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EPA Region 10 Healthy Schools Team
Serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Tribal Nations
Celebrate Children's Health Month
With Sensible Steps to Go Green & Healthy
October brings with it the freshness of fall, a new school year, Children's Health
Month, and a new edition of Healthy School News (HSN)! Just as the summer
Olympics and Paralympics had us cheering on the
athletes "Going for Gold", we'd like to challenge you
and your school to "Go Green & Healthy" this year.
This edition of HSN is filled with fresh new resources
that offer no cost, low cost, and affordable steps
to help you create the
healthiest possible learning
environments. To support
you beyond this newsletter,
we launched a new
Children's Environmental
Health website. There
Alanna Conley
Margo Young with her girls
you will find user-friendly school assessments,
success stories, and links to more in-depth training
resources, such as the new Sensible Steps guide with
specific ideas to help schools "Go Green & Healthy."
Substituting fish for furry classroom pets and installing
high-density door sweeps to keep out pests are only
two of dozens of easy to execute steps you'll find
along with low- to no-cost actions too. Newsletter or
website, you'll find great ideas for your school. Challenge yourself to adopt at
least 3 of these sensible steps right now.
Here's a place to start:
Learn more about Sensible Steps
Seven tips to start your school year green
Healthy Schools Radio Broadcast with Margo Young
EPA's Healthy School
Environments Portal
In This Issue
• Sensible Steps to Healthier
School Environments
• Pests and Asthma Do Not
Take A Summer Break!
• Pests: No Holiday for
These Invaders
• Asthma: Send Asthma
Triggers on Vacation
• Free Training for School Nurses
• Slow the Spread of Flu - Steps
to Clean and Disinfect
• Pediatric Environmental
Health Specialty Unit: A
Resource for Schools
• Region 10 School Teachers Earn
• White House Praise for Excellence
• Green Ribbon Schools 2012-2013
• What's Happening in Your State
• Funding Opportunities
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Margo Young
EPA Region 10 Children's Environmental Health
young.margo@epa.gov
or 206-553-1287
Alanna Conley
Healthy Schools Coordinator
conley.alanna@epa.gov
or 503-326-6831
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Sensible Steps to Healthier School Environments
EPA has released an easy-to-use brochure for school
administrators, parents and staff to help reduce
and prevent exposures to common environmental
health hazards in schools. The focus is on no cost or
affordable steps for healthier indoor and outdoor
school environments. The Sensible brochure also
includes a handy school checklist to help assess areas
for improvement in cost savings, energy efficiency
and overall environmental health. In addition to the
checklist, the guide provides the top ten ways to
make your school healthier and it has resources for
more information. Some of the topics covered are
art and science supply safety, pesticides and pest
management, UV radiation protection, chemical
management, mold and moisture control.
Test how your school is doing on these sample
questions from the Sensible checklist:
• Does school have a policy to ensure art
materials, school supplies and toys purchased
are labeled "Conforms to ASTM D4236"?
• Are there high-density door sweeps on all
doors to keep out mice, rats, and roaches?
• Is the cleaning staff encouraged to use
environmentally friendly cleaning products and wet dust whenever possible?
• Are students encouraged to wear protective, light weight clothing
and/or sunscreen during peak sun intensity?
• Does school conduct cleanouts of all chemicals that are unnecessary,
outdated and posing a health risk on a regular basis?
• Have anti-idling zones been established for all vehicles at the school?
• Is the humidity in the school maintained below 60%, and ideally between 30%-50%?
• Are all passenger pickup/drop-off areas located away from the school's
air intake supply, class windows and exit doors?
If you answered "no" to any of the questions, Sensible Steps has tips that may help. See the complete checklist
and learn more at www.epa.gov/region8/humanhealth/children/SensibleSteps.pdf
To receive hard copies for distribution or personal use, please contact RIO's Public Environmental Resource
Center at 206 553-1200, 800-424-4EPA (4372) orepa-seattle@epa.gov
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Pests and Asthma Do Not Take A Summer Break!
School is back in session and as with each new year, September
can bring to light the good, bad and ugly of a long summer hiatus.
In this section we thought we'd address two things that do not
honor the rules of summer break, pests and asthma. To assist you
to address and manage both, we've provided in-depth resources
for you. Hopefully, you will share these with other administrators,
teachers, facility managers, groundskeepers, school nurses, and
pest control professionals.
Asthma: Never Takes Vacation
Pests: No Holiday for Invaders
Millions of children and staff have returned to school to find
that pests have not taken the ritual summer break. Cockroaches,
rodents, flies and stinging insects may have chosen your school
as their vacation hideaway. Some may contribute to indoor air
quality issues creating hidden asthma triggers.
