What
We Do
•Prevention and Education
Educating the public in advance of outbreaks is imperative in order to avoid panic and potentially harmful chemical responses. We encourage each family to do its part at home with routine screening, early detection, accurate identification and thorough removal of lice and nits.
Educating the public in advance of outbreaks is imperative in order to avoid panic and potentially harmful chemical responses. We encourage each family to do its part at home with routine screening, early detection, accurate identification and thorough removal of lice and nits.
•Environment
Many of the same chemicals potentially harmful to children when used to treat head lice and scabies also are harmful to the environment. For example, lindane, a prescription treatment for head lice, is a persistent bio-accumulative and toxic chemical. The Lindane Usage Reduction Project was the first major program to convince physicians to change the medications they prescribe based on environmental concerns.
Many of the same chemicals potentially harmful to children when used to treat head lice and scabies also are harmful to the environment. For example, lindane, a prescription treatment for head lice, is a persistent bio-accumulative and toxic chemical. The Lindane Usage Reduction Project was the first major program to convince physicians to change the medications they prescribe based on environmental concerns.
•Research
The NPA is at the forefront of identifying lice resistance, issues associated with head lice and disease, new laboratory methods and related public health problems.
The NPA is at the forefront of identifying lice resistance, issues associated with head lice and disease, new laboratory methods and related public health problems.
In 2001, the NPA and the Los
Angeles County Sanitation
District were awarded first
prize by the National Pollution Prevention
Roundtable for their work in the
Lindane Usage Reduction
Project, which resulted in the total ban of Lindane in the state of California.