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Sensible Steps to Healthier School Environments: Cost-effective, affordable measures to protext the health of students and staff

Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration

Category: US Environmental Protection Agency

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Sensible Steps to Healthier School Environments: Cost-effective, affordable measures to protext the health of students and staff
Post Date: September 11, 2019
Resource Type:
  • short PDF
Description:

This easy-to-use booklet produced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) focuses on affordable, sensible ways to address some of the most common environmental health concerns found in schools-including asbestos, indoor air, laboratory chemicals, and radon.

26 pages
Produced in July 2012

Download the PDF at http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-05/documents/sensible_steps.pdf

There is also a Sensible Steps to Healthier School Environments Webinar Series available on the EPA's website. It outlines sensible, low- or no-cost steps that school communities can take to create healthier environments in their buildings.

You can learn more about all of the EPA's programs addressing healthy schools at http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/ecocomm.nsf/childrenshealth/schools

Author: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Topic:
  • Health
  • Weather | Atmosphere
Audience:
  • Grades PreK-12
  • Formal Educator
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Link: http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-05/documents/sensible_steps.pdf
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