Since children are at a higher risk of being affected by pesticides
than adults, these educational resources will help you and your
staff take immediate action and plan for long-term control of
these damaging invaders. To learn about more about the health
impacts of pesticides and the economic benefit of an effective
integrated pest management (IPM) program, visit http://www.
epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/ or contact Juliann Barta at 206-553-1495
or barta.juliann@epa.gov.
More Healthy and Cost Effective Pest Management Resources:
The IPM Calculator is a free online tool allowing schools to
assess pest risks. Using geographic location, current pest
problems and facility condition, the calculator estimates overall
pest risk in a school. Set up a free account today.
http://www.ipmcalculator.com/
EPA's Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting
Integrated Pest Management
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/brochure/
Idaho Department of Agriculture's Urban Pest Management
Program
http://www.agri.state.id.us/Categories/Pesticides/urbanPest/
indexurbanPest.php
Washington State University's School IPM Web site
http://schoolipm.wsu.edu/
Oregon's School IPM Web site
http://www. ipmnet.org/ti m/l PM_in_Schools/l PM_in_Schools-
Main_Page.html
Asthma is a year-round
serious and sometimes
life-threatening
respiratory disease. It
affects 24.6 million
Americans, including
7.1 million children.
And since Asthma is a
leading cause of school
absenteeism, with
10.5 million school
days missed due to
asthma, here are three
excellent resources to
help you reduce your
absentee rates.
5 Tips for Asthma
Management in
Schools
Asthma causes
10.5 mill ion
missed-school
days per year!
JaNea's school GO's
for GREEN by reducing
asthma triggers so
students can breathe
easy.
http://www.asthmacommunitynetwork.
org/node/9271
Asthma Management: A Priority for
Schools
http://epa.gov/iaq/schools/asthma.html
Safe Routes to School and Traffic
Pollution: Get Children Moving and
Reduce Exposure to Unhealthy Air
http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/
sites/default/files/pdf/Air_Source_Guide_
web.pdf
Free Training for School Nurses -
Managing Asthma Triggers
Since school nurses often play a significant
role in managing asthma this free online
training course, Managing Asthma
Triggers may be of interest. The course is
developed in partnership with the National
Association of School Nurses (NASN), and
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). Nurses are eligible to receive 2.5
continuing nursing education units. Find
more information at: Managing Asthma
Triggers.
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Slow the Spread of Flu - Steps to Clean
and Disinfect
The timing of flu is unpredictable and can vary
from season to season. January or February
are generally peak periods in the U.S., however
seasonal flu activity can begin as early as October
and continue to occur as late as May. Since it is
not possible to predict how mild or severe the
2012-2013 school season will be, we should all be
prepared.
Proper cleaning and disinfecting techniques in
schools can slow the spread of flu. Research
shows a clear link between poor indoor air
quality, sick students and teachers, and poor
academic and occupational performance. Are
you doing all you can do? The following resources
may provide some new tips to enhance your
preparedness.
What You Should Know for the 2012-2013
Influenza Season
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-
season-2012-2013.htm
How To Clean and Disinfect Schools To Help Slow
the Spread of Flu
http://www.flu.gov/planning-preparedness/
school/cleaning.html
Green Cleaning and Infection Control
http://www.healthyschoolscampaign.org/
programs/gcs/2012webinars/archives.php#IC
Five Simple Steps to Green Cleaning in Schools
http://www.healthyschoolscampaign.org/
programs/gcs/steps.php
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit:
A Resource for Schools
The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
is a consultation service that works with health care
providers, government and non-profit agencies, schools
and families to address environmental exposures and
health effects in children. Services include telephone
and face-to-face consultation, clinical referral, training in
environmental medicine for clinicians and students, and
public outreach.
The NW PEHSU often works on school related exposures
and health effects. Cases range from informational
inquiries to larger investigations, relating to individual
students and whole student populations. In 2009, air
quality problems were identified at the South Shore
School in Seattle. NW PEHSU worked with the local
health department, school board and private firms in
data review and risk communication, and ultimately
students were temporarily relocated. The NW PEHSU has
also helped write letters to school boards with regards
to air quality and schools near industrial sites and heavy
traffic ways. Faculty have participated in outreach events
at schools, such as career presentations, and presented
to landscapers and maintenance crews about the health
effects of pesticides.
PEHSU is a national network funded by the EPA and
ATSDR. Faculty includes experts in pediatrics, exposure
science, toxicology, environmental medicine and more.
