page','Internships Available at Midwest Pesticide Action Center','','inherit','closed','open','','1267-revision-v1','','','2013-12-13 23:11:42','2013-12-13 23:11:42','',1267,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1267-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1285,2,'2013-12-13 23:12:00','2013-12-13 23:12:00','Midwest Pesticide Action Center is currently accepting applications for internships beginning in early 2014. An internship with us is a challenging and rewarding educational experience for any undergraduate or graduate student interested in pursuing a career in public health, environmental health, public policy, environmental policy, natural sciences, and non-profit development and administration.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Career Opportunities\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/about-us/career-opportunities/\"><b>Visit our Career Opportunities page for more information.</b></a>\r\n\r\nRecently, we asked Sage what her experience at Midwest Pesticide Action Center was like and she had this to share:\r\n<blockquote><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1276\" alt=\"Sage Gerson\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sage-Gerson-e1386976077974-300x230.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" />\r\n\r\n“Interning at the [MPAC] gave me invaluable insight into the innermost workings of an environmental non-profit. It showed me how productive a small group of highly intelligent, dedicated people could be. Interning gave me experience researching, writing, data-gathering, and communicating with different kinds of people.\r\n\r\nIt showed me how a team of passionate people fit and work together to accomplish a shared goal.  I felt supported, challenged and appreciated during my time with [MPAC] and definitely think it helped me better define my career interests.”\r\n-Sage, University of Chicago ‘13</blockquote>\r\nIf you know someone that is interested in gaining valuable experience in a small, high-impact office, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a> or visit our Career Opportunities page','Internships Available at Midwest Pesticide Action Center','','inherit','closed','open','','1267-revision-v1','','','2013-12-13 23:12:00','2013-12-13 23:12:00','',1267,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1267-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1286,2,'2013-12-13 23:12:21','2013-12-13 23:12:21','Midwest Pesticide Action Center is currently accepting applications for internships beginning in early 2014. An internship with us is a challenging and rewarding educational experience for any undergraduate or graduate student interested in pursuing a career in public health, environmental health, public policy, environmental policy, natural sciences, and non-profit development and administration.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Career Opportunities\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/about-us/career-opportunities/\"><b>Visit our Career Opportunities page for more information.</b></a>\r\n\r\nRecently, we asked Sage what her experience at Midwest Pesticide Action Center was like and she had this to share:\r\n<blockquote><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1276\" alt=\"Sage Gerson\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sage-Gerson-e1386976077974-300x230.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" />\r\n\r\n“Interning at the [MPAC] gave me invaluable insight into the innermost workings of an environmental non-profit. It showed me how productive a small group of highly intelligent, dedicated people could be. Interning gave me experience researching, writing, data-gathering, and communicating with different kinds of people.\r\n\r\nIt showed me how a team of passionate people fit and work together to accomplish a shared goal.  I felt supported, challenged and appreciated during my time with [MPAC] and definitely think it helped me better define my career interests.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">-Sage, University of Chicago ‘13</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\nIf you know someone that is interested in gaining valuable experience in a small, high-impact office, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a> or visit our Career Opportunities page','Internships Available at Midwest Pesticide Action Center','','inherit','closed','open','','1267-revision-v1','','','2013-12-13 23:12:21','2013-12-13 23:12:21','',1267,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1267-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1288,2,'2013-12-17 19:38:18','2013-12-17 19:38:18','<h1>Jobs and Internships at Midwest Pesticide Action Center</h1>\r\n<h3>Jobs</h3>\r\n<em>There are no jobs at this time. Please check back.</em>\r\n<h3>Internships</h3>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center welcomes interns from all fields of study and backgrounds with an interest in our work. Applicants are considered throughout the year for internships typically starting in January, June, and September.\r\n\r\nPlease send a cover letter and resume to Midwest Pesticide Action Center at:\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a></strong><strong> </strong>or,<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Intern-Webpage.pdf\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center\r\n4611 N. Ravenswood Ave. Ste. 107\r\nChicago, IL 60640.\r\n\r\n<strong>For more information on our internship program, <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Intern-Webpage.pdf\">click here.</a> </strong>','Career Opportunities','','inherit','closed','open','','1260-revision-v1','','','2013-12-17 19:38:18','2013-12-17 19:38:18','',1260,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1260-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1289,2,'2013-12-17 19:38:35','2013-12-17 19:38:35','<h1>Jobs and Internships at Midwest Pesticide Action Center</h1>\r\n<h3>Jobs</h3>\r\n<em>There are no jobs at this time. Please check back.</em>\r\n<h3>Internships</h3>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center welcomes interns from all fields of study and backgrounds with an interest in our work. Applicants are considered throughout the year for internships typically starting in January, June, and September.\r\n\r\nPlease send a cover letter and resume to Midwest Pesticide Action Center at:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"mailto:general@pesticideaction.org\">general@pesticideaction.org</a> or,<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Intern-Webpage.pdf\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center\r\n4611 N. Ravenswood Ave. Ste. 107\r\nChicago, IL 60640.\r\n\r\n<strong>For more information on our internship program, <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Intern-Webpage.pdf\">click here.</a> </strong>','Career Opportunities','','inherit','closed','open','','1260-revision-v1','','','2013-12-17 19:38:35','2013-12-17 19:38:35','',1260,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/1260-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1290,2,'2013-12-17 19:40:31','2013-12-17 19:40:31',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','1290','','','2018-07-26 21:11:37','2018-07-26 21:11:37','',12,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/?p=1290',34,'nav_menu_item','',0),(1293,2,'2013-12-23 18:17:16','2013-12-23 18:17:16','<h2>All Resources</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of toolkits, guides, and factsheets to help you reduce your exposure to pesticides. Our information empowers renters, homeowners, managers, parents, and decision-makers to make smart decisions that lead to healthier communities.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Features\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Features\">Feature Publications</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">In Your Home</a>, <a href=\"#Community\">In Your Community</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>Feature Publications</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit: </strong>The basics of natural lawn care, health benefits of switching to natural lawn care, and practical tools and example documents to use during a campaign.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activists Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit:</strong> Information about pesticide reduction as a sustainable cost effective choice for municipal operations.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicago Grows Green: A Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden: </strong>Reduce your contribution to climate change, help your lawn and garden adapt to a changing environment, and produce beautiful outdoor spaces.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Guide</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools/Childcares:</strong> The materials your school needs to put an IPM program in place, including sample policies, forms and protocol.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: </strong>View our bed bug policy, which demonstrates the necessity of taking action on this issue.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n<a name=\"Home\"></a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nThe following publications are also available for download. Some publications offer downloads in multiple languages. <span class=\"orange\">Click or tap a title to start download.