{"id":60215,"date":"2012-06-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-students-beach-research-leads-to-dept-of-health-awareness-campaign\/"},"modified":"2012-06-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T00:00:00","slug":"uri-students-beach-research-leads-to-dept-of-health-awareness-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2012\/06\/uri-students-beach-research-leads-to-dept-of-health-awareness-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 student\u2019s beach research leads to Dept. of Health awareness campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 June 28, 2012 \u2013 溏心vlog免费B站 student Molly Welsh spent last summer assessing the problem of pet waste on 30 of the state\u2019s beaches. Her results have been turned into a public education campaign that was launched recently by the Rhode Island Department of Health.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI\u2019m interested in the dynamics of coastal ecosystems and contaminants,\u201d said Welsh, a resident of Jamestown who is studying environmental science and management. \u201cAnd I\u2019m also interested in the interface between science and public health policy. This project seemed to fit both.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAt the urging of the Department of Health and with funding provided by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Undergraduate Research Initiative, Welsh looked for the presence of dogs and visible waste piles at each beach she visited, as well as the availability of bags and receptacles for disposing of pet waste and signs stating whether dogs are prohibited. Water samples were collected at beaches where pet waste was observed.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cPet waste is 57 percent more toxic than human waste, and one gram of it can contain 23 million fecal coliform bacteria,\u201d explained Welsh. \u201cSo this is a really serious issue, especially when children are digging in the sand and putting their hands in their mouth. It can even cause beaches and shellfish beds to be closed.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tThe 溏心vlog免费B站 student also surveyed beachgoers and beach managers. Among the results, 82 percent believe pet waste on public beaches is a problem, and 74 percent believe it should be better regulated. Fewer than half of respondents knew the pet use regulations of the beach they were visiting.<\/p>\n


\n\tAt the conclusion of her research, Welsh prepared educational materials about pet waste on beaches, and the Department of Health professionally produced them for an awareness campaign.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Department of Health\u2019s Scoop the Poop campaign provides educational posters and brochures to beaches, parks, and veterinary offices. In addition, the department has developed informational web pages at www.health.ri.gov on the hazards of pet waste and what beach-goers can do to protect their families. Public service announcements are also running on many local radio stations. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 June 28, 2012 \u2013 溏心vlog免费B站 student Molly Welsh spent last summer assessing the problem of pet waste on 30 of the state\u2019s beaches. Her results have been turned into a public education campaign that was launched recently by the Rhode Island Department of Health. \u201cI\u2019m interested in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}