The NW PEHSU is based at the University of Washington,
and serves Region 10 of the US EPA: Washington,
Oregon, Alaska and Idaho. For more information please
visit http://depts.washington.edu/pehsu. To contact
the PEHSU with an environmental health concern call
1-800-KID-CHEM.
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New Research Shows a Healthy Recess Can Reduce Bullying,
Expand Learning Time in Schools
Strengthening recess transforms the school climate, paving the way for less
bullying and more focus on learning, according to new evaluation findings
from Mathematica Policy Research and Stanford University.
http://www.rwjf.org/vulnerablepopulations/product.
jsp?id=74194&cid=XEM A5905
Region 10 School Teachers Garner White House Praise for Excellence
"These teachers get 'gold stars'for preparing future generations of environmental
stewards/' said Kate Kelly, Director of the Office of Air, Waste & Toxics for EPA Region
10. "In addition to being inspiring leaders, these educators have made learning about
the environment interesting and fun."
Selected for "their demonstrated excellence in preparing classes with an
environmental focus that reflected real-life community challenges and created a
powerful bond between their students and the natural world," Deirdre Bingaman, a
Donnelly Elementary School teacher from Idaho, and Mike Town, a Redmond High
School teacher from Washington, were selected as 2 of 18 teachers nationwide to
receive the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. Susan Milan,
a South Whidbey Elementary School teacher also from Washington, was selected as
the regional honorable mention winner.
The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators recognizes and supports
teachers from both rural and urban education settings who make use of
experiential and environmental opportunities that use creativity and community
engagement to help students develop a sense of civic responsibility and
stewardship in ecosystem.
For more information about the award and other winners: http://www.epa.gov/
education/teachera ward/win ners.html
Kate Kelly presents Award to
Mike Town
. EPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
GreenRibbonSchools
Green Ribbon Schools 2012-2013
U.S. Department of Education
Last year's launch of the national Green Ribbon Schools Award
program was met with resounding success. Thirty states participated,
constituting 66 public institutions, 8 charter schools, and 12 private schools. Among them are 43 elementary,
31 middle, and 26 high schools, with several of the 78 schools enrolling various configurations of primary and
secondary grades. Oregon and Washington recognized winners with celebratory events and have submitted
their intent to participate again in 2012-2013 competition. Alaska will join them this year as well. For schools
looking to get involved, or learn more, here's a list of webinars providing training for promoting healthy and
efficient school environments: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/green-ribbon-schools/webinar.html
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NEW! Green Strides Webinar Series
To register for one or all sessions, go to:
http://www.epa.gov/schools/webinars.html
Fall and winter schedule for all striving for healthy schools AND Green
Ribbon Awards:
Oct. 10, 2011 The School Day Just Got Healthier (USDA)
Oct. 17, 2012 Why Environmental Health in School Matters (EPA)
Oct. 24, 2012 Investigating the Climate System (NASA)
Nov. 7, 2012 Integrated School Health Tools for Districts (EPA)
Nov. 14, 2012 Train Like an Astronaut (NASA)
Nov. 28, 2012 Hands on the Land (DOI)
Dec. 5, 2012 President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Programs (PCFSN)
Dec. 12, 2012 Solar Energy: Power for Earth, the ISS, and Exploring Other
Worlds! (NASA)
Dec. 19, 2012 Chipmunk Cheeks and Chicken Legs: Body Systems and Life
in Space (NASA)
Jan. 9, 2013 Using Remote Sensing to Quantify Changes over Time (NASA)
Jan. 16, 2013 Food for Thought: Space Food and Nutrition (NASA)
Jan. 23, 2013 Farm to School Program (USDA)
Jan. 30, 2013 Eyes on the Earth- Global Climate Change (NASA)
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Green Classroom Professional Certificate Program
The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council
proudly introduces this new online certificate program that
encourages sustainable practices in classrooms to further the mission
of creating green schools for everyone within this generation.
Designed for pre-K-12, teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators,
and other pre-K-12 stakeholders, group discounts are available.
http://www.centerforgreenschools.org/main-nav/takeaction/Prepare/
Greenclassroom.aspx
What are your students
doing to help promote
green schools?
Eastgate Elementary in Bellevue,
Washington, has gone green!
They instituted waste reduction
and recycling, energy and
water conservation, pollution
prevention actions and achieved
a higher level of certification in
the King County Green Schools
program in April 2012.
• Learn more about Eastgate
Elementary's conservation
achievements.
Send us your stories! We'd
like to hear what you're doing
to "green your school." Each
quarter, a different school will
be selected and featured on
our website and in the Healthy
School News.