</span>\r\n<h3>In Your Home</h3>\r\n<h4>Indoors</h4>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tenants Rights and Responsibilities English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Tenants English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Spanish1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Tenants-Checklist-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-Do-I-Know-Im-Receiving-IPM-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How Do I Know I\'m Receiving IPM Factsheet</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">10 Steps to Pest Control English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Pest-Control-Companies-That-Provide-IPM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pest Control Companies That Provide IPM</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Ants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ants</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Cockroaches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Cockroaches</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mice-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mice</a>\r\n<h4>Outdoors</h4>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Products-for-Your-Natural-Lawn1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Products for Your Natural Lawn</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-NLC-Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Lawn Care Calendar</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Read-Your-Weeds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read Your Weeds</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mosquito-Misters-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mosquito Misters: What You Need to Know</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Truth-About-Head-Lice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Truth About Head Lice</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Reasonable-Accomodations-for-Renters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reasonable Accommodations for Renters with Pest Problems</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back ! newsletters vol. 1-11\r\n</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back! Bed Bug Poster English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish\r\n</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Landlords English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish\r\n</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-How-to-Hire-a-Pest-Control-Operator-for-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">How to Hire a Pest Control Operator for Bed Bugs</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pets-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Asthma-Pests-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Asthma, Pests, and Pesticides</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bee-Friendly-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Bee-Friendly Garden is a Pesticide-Free Garden</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Brochure</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Talking-to-Your-Neighbors-About-Pesticides1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Talking to Your Neighbors About Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pesticide-Free-Zone-Sign-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Free Zone Sign</a> <a name=\"Community\"></a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>In Your Community</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activist\'s Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a><strong>\r\n</strong><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Parks Campaign</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Parents\' Right to Know Notification Guidelines English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Reducing-Pesticides-in-Schools-a-Parents-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reducing Pesticides in Schools: A Parent\'s Guide</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]','All Resources','','inherit','closed','open','','119-revision-v1','','','2013-12-23 18:17:16','2013-12-23 18:17:16','',119,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/119-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1294,2,'2013-12-23 22:11:32','2013-12-23 22:11:32','<h1>Reproductive Health</h1>\r\nPesticide exposure has been linked to the damage of reproductive health and the endocrine system. The <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/#EndocrineSystem\">endocrine system</a> is the collection of glands in the body that is responsible for regulating hormone levels. Many pesticides are endocrine disruptors, affecting critical processes of hormone production and functions of a healthy body.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that disruption of the endocrine system can result in “reproductive disorders, birth defects, immune suppression, and other harmful effects.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Reproductive health diseases and disorders include reduced fertility, birth defects, developmental disorders, and preterm birth.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>According to the National Institutes of Health, exposure to environmental pollutants and endocrine disruptors may pose the greatest threat to reproductive health.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Mother\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Mother\">From Mother to Child</a>, <a href=\"#Obese\">Obesity Epidemic</a>\r\n<h3>From Mother to Child</h3>\r\nA growing body of evidence shows that pesticides can damage human reproductive health, with particularly high risks for pregnant women and fetuses.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides, once metabolized<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Smiling-Girl-e1385063968612.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1075 alignright\" alt=\"Smiling Girl\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Smiling-Girl-e1385063968612.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"357\" /></a>, can pass through the placenta, which means that a mother’s exposure to pesticides from her food and environment can lead to exposure of her fetus.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>In a recent study, 100 percent of pregnant women who consumed potatoes, corn, and soybeans that had been genetically modified to be pesticide-tolerant had metabolites of one of the herbicides in the cord blood of their babies.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Reproductive exposures to pesticides can lead to permanent changes in the genetics of individuals altering the expression of genes <a name=\"Obese\"></a>(epigenetic effects).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Obesity Epidemic</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>In some studies, pesticide exposures in mice lead to genetic changes passed along to subsequent generations resulting in mental disorders and obesity.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Emerging science links exposure to pesticides in the womb to a higher likelihood that a child will develop metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The number of U.S. children who are clinically obese has more than tripled in the past 30 years.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>What You Can Do: </strong>For tips on how to make healthy choices in your home. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Keeping Kids Healthy: </strong>Read about our programs that keep children healthy. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Keeping Kids Healthy\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/keeping-kids-healthy/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cancer: </strong>Learn more about how pesticides are associated with many types of cancer. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Cancer\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/cancer/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo courtesy of Aaron Ehinger</em>','Reproductive Health','','inherit','closed','open','','60-revision-v1','','','2013-12-23 22:11:32','2013-12-23 22:11:32','',60,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/60-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1295,2,'2013-12-23 22:16:42','2013-12-23 22:16:42','<h1>Cancer</h1>\r\nCancer is a devastating disease that is all too common in the United States and around the world. Some types of cancer are on the decline, but the rates of others, such as non-Hodgkins lymphoma, childhood cancer, leukemia, and thyroid cancer are on the rise, according to the National Cancer Institute. Genetic and environmental factors each contribute to the causes of cancer with environmental factors increasingly suspected as contributing to the disease.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Children\">Especially Vulnerable: Children</a>, <a href=\"#Ag\">High Risk- Agriculture</a>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> </span>The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies the spraying and application of insecticides as a “probably carcinogenic to humans”, just below “carcinogenic to humans.