May is Asthma Awareness Month: take action! Healthy Schools Network’s founding issue is indoor air/environmental quality. We are especially concerned about schools that do not mechanical air handling systems (like most of New York’s public school buildings), which means that air filtration, air changes per hour, and air conditioning in classrooms are all more difficult – or sometimes impossible – to provide. Did you know that the NYS DoH documented that pediatric asthma hospitalizations can TRIPLE in September and after returning to school after vacations? But those are not the only schools to be concerned about. What about: · schools with leaky roofs and foundations, or that are subject to frequent flooding; · schools that refuse to use third party certified cleaning products and safer disinfectants and instead use high hazard cleaning and disinfecting chemicals; · schools that have ignored the OSHA rules about safe chemical product management in classrooms like voc-ed and art and science labs; or · schools that have unwisely started a major renovation project without any controls, or installed 3-D printers that spew out tiny particles of plastics that can be inhaled? Visit HealthySchool;s.org to see tips on what you can do to make sure every child can breathe cleaner air in school. - Assess molds and dampness in your school: NIOSH tool - Learn about green cleaning products (fewer ingredients that trigger asthma) - Get your school started on green cleaning - Adopt a fragrance-free policy - Controlling renovation dust and fumes in occupied schools What else can you do to help kids and schools with too many asthma events? See our tips for local organizing and email us at info@healthyschools.org if you need more help.
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Every child has a right to an environmentally safe and healthy schools that is clean and in good repair.
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Healthy Schools Network, Inc. is a 501 c3 national environmental health organization that does research, information, education, coalition-building, and advocacy to ensure that every child has a healthy learning environment that is clean and in good repair. Founded in 1995,we have documented and publicized school environmental problems; shaped and won new education, health, and environmental policies; fostered dozens of local and state policy groups; won systemic federal and state reforms; and helped thousands of parents and schools make classrooms and buildings healthier through our EPA award-winning Healthy Schools/Healthy Kids Clearinghouse (Information and Referral Services). Major efforts include: building the platform and the forum for school environments through the collaborative Coalition for Healthier Schools which we founded and convene with more than 400 local, state, and national partners; leading National Healthy Schools Day; offering steady assistance through the Clearinghouse's publications and referrals; and refining our model New York Program. Throughout, we are focused on: 1) High Performance School Design/Construction consistent with children's needs for healthy environments; 2) Greening Existing Schools; and 3) Environmental Public Health for Children who are disproportionately affected by environmental exposures.
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