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EHS who LOVES the Grinch!
Who is Wendy Smith?
The approximate number of public and semi-public pools in Vanderburgh County
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The number of seconds you should wash your hands with soap and warm water.
What is 20 seconds?
The year that the US banned the use of lead in paint.
What is 1978?
Worldwide, mosquitoes are responsible for this many deaths each year.
What is over 1 million?
EHS who is an award winning actor.
Who is Lanae Hyneman?
This is the allowable pH range for indoor and outdoor public pools.
What is 7.2 - 8.0?
The maximum temperature at which cold food items can be held.
What is 41 degrees Fahrenheit?
VCHD offers free lead testing to these groups of people.
What are children under the age of 7 and pregnant/breastfeeding adults?
This is how mosquitoes transmit disease.
What is by injecting a parasite into the blood?
EHS who recently adopted Marge, the Poo-Pei.
Who is Carol Coudret?
This is the maximum temperature for a public hot tub.
What is 104 degrees Fahrenheit?
The average amount of time after "bad food" is eaten that food-borne illness symptoms begin.
What is 12-48 hours?
Lead often takes the place of these two minerals in the body.
What are iron and calcium?
Mosquitoes bite for this reason.
What is for the female to supply the eggs with a blood meal? (males do not bite)
EHS whose hobby is creating elaborate Halloween props.
Who is Keith Goy?
The maximum distance a public bathroom can be from a public pool.
What is 100 feet.
The approximate number of food trucks permitted in Vanderburgh County.
What is 112?
This is the level of lead in the blood that is considered safe for children.
There is NO SAFE LEVEL of lead!
Mosquitos carrying these diseases are tracked by VCHD and IDOH.
What are West Nile, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, and St. Louis Encephalitis ?
EHS who collects, buys and sells video games.
Who is Taylor Beck?
These are safety items required for public pool operation.
What are shepherd's hook, ring buoy, first aid kit, phone and pool skimmer.
These are the "Big 6" food-borne illnesses.
What are Norovirus, Hepatitis A, E. coli, Shigella, Typhoidal and Non-typhoidal Salmonella?
These are the leading symptoms of lead poisoning in children.
What are developmental delays, low IQ, ADHD, digestive issues, speech and hearing issues?
In mosquito control, it is most effective to treat/kill at this stage in the life cycle.
What is the larval stage?