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides can cause cancer a number of ways— by disrupting hormones, damaging DNA, inflaming tissues, and turning genes on or off.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The types of cancer associated with pesticide exposure are many, including leukemia, neuroblastoma, Wilms\' tumor, soft-tissue sarcoma, Ewing\'s sarcoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and cancers of the brain, breast, pancreas, stomach, prostate, kidneys, colorectum, and testes.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA 2010 President’s Cancer Panel report “<a title=\"Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now\" href=\"http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualreports/pcp08-09rpt/pcp_report_08-09_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now,</em></a>” highlights the link between environmental contaminants and cancer. The Panel recognizes that:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pesticides are a chemical of concern.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There is a need for stronger pesticide regulation and continued research on carcinogenicity potential.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>There are roughly 40 chemicals serving as active ingredients in pesticides currently on the market that are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as “known, probable, or possible human carcinogens.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The combination of active with, so called, inert unregulated additives, some of which are known to be toxic, may make the risk of cancer even higher than<a name=\"Children\"></a> predicted.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Especially Vulnerable: Children</h3>\r\nMany of the most common childhood cancers listed by the American Cancer Society are associated with pesticide exposure.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Children who live in homes where their parents use pesticides are twice as likely to develop brain cancer as those who do not.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Higher rates of leukemia in children were similarly associated with pesticide use around the home, garden, and farm.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-659 alignnone\" alt=\"Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2010/results_figure/sect_28_zfig.01.pdf, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SEER-e1386173869377.jpg\" width=\"1483\" height=\"1785\" /></a></h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Neyman N, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD,<a name=\"Ag\"></a><a href=\"http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ\" target=\"_blank\"> http://1.usa.gov/1gWb4FZ</a>, based on November 2012 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2013.</em> </span>\r\n<h3>High Risk: Agriculture</h3>\r\nMany reports, including a 2010 report by the Agriculture Health Study titled \"<em><a title=\"A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort\" href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920083/\" target=\"_blank\">A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort</a></em>,\" show a link between exposure to agricultural pesticides and incidences of prostate and breast cancers.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The above study shows links between pesticide exposure and pancreatic and lung cancers.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>With the use of 9 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients used on agricultural lands every year and growing, the potential for unintended health outcomes will continue to climb.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Children\'s Health:</strong> Learn more about the unique cancer risks children face. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Children’s Health\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/the-problem/childrens-health/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What You Can Do: </strong>For tips on how to make decisions that reduce your cancer risk in your home and community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What We Do:</strong> Learn more about what Midwest Pesticide Action Center is doing to reduce your exposure to harmful pesticides. <a class=\"more\" title=\"What We Do\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Cancer','','inherit','closed','open','','62-revision-v1','','','2013-12-23 22:16:42','2013-12-23 22:16:42','',62,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/62-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1298,2,'2013-12-30 19:57:59','2013-12-30 19:57:59','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-186\" alt=\"KeepingKidsHealthy-Feature\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/KeepingKidsHealthy-Feature.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" />\r\n<h1>Keeping Kids Healthy</h1>\r\nChildren are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of pesticides. Midwest Pesticide Action Center works with building managers, schools, childcares, and parks to protect children from exposure to pesticides where they live, learn, and play.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Live\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Live\">Where They Live</a>, <a href=\"#Learn\">Where They Learn</a>, <a href=\"#Play\">Where They Play</a>\r\n<h2>Where They Live</h2>\r\nCultivating a healthy home is essential to protecting children’s health. Midwest Pesticide Action Center provides thousands of families with easy to use<a title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\"> information</a> and guidance on how to manage pest problems in the home in the safest and most effective ways.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Many of our documents are translated into Spanish, Polish, French, and Mandarin—the most commonly spoken languages other than English in the Midwest.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The information and resources provided help protect children from being unnecessarily exposed to the toxins in pesticides that have been linked to health problems like asthma, leukemia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>In collaboration with the Respiratory Health Association, we have trained hundreds of asthma education professionals on the risks pests and pesticides pose to children in order to improve the health outcomes of those with asthma.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nVisit<a name=\"Learn\"></a> our <a title=\"Managing Healthy Homes\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/managing-healthy-homes/\">Managing Healthy Homes</a> page to see what we are doing to educate families on safe, effective pest control.\r\n<h2>Where They Learn</h2>\r\n<h3>Affecting Policy and Policymakers</h3>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has made it a priority to work with policy makers and school administrators to make the indoor and outdoor environments of these facilities as safe as possible by eliminating the use of toxic chemicals. Our successes include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Developing the training video “Integrated Pest Management in Illinois Schools: A Better Method” to inform the school and childcare community about the new laws, which is now free and available to everyone on YouTube.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<iframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/_Fal0PepQOQ\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"></iframe>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Working to amend the Structural Pest Control Act in Illinois to require schools and childcare facilities to adopt an Integrated Pest Management program for pest control.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Amending the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act that requires schools and childcare facilities to notify parents before applying pesticides and other lawn care treatments.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Educating parents on their right to know when pesticides are applied to their children’s school and childcare facilities.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLearn more about these laws that relate to schools and childcare facilities on our <a title=\"Advancing Toxic-Free Policies\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/advancing-toxic-free-policies/\">Policy page</a>.\r\n<h3>Assisting Schools and Childcare Facilities</h3>\r\nSchools and childcare facilities are where our children spend a considerable amount of their days; some spend more than 60 hours a week in these facilities. Midwest Pesticide Action Center is working to protect our children in these environments, and was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2008 with Environmental Justice Achievement Award. Our success includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Helping the third-largest school district in the nation, Chicago Public Schools, to adopt Integrated Pest Management as district-wide policy by:</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Developing the criteria for contracting with pest control providers who are qualified to conduct Integrated Pest Management activities;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Training over 1,000 building engineers, custodial, and food service staff in an Integrated Pest Management;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Reducing the reliance on pesticide applications for pest control in 681 schools, servicing 401,000 students.