 |
The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
|
The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
3025.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Poster | |||
| |||
| This session provides an overview of complex environmental topics that are common in schools, the most densely occupied and most under-maintained of all indoor environments in which 51 million children 'work' every day. Topics inlcude emergency evacuations for new threats, documented hazards and health impacts from uncontrolled renovations of occupied buildings, siting of schools on or near hazarous facilities, developing a healthier cleaning program, changes in state policies for healthier indoor environments, and protocols for occupant health during renovation. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will (1) become familiar with complex environmental topics that are common in schools; (2) be able to describe hazards and health impacts from uncontrolled renovations of occupied buildings; (3) become aware of changes in state policies for healthier indoor environments and protocols for occupant health during renovation. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Neal L. Rosenblatt, MS, MS-C Claire L. Barnett, MBA | |||
| Claire L. Barnett, MBA | |||
| Child Environmental Health at School Post 9/11: Early Lessons Learned Claire L. Barnett, MBA | |||
| Health Effects of Uncontrolled Renovations: A Case Review Debra Blog, MD | |||
| Siting of Schools: Creating Safe Learning Zones Stephen Lester, MS, Lois Marie Gibbs, MS | |||
| Healthier Cleaning of Schools: Developing a Program to Complement 'IAQ Tools for Schools' Claire L. Barnett, MBA | |||
| Federal Education Department Programs to Create Healthier School Facilities Claire L. Barnett, MBA | |||
| Healthier Schools: A Review of State Policies for Improving Indoor Air Quality in Schools Tobie Bernstein | |||
| Organized by: | Environment | ||
| Endorsed by: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||