To be considered, submit
anarticleon Successes with
Greening My School. Article
requirements: 250 word
maximum, provide specific
actions taken to "green your
school" and the benefits. Include
a picture and statement of
permission to use the photo,
school officials' contact names
and numbers. Send to Alanna
Conley (conley.alanna@epa.gov).
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HAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR STATE
Alaska
EPA Welcomes Mary Ann Porter
Alaska Tribal Air Liaison
EPA is pleased to announce the placement of Mary
Ann Porter as Tribal Air Liaison in the Anchorage Office.
Skilled at educational outreach, Mary Ann looks forward
to helping others identify and locate quality information
and resources for assessment and solutions to
environmental issues in Alaska communities and schools.
Mary Ann worked with the Parks Service at Western
Arctic National Parklands stationed in Kotzebue as
Chief, in Yakutat as Yakutat Tlingit Tribes as Tribal
Environmental Director and has a long history of
involvement with indoor air quality, healthy homes and
schools related work.
Mary Ann looks forward to connecting to Alaska
communities and can be reached at: 907-271-1481 or
porter.maryann@epa.gov.
Alaska Environmental Literacy
Deadline for comment is November 30, 2012.
You are invited to review and provide input to the
Alaska Environmental Literacy Draft Plan. The draft is
available online at: http://eed.alaska.gov/tls/akelp/.
The website provides multiple methods for offering
comments.
ALASKA SCHOOL HEALTH AND WELLNESS I
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The 7th Annual School Health and Wellness Institute
October 29 to 31, 2012 at Captain Cook Hotel in
Anchorage
For more information: www.akshwi.com
Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental
Management (ATCEM)
November 6-9, 2012 at Anchorage Hilton Hotel
Topics related to school environmental health
provided.
For information: http://www.anthc.org/cs/
dehe/sustops/atcem.cfm or call James Temte at
907.729.3749 or jrtemte@anthc.org
Eco-Healthy Child Care Train-the-Trainer
November 9, 2012 in Fairbanks, Alaska
For information: http://www.cehn.org/EHCC_TtT_
Registration
ALASBO Conference
December 2-5, 2012 at Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage
For information: http://www.regonline.com/builder/
site/Default.aspx?EventlD=1084821
CEFPI Conference
December 8-9, 2012 at King Career Center, Anchorage
For information: http://www.cefpi.org/i4a/pages/
index. cfm?pageid=4945
Alaska Energy Efficiency For Schools
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, energy costs are second only to
personnel costs as the leading draw on K-12
school district operating budgets. Check out new
resources, programs and curriculum: http://www.
a kenergyefficiency.org/ed ucators/for_schools
Region 10 launched a new Children's Environmental Health website. Check out your new
resource for healthy children, healthy schools, healthy homes www.epa.gov/regionlO/children
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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR STATE
Idaho
Three Idaho Districts Initiate EPA's Tools for Schools
Program
This fall, three Idaho school districts will implement
the EPA Tools for Schools Program with the help of The
Idaho Division of Public Health and Rich Prill, Building
Science and Indoor Environmental Quality Specialist at
Washington State University Extension. The Program
includes working with the schools to: select an Indoor
Air Quality (IAQ) Coordinator for each school or school
district; conduct an IAQ walk-through assessment to
identify asthma triggers and other indoor air quality
issues; and select an IAQ work plan for the school
or school district. For more information, contact Jim
Faust, Idaho Indoor Environment Program Manager, at
208-332-5717 or faustj@dhw.idhao.gov
Forest Fires Create Air Quality Alert - Children are most
vulnerable.
Air quality in some areas has reached "unhealthy"
levels due to recent forest fires.
For information on how to protect your family:
http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Health/
Environ menta I Health/tabid/95/Default.aspx
Idaho Chemical Roundup Program Workshop
Idaho Science Teachers Association Conference
Thursday, October, 4, 2012
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is holding
a Green Chemistry Workshop through the Chemical
Roundup Program at the Idaho Science Teachers
Association conference. The training will focus on
non-toxic chemical experiments for Junior high and
Senior high school chemistry class curriculum, as well
as offering advice on preferable purchasing options
for school chemistry labs. Teachers who attend the
training will be eligible to apply for mini-grant funding
to clean out their school's chemistry labs. Since many
classrooms and laboratories contain old, unwanted
and potentially hazardous chemicals; spills, leaks, and
improper management of these chemicals pose risks
to human health and the environment. For toolkit
and contact information: http://www.deq.ida ho.
gov/pollution-prevention/p2-for-schools/chemical-
roundup-program.aspx).
Wild Fires School Recommendations Chart
Wild fires have posed significant health risks this year.