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Engaging and educating the childcares community in activities designed to reduce pesticide exposure for our children by:</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Amending the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services’ Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers to reflect new state Integrated Pest Management laws, including the notification requirement;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Providing workshops for day care inspectors on an Integrated Pest Management requirements for licensure;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Developing continuing education resources for childcare staff and management reaching over 2,500 individuals representing over 650 childcare centers and homes resulting in reduced pesticide exposure for over 45,000 young children in Illinois.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Establishing the Pesticide-Free Childcares Coalition to work in low income and minority communities to help childcare facilities comply with Illinois state laws. Learn more on our <a title=\"Working Toward Environmental Justice\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/working-toward-environmental-justice/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Justice Page</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Assisting other schools and childcare facilities in adopting an Integrated Pest Management program with the use of our Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools and Childcares.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Over 1,000 school and childcare personnel representing 200+ school districts and 388 childcare facilities across Illinois have been provided technical assistance and training on use of the guide.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Helping to develop the Chicago Asthma Consortium, School Task Force’s “Asthma Friendly School Award.”</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>This award recognizes schools that promote a healthful environment for all students. Maintaining an integrated pest-management plan is required criteria for receiving the award. Since 2010, this award has been given to 30 schools.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</ul>\r\nIf your facility would like to adopt a program with specialized training from Midwest Pesticide Action Center, email Executive Director Ruth<a name=\"Play\"></a> Kerzee at <a href=\"mailto:rkerzee@pesticideaction.org\">rkerzee@pesticideaction.org</a>.\r\n<h2>Where They Play</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center cultivates public parks, school grounds, and backyards that are healthy spaces for children. Our multiple sustainable landscape and water quality campaigns and toolkits encourage limited use of lawn pesticides and synthetic fertilizers that compromise water quality, contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, and our overall exposure to toxic chemicals.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Chicago Grown Green\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Grows Green</a></li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Maintaining Healthy Parks\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/maintaining-healthy-parks/\" target=\"_blank\">Maintaining Healthy Parks</a></li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Preserving Water Quality\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/preserving-water-quality/\" target=\"_blank\">Preserving Water Quality</a></li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Activist\'s Toolkit\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Activist’s Toolkit</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Schools and Childcares</strong>: For information on implementing an Integrated Pest Management Program in your school or childcare. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Resource Guide\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Activist\'s Toolkit</strong>: For information on advocating for healthy spaces in your community. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Activist\'s Toolkit\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Video</strong>: Integrated Pest Management in Illinois Schools: A Better Method. <a class=\"more\" title=\"IPM in Illinois Schools: A Better Method\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fal0PepQOQ\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Keeping Kids Healthy','','inherit','closed','open','','24-revision-v1','','','2013-12-30 19:57:59','2013-12-30 19:57:59','',24,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/24-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1300,2,'2013-12-30 20:05:01','2013-12-30 20:05:01','<h1><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1500-x-1835-MowingLawn-e1380812811339.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-439\" alt=\"Push Mower\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1500-x-1835-MowingLawn-e1380812811339.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"290\" /></a></h1>\r\n<h1>Reducing Climate Impact</h1>\r\nHere in the Midwest, we are already experiencing the negative effects of climate change. Temperatures are warmer, heavy rainstorms are occurring more often, droughts are more frequent and severe, and plants are blooming earlier. These changes are making it increasingly difficult to maintain and enjoy our beautiful outdoor spaces.\r\n\r\nHowever, our lawns and gardens are not just victims of climate change: the practices and products we use to maintain our outdoor spaces such as over-watering, fertilizer use, and weed killer applications, all contribute to the production of greenhouse gas emissions. Midwest Pesticide Action Center seeks to engage the community in efforts to have the least possible impact on climate change.\r\n\r\nEach of us can do something about climate change right now, starting in our own backyards.\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#GG\">Grows Green</a>\r\n<h2>Grows Green</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center created the Grows Green initiative to help educate residents on maintaining their lawns and gardens in a climate friendly and toxic-free way.\r\n\r\nChicago contributes roughly 34.6 million metric tons of heat-trapping greenhouse gases to the atmosphere each year. Add the six surrounding counties and this number increases to 103 million metric tons. To put it in perspective, the Chicago area accounts for nearly half the total emissions of the state of Illinois.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Chicago_Grows_Green_Guide_Cover.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-932 alignright\" alt=\"Chicago Grows Green Guide Cover\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Chicago_Grows_Green_Guide_Cover-231x300.jpg\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSpring of 2013 marked the launch of the <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\">Grows Green initiative</a> in Chicago and surrounding communities with 35 participating retail stores.\r\n\r\nThrough the Grows Green initiative, Midwest Pesticide Action Center is teaming up with hardware stores and home and garden centers in Cook County to provide:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Useful information to customers and staff on how to reduce emissions through safe lawn-care practices.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Workshops, videos, and printed materials to retailers in order to help customers make climate friendly lawn and garden choices.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The knowledge that customers need to make informed decisions on buying tools and products that solve the problem at hand but also promote a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=213054498799433473324.0004d7d30fbb6cc1dbe55&amp;msa=0\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-720\" alt=\"Grows Green Stores\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Grows-Green-Stores-e1385155370470-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>The map to the right highlights these stores, all of which carry climate- friendly products and <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Chicago Grows Green- a Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden</em></a>, a brochure, developed with support from <a title=\"Boeing Corporate Citizenship\" href=\"http://www.boeing.com/boeing/companyoffices/aboutus/community/index.page?\" target=\"_blank\">Boeing</a>,  for the Chicago region but applicable to communities across the Midwest with similar climates. Click on the image on the right to view the entire map.\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Chicago Grows Green - a Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden:</strong> For information on reducing the climate impacts associated with lawn and garden care. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit:</strong> For information on advocating for healthy spaces in your community. