Creating Healthy Indoor Environments in Schools

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Asthma causes 10.5 million missed school days each year.

Promote a healthy learning environment at your school to reduce absenteeism, improve test scores and enhance student and staff productivity. Read more about IAQ and Student Performance.

Who can help improve IAQ in schools?

School Officials, Facilities Staff Members, Teachers, Health Care Professionals and Parents or Students, find information designed specifically for you.

Develop Your Program: The Framework for Effective School IAQ Programs

Use the IAQ Tools for Schools Framework and sustain an effective and comprehensive indoor air quality (IAQ) management program or other overall health and safety initiatives.

IAQ Tools for Schools
Action Kit

The Action Kit provides best practices, industry guidelines, sample policies and a sample IAQ management plan to improve school air at little or no cost.

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Managing Radon in Schools

As part of an effective IAQ management program, schools should test for radon to know if radon levels are elevated — and if so, reduce risks to occupants through radon mitigation.
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Events

Tribal Schools Webinar Series sponsored by U.S. EPA Region 8

Part 4: Waste Reduction, Recycling, Composting & Gardening in Tribal Schools - February 8, 2012
Part 5: Indoor Air in Tribal Schools - February 15, 2012
Part 6: Energy & Water Conservation in Tribal Schools - February 22, 2012
Get more information on this webinar series (PDF)
See the Calendar of Events for more listings.

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