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>In Your Home:</strong> For tips on reducing your contribution to climate change by making smart decisions in your yard. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Reducing Climate Impact','','inherit','closed','open','','237-revision-v1','','','2013-12-30 20:05:01','2013-12-30 20:05:01','',237,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/237-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1301,2,'2013-12-30 20:14:59','2013-12-30 20:14:59','<h1><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000001262286Large-Bedroom-e1380746954290.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-375\" alt=\"Bedroom\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000001262286Large-Bedroom-e1380746954290.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"289\" /></a></h1>\r\n<h1>Beating Back Bed Bugs</h1>\r\nOne out of every five Americans has had a bed bug infestation in their home or knows someone who has. Bed bugs can be found everywhere—from single-family homes, apartment buildings, and shelters, to office buildings and hotels. Residents, building managers, and businesses are taking desperate measures to control these tenacious pests, often leading to dangerous use and misuse of pesticides that aggravate asthma and cause unnecessary exposure to high levels of chemicals. Bed bugs can be controlled safely and effectively and with minimal use of pesticides.\r\n\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center holds training events, workshops, and has developed outreach materials to educate residents and institutions on how to spot early signs of bed bug infestations, response strategies, and effective treatment options.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Events\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Events\">Bed Bugs and Chicago Training Events</a>, <a href=\"#Outreach\">Outreach that Informs and Empowers</a>, <a href=\"#Policy\">Policy Making</a>, <a href=\"#Change\">Making Institutional Change</a>\r\n<h2>Bed Bugs and Chicago Training Events</h2>\r\nBeing informed and aware is the best way of controlling bed bugs. Our training events are held throughout Chicago and provide a basic knowledge of bed bug behavior and control.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>These sessions are offered to residents, landlords, and business owners.</li>\r\n	<li>Designed in a “Train the Trainer” format, we provide attendees with materials and tools to share what they learn with their own organizations and residents.</li>\r\n	<li>Bed Bugs in Chicago has trained over 3,100 individuals and impacted an estimated 144,000 households.</li>\r\n	<li>Visit the <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/mpac-events/\">Upcoming Events Page</a> to sign up for the next training.</li>\r\n	<li>Subscribe to our e-newsletter to be alerted when new events are<a name=\"Outreach\"></a> scheduled.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013-Regional-Bedbug-Flyer-Banner-2.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-911 aligncenter\" alt=\"2013 Regional Bedbug Flyer Banner 2\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013-Regional-Bedbug-Flyer-Banner-2-1024x411.jpg\" width=\"410\" height=\"164\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Outreach That Informs and Empowers</h2>\r\nWe have a number of resources that inform landlords and residents on their rights and responsibilities when it comes to bed bug treatment.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-Volume-12-Page-1.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-913 alignright\" alt=\"BITE Back Volume 12 Page 1\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-Volume-12-Page-1-791x1024.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"298\" /></a>The <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\">B.I.T.E. Back! Newsletter</a>, which explores new options on controlling bed bugs, and how to be an informed consumer when paying for services and products.</li>\r\n	<li>We have many materials in Spanish, and some in Polish, French, and Mandarin.</li>\r\n	<li>Participating in and hosting information sessions on the Chicago Bed Bug<a name=\"Policy\"></a> Ordinance.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Policy Making</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center works to impact the greatest number of people for the greatest good.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>As part of our appointment duties to the Structural Pest Control Task Force,<a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs-page-0-e1385066657229.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1094 alignright\" alt=\"MPAC Battling Bed Bugs-page-0\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs-page-0-e1385066657229.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"317\" /></a> we worked with the state on the <a href=\"http://spcpweb.org/attachments/SOBBREPORT_10_14_11Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">State of Bed Bugs in Illinois report</a>, which makes recommendations regarding next steps for the state’s response to the bed bug problem.</li>\r\n	<li>Midwest Pesticide Action Center has worked with the City of Chicago’s City Council to <a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/advancing-toxic-free-policies/\">pass the public health-protection ordinance</a> on bed bugs, which classifies bed bugs as a public nuisance.</li>\r\n	<li>The ordinance passed in 2013 and was based on the 2011 Midwest Pesticide Action Center Report: Bed Bugs: Making the Case for a Comprehensive<a name=\"Change\"></a> Approach.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Making Institutional Change</h2>\r\nThrough customized training, workshops, and one-on-one education, Midwest Pesticide Action Center works with institutions and building mangers to develop strategies for structural and mechanical methods, monitoring, sanitation, and non-chemical and least-toxic treatments for the control of bed bugs and helps ensures the health of thousands of people. A short list of institutions we have worked with includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Chicago Housing Authority</li>\r\n	<li>Heartland Alliance</li>\r\n	<li>Chicago Department of Family Support Services</li>\r\n	<li>Mercy Housing</li>\r\n	<li>LUCHA</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<blockquote>“We provide homes for the most vulnerable populations of society and have been greatly affected by the resurgence of bedbugs in the area. Our experience with this ‘new normal’ has really affected us and [Midwest Pesticide Action Center] has been an excellent ally in advising us on early detection and providing training resources for both our staff and participants. The training and informative resources [Midwest Pesticide Action Center] has provided to our organization are priceless.”\r\n\r\n- Director of Property Management, Heartland Housing</blockquote>\r\nContact Nishaat Yunus at <a href=\"mailto:nyunus@pesticideaction.org\" target=\"_blank\">nyunus@pesticideaction.org</a> if your organization is interested in working with Midwest Pesticide Action Center. Much of our Beating Back Bed Bugs program is funded by the<a title=\"Polk Bros. Foundation\" href=\"http://www.polkbrosfdn.org/\" target=\"_blank\"> Polk Bros. Foundation</a> and the <a title=\"City of Chicago Bed Bug Information\" href=\"http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/bed_bug_information.html\" target=\"_blank\">City of Chicago</a>.\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago- Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan: </strong>Policy paper produced by Midwest Pesticide Action Center. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">Learn More </a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicago Bed Bug Ordinance:</strong> The City of Chicago passes a comprehensive public health-protection ordinance on bed bug control. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-we-do/advancing-toxic-free-policies/\">Learn More </a>\r\n\r\n<strong>B.I.T.E. Back!</strong> We have 11 previous issues of the BITE Back! newsletter, which provides timely information on bed bug treatment and control. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\">Download All Issues</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>In Your Home:</strong> For tips on controlling the spread of bed bugs by making smart decisions. <a class=\"more\" title=\"In Your Home\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/in-your-home/\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>View Resources</strong> in multiple languages for efficient and safe ways to control bed bugs.  <a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">Learn More</a>','Beating Back Bed Bugs','','inherit','closed','open','','216-revision-v1','','','2013-12-30 20:14:59','2013-12-30 20:14:59','',216,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/216-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1302,2,'2013-12-30 20:18:42','2013-12-30 20:18:42','<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-244\" alt=\"Pillars of Law and Information at the United States Supreme Court\" src=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000015557555Large-Pillars.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" />\r\n<h1>Advancing Toxic-Free Policies</h1>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center is dedicated to protecting communities’ air, water, and wildlife from the dangerous health and environmental impacts of pesticides. To achieve this goal, we work with local and regional governments to limit pesticide use and empower the public to protect themselves through education about these toxic chemicals.\r\n\r\nTogether, we are working to make pesticide reduction an essential element on legislative agendas. Midwest Pesticide Action Center has been instrumental in the success of the following policies:\r\n\r\nContinue reading for: <a href=\"#Schools\">State of Illinois Integrated Pest Management in Schools Law</a>, <a href=\"#Lawn\">State of Illinois Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act</a>, <a href=\"#Parents\">State of Illinois Parents Right-to-Know Law</a>, <a href=\"#Ordinance\">City of Chicago Bed Bug Ordinance</a>, <a href=\"#Evanston\">The City of Evanston Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide-Reduction Resolution</a>,<a name=\"Schools\"></a> <a href=\"#FP\">The Village of Franklin Park Sustainable Pest-Control Resolution</a>\r\n<h2>State of Illinois Integrated Pest Management in Schools Law</h2>\r\nSchools and licensed childcare facilities in Illinois are required to adopt an Integrated Pest Management program. Illinois law also requires public schools and licensed childcare centers to stop routine pesticide spraying and to notify parents and staff before indoor pesticides are applied.<a name=\"Lawn\"></a>\r\n<a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/pubact91/acts/91-0525.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n<h2>State of Illinois Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act</h2>\r\nThe Illinois Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act requires pesticide companies to place markers on lawns at the time of application and provide the customer with information on the product used. In addition, any adjacent neighbor has a legal right to be notified in advance of neighbors’ pesticide applications. If you request to be notified, the company hired by your neighbor must contact you one day ahead in person or by telephone to let you know what they will be applying, and the date and approximate time of application.<a name=\"Parents\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/pubact91/acts/91-0099.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n<h2>State of Illinois Parents Right-to-Know Law</h2>\r\nThe Parents Right-to-Know Law amends the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act, administered by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, by requiring schools and childcare facilities to provide notification prior to the application of pesticides on school grounds. Parents must be by written notification via a newsletter, bulletins, calendars, or other correspondence published by the school district.<a name=\"Ordinance\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=096-0424\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a>\r\n<h2>City of Chicago Bed Bug Ordinance</h2>\r\nOn June 5th, 2013, Chicago became one of the first U.S. cities to pass a comprehensive bed bug ordinance.  Midwest Pesticide Action Center has long advocated for the ordinance, which began with our report,  <em><a href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a></em><i>,</i> submitted to the mayor\'s office in 2011. Sponsored by Ray Suarez of the 31st Ward, Harry Osterman of the 48th Ward, and Debra Silverstein of the 50th Ward, this ordinance requires property owners to provide pest-control management utilizing proven best practices.\r\n\r\nThe ordinance also outlines responsibilities for tenants and business owners and directs the Department of Public Health to develop an educational campaign with the most current information on bed bug control on its website. Non-compliance will result in fines for property owners of up to $2,000 a day for failing to take steps to eradicate bed bug infestations.<a name=\"Evanston\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://chicago.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1255501&amp;GUID=CED19AF3-ADD2-4771-BDDB-04923461D3AC&amp;Options=Advanced&amp;Search=\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a><i><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\r\n</span></span></span></i>\r\n<h2>The City of Evanston Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide-Reduction Resolution</h2>\r\nThe City of Evanston serves as a model on the use of sustainable pest control and natural lawn care practices and illustrates how to increase awareness. In 2010, the city created the Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide Reduction Resolution. This resolution reduces the use of pesticides through the use of sustainable pest-control practices on city-owned or leased property and educates the public and private sectors. Midwest Pesticide Action Center was instrumental in authoring the policy, working with city staff and the environment board for nearly two years on this initiative.<a name=\"FP\"></a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.cityofevanston.org/pdf/20-R-10IntegratedPestManagement3-16-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a> <a title=\"Learn More\" href=\"http://www.cityofevanston.org/pdf/20-R-10IntegratedPestManagement3-16-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\r\n</span></span></span></span></a>\r\n<h2>The Village of Franklin Park Sustainable Pest-Control Resolution</h2>\r\nThe Village of Franklin Park’s resolution put in place a sustainable pest control and pesticide policy, which requires the reduction of pesticide applications on village-owned or leased property to the maximum extent feasible with the least toxic Integrated Pest Management techniques. The village used the Evanston Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide Reduction Resolution as inspiration. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://www.spcpweb.org/attachments/FranklinParkFullResolutionText.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More</a> <a title=\"Learn More\" href=\"http://www.spcpweb.org/attachments/FranklinParkFullResolutionText.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\r\n</span></span></span></span></a>\r\n<h3>For More Information</h3>\r\n<strong>Laws to Protect you from Outdoor Pesticides:</strong> For information about the laws in place to protect you from outdoor pesticides in Illinois. <a class=\"more\" title=\"Laws to Protect You\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Laws-to-Protect-you-from-Outdoor-Pesticides.pdf\">\r\nLearn More </a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Notification Guidelines – Parents Rights to Know:</strong> For information on your rights to protect your children where they learn and play. <a class=\"more\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\">Learn More</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"more\" title=\"View all Resources\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/what-you-can-do/all-resources/\">View all resources</a>','Advancing Toxic-Free Policies','','inherit','closed','open','','221-revision-v1','','','2013-12-30 20:18:42','2013-12-30 20:18:42','',221,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/221-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1306,2,'2014-01-07 20:59:44','2014-01-07 20:59:44','<h2>All Resources</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of toolkits, guides, and factsheets to help you reduce your exposure to pesticides. Our information empowers renters, homeowners, managers, parents, and decision-makers to make smart decisions that lead to healthier communities.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Features\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Features\">Feature Publications</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">In Your Home</a>, <a href=\"#Community\">In Your Community</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>Feature Publications</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit: </strong>The basics of natural lawn care, health benefits of switching to natural lawn care, and practical tools and example documents to use during a campaign.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activists Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit:</strong> Information about pesticide reduction as a sustainable cost effective choice for municipal operations.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicago Grows Green: A Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden: </strong>Reduce your contribution to climate change, help your lawn and garden adapt to a changing environment, and produce beautiful outdoor spaces.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Guide</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools/Childcares:</strong> The materials your school needs to put an IPM program in place, including sample policies, forms and protocol.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: </strong>View our bed bug policy, which demonstrates the necessity of taking action on this issue.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n<a name=\"Home\"></a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nThe following publications are also available for download. Some publications offer downloads in multiple languages. <span class=\"orange\">Click or tap a title to start download.</span>\r\n<h3>In Your Home</h3>\r\n<h4>Indoors</h4>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tenants Rights and Responsibilities English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Tenants English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Spanish1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Tenants-Checklist-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-Do-I-Know-Im-Receiving-IPM-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How Do I Know I\'m Receiving IPM Factsheet</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">10 Steps to Pest Control English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Pest-Control-Companies-That-Provide-IPM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pest Control Companies That Provide IPM</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Ants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ants</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Cockroaches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Cockroaches</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mice-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mice</a>\r\n<h4>Outdoors</h4>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Products-for-Your-Natural-Lawn1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Products for Your Natural Lawn</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-NLC-Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Lawn Care Calendar</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Read-Your-Weeds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read Your Weeds</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mosquito-Misters-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mosquito Misters: What You Need to Know</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Truth-About-Head-Lice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Truth About Head Lice</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Reasonable-Accomodations-for-Renters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reasonable Accommodations for Renters with Pest Problems</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back ! newsletters vol. 1-11</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back! Bed Bug Poster English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Landlords English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish\r\n</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-How-to-Hire-a-Pest-Control-Operator-for-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">How to Hire a Pest Control Operator for Bed Bugs</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pets-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Asthma-Pests-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Asthma, Pests, and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bee-Friendly-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Bee-Friendly Garden is a Pesticide-Free Garden</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Brochure</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Talking-to-Your-Neighbors-About-Pesticides1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Talking to Your Neighbors About Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pesticide-Free-Zone-Sign-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Free Zone Sign</a> <a name=\"Community\"></a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>In Your Community</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activist\'s Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a><strong>\r\n</strong><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Parks Campaign</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Parents\' Right to Know Notification Guidelines English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Reducing-Pesticides-in-Schools-a-Parents-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reducing Pesticides in Schools: A Parent\'s Guide</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]','All Resources','','inherit','closed','open','','119-revision-v1','','','2014-01-07 20:59:44','2014-01-07 20:59:44','',119,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/119-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1307,2,'2014-01-07 21:00:37','2014-01-07 21:00:37','<h2>All Resources</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of toolkits, guides, and factsheets to help you reduce your exposure to pesticides. Our information empowers renters, homeowners, managers, parents, and decision-makers to make smart decisions that lead to healthier communities.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Features\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Features\">Feature Publications</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">In Your Home</a>, <a href=\"#Community\">In Your Community</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>Feature Publications</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit: </strong>The basics of natural lawn care, health benefits of switching to natural lawn care, and practical tools and example documents to use during a campaign.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activists Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit:</strong> Information about pesticide reduction as a sustainable cost effective choice for municipal operations.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicago Grows Green: A Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden: </strong>Reduce your contribution to climate change, help your lawn and garden adapt to a changing environment, and produce beautiful outdoor spaces.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Guide</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools/Childcares:</strong> The materials your school needs to put an IPM program in place, including sample policies, forms and protocol.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: </strong>View our bed bug policy, which demonstrates the necessity of taking action on this issue.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n<a name=\"Home\"></a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nThe following publications are also available for download. Some publications offer downloads in multiple languages. <span class=\"orange\">Click or tap a title to start download.</span>\r\n<h3>In Your Home</h3>\r\n<h4>Indoors</h4>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tenants Rights and Responsibilities English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Tenants English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Spanish1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Tenants-Checklist-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-Do-I-Know-Im-Receiving-IPM-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How Do I Know I\'m Receiving IPM Factsheet</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">10 Steps to Pest Control English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Pest-Control-Companies-That-Provide-IPM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pest Control Companies That Provide IPM</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Ants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ants</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Cockroaches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Cockroaches</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mice-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mice</a>\r\n<h4>Outdoors</h4>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Products-for-Your-Natural-Lawn1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Products for Your Natural Lawn</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-NLC-Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Lawn Care Calendar</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Read-Your-Weeds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read Your Weeds</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mosquito-Misters-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mosquito Misters: What You Need to Know</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Truth-About-Head-Lice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Truth About Head Lice</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Reasonable-Accomodations-for-Renters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reasonable Accommodations for Renters with Pest Problems</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back ! newsletters vol. 1-11</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back! Bed Bug Poster English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Landlords English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-How-to-Hire-a-Pest-Control-Operator-for-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">How to Hire a Pest Control Operator for Bed Bugs</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pets-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Asthma-Pests-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Asthma, Pests, and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bee-Friendly-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Bee-Friendly Garden is a Pesticide-Free Garden</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Brochure</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Talking-to-Your-Neighbors-About-Pesticides1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Talking to Your Neighbors About Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pesticide-Free-Zone-Sign-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Free Zone Sign</a> <a name=\"Community\"></a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>In Your Community</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activist\'s Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a><strong>\r\n</strong><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Parks Campaign</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Parents\' Right to Know Notification Guidelines English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Reducing-Pesticides-in-Schools-a-Parents-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reducing Pesticides in Schools: A Parent\'s Guide</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]','All Resources','','inherit','closed','open','','119-revision-v1','','','2014-01-07 21:00:37','2014-01-07 21:00:37','',119,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/119-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1308,2,'2014-01-07 21:02:33','2014-01-07 21:02:33','<h2>All Resources</h2>\r\nMidwest Pesticide Action Center has developed a number of toolkits, guides, and factsheets to help you reduce your exposure to pesticides. Our information empowers renters, homeowners, managers, parents, and decision-makers to make smart decisions that lead to healthier communities.\r\n\r\nContinue reading<a name=\"Features\"></a> for: <a href=\"#Features\">Feature Publications</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">In Your Home</a>, <a href=\"#Community\">In Your Community</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>Feature Publications</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<strong>Activist’s Toolkit: </strong>The basics of natural lawn care, health benefits of switching to natural lawn care, and practical tools and example documents to use during a campaign.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activists Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit:</strong> Information about pesticide reduction as a sustainable cost effective choice for municipal operations.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicago Grows Green: A Guide to Growing a Climate-Friendly Lawn &amp; Garden: </strong>Reduce your contribution to climate change, help your lawn and garden adapt to a changing environment, and produce beautiful outdoor spaces.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Guide</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<strong>Resource Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Schools/Childcares:</strong> The materials your school needs to put an IPM program in place, including sample policies, forms and protocol.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: </strong>View our bed bug policy, which demonstrates the necessity of taking action on this issue.\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Battling-Bed-Bugs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Battling Bed Bugs in Chicago: Making the Case for a Comprehensive Plan</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n<a name=\"Home\"></a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nThe following publications are also available for download. Some publications offer downloads in multiple languages. <span class=\"orange\">Click or tap a title to start download.</span>\r\n<h3>In Your Home</h3>\r\n<h4>Indoors</h4>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tenants Rights and Responsibilities English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Tenants-Rights-and-Responsibilities-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Tenants English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Spanish1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Tenants-Checklist-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Tenants-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-How-Do-I-Know-Im-Receiving-IPM-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How Do I Know I\'m Receiving IPM Factsheet</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">10 Steps to Pest Control English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-10-Steps-to-Pest-Control-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Pest-Control-Companies-That-Provide-IPM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pest Control Companies That Provide IPM</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Ants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ants</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Cockroaches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Cockroaches</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mice-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mice</a>\r\n<h4>Outdoors</h4>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Products-for-Your-Natural-Lawn1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Products for Your Natural Lawn</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-NLC-Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Lawn Care Calendar</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Read-Your-Weeds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read Your Weeds</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Mosquito-Misters-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mosquito Misters: What You Need to Know</a>\r\n\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Truth-About-Head-Lice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Truth About Head Lice</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Reasonable-Accomodations-for-Renters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reasonable Accommodations for Renters with Pest Problems</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Polish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Polish</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-French.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">French</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BITE-Back-newsletters-vol.1-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back ! newsletters vol. 1-11</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">B.I.T.E. Back! Bed Bug Poster English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bedbugs-Poster-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a> <a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bug Checklist for Landlords English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a> <a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-How-to-Hire-a-Pest-Control-Operator-for-Bed-Bugs.pdf\">How to Hire a Pest Control Operator for Bed Bugs</a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pets-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Asthma-Pests-and-Pesticides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Asthma, Pests, and Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bee-Friendly-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Bee-Friendly Garden is a Pesticide-Free Garden</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Chicago-Grows-Green-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grows Green Brochure</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Talking-to-Your-Neighbors-About-Pesticides1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Talking to Your Neighbors About Pesticides</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Pesticide-Free-Zone-Sign-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pesticide Free Zone Sign</a> <a name=\"Community\"></a>\r\n[/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<h3>In Your Community</h3>\r\n[one_half]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-The-Activists-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Activist\'s Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Municipal-Pesticide-Reduction-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Pesticide Reduction Toolkit</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Resource-Guide-for-IPM-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Resource Guide for IPM in Schools and Childcares</a><strong>\r\n</strong><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Healthy-Parks-Campaign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Parks Campaign</a>\r\n[/one_half]\r\n\r\n[one_half_last]\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Parents\' Right to Know Notification Guidelines English</a><a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ParentsRight-to-Know-NotificationGuidelines-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Reducing-Pesticides-in-Schools-a-Parents-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reducing Pesticides in Schools: A Parent\'s Guide</a>\r\n<a class=\"download\" href=\"http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-in-Schools-and-Childcares.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bed Bugs in Schools and Childcares</a>\r\n[/one_half_last]','All Resources','','inherit','closed','open','','119-revision-v1','','','2014-01-07 21:02:33','2014-01-07 21:02:33','',119,'http://midwestpesticideaction.org/119-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),