This colorful chart containing recommendations for
schools and others responsible for children during a
wildfire smoke event can be printed and posted. See:
http://www.deq.idaho.gov/media/887952-wildfire-
table-for-schools.pdf
Washington
Cool School Challenge Green School Program Workshop
November 3, 2012, 9 am- 4 pm at Woodland Park Zoo,
Seattle
7 Clock Hours Available for Teachers.
For information: http://online.nwf.org/site/
Calendar?id=106401&view=Detail
Green Ribbon S(.u~~'" A""|;'
October, 2012
For information and to view timeline: http://www.kl2.
wa. us/Ed ucationAwards/GreenRibbon/default.aspx
School Integrated Pest Management Coalition Events
for School Districts
Presented by WSU Extension
• Spokane on November 6th
• Seattle on November 7th
• Vancouver on November 8th
• Richland on November 14th
Contact Carrie Foss at cfoss@wsu.edu
Region 10 launched a new Children's Environmental Health website. Check out your new
resource for healthy children, healthy schools, healthy homes www.epa.gov/regionlO/children
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'HAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR STAT
Oregon
During October, Oregon will celebrate
National Farms to School Month to
support the efforts schools are taking to
increase local, fresh, farm foods being served to students. The
program is state-wide. To see Oregon Farms to School Programs
in your area: www.farmtoschool.org/state-home.php?id=47
To get involved:
• Take the "Farm to School Counts" pledge to serve
local food and participate in Farm to School activities.
Participants who enter a pledge and complete the follow-
up survey will be entered to win a cash prize for their
program
• Do you have a Farm to School Month event? Put your
event on the map!
Celebration communication toolkits, "lunch bite" webinars,
logos and posters are available at www.farmtoschoolmonth.
org/. For more information contact: Megan Kemple (541) 344-
4329, mkemple@lanefood.org
Win $500 Gift Card in the Radon Poster Contest
Deadline October 31, 2012
Teacher of the class with the most entries receive $500 gift
card for Acorn Naturalists. Poster contest open to children 9 to
14. Details at: www.healthoregon.org/radon
Free Radon Testing in Eastern Oregon
Free radon testing is available for rural school districts in
eastern Oregon. Testing resources are limited, and will
be offered as "first come, first served." OHA will consult
with schools on how to correct a radon problem if one is
discovered. Note: OHA does not have resources to pay for
radon mitigation for schools. However, in many cases radon
can be addressed through simple adjustments of air handling
systems. OHA will generate a report for schools with radon
test results. Please contact Kacey Setzer at (971 673 0440).
President's Environmental
Youth Awards (PEYAj
Rccognlting youth
for environ menial
stewardship
Learn more
Sponsored by1 the
U5, Environmental Protection Aj-entv
President's Environmental
Youth Award - Enter Your
Project Today!
Deadline: December 31, 2012
Since 1971, the President of the
United States has joined with
EPA to recognize environmental
stewardship efforts created
and conducted by our nation's
young people. One outstanding
project from each EPA region is
selected for national recognition.
Projects are developed by young
individuals, school classes (K-
12), summer camps, and youth
organizations to promote
environmental stewardship.
For more information, contact
Sally Hanft at 206-553-1207 or
hanft.sally@epa.gov.
http://epa.gov/peya/
Region 10 launched a new Children's Environmental Health website. Check out your new
resource for healthy children, healthy schools, healthy homes www.epa.gov/regionlO/children
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Lawrence Foundation Grants
Deadline: November 1, 2012
The funding supports programs that focus on the
environment, education, or human services.
Award amounts vary and the grant is offered twice
annually, with June and November deadlines for
application. Nonprofit organizations or public schools
and libraries are eligible.
For more information and to apply: http://www.
thelawrencefoundation.org/grants/guidelines.php
Environmental Education Regional
Model Grants
Deadline: November 21, 2012
http://www.epa.gov/education/grants/index.html
EPA's Office of Environmental Education grants
program supports environmental education projects
that enhance the public's awareness, knowledge,
and skills to make informed environmental
decisions and take responsible actions towards
the environment. The total estimated funding is
approximately $2,160,000 nationwide. EPA expects
to award one (1) grant per Region for an expected 10
grants nationwide.
EPA will host two (2) webinars/conference calls
for potential applicants. The date, time and call-in
information for the webinars/conference calls will be
posted on the website. You may submit questions up
to two (2) business days prior to each webinar/call
to EEGrants@epa.gov.
National Clean Diesel Campaign Rebate
Program
Release date: November, 2012
EPA is announcing a new National Clean Diesel
Campaign Rebate Program for clean diesel. As part of
the reauthorization of the Diesel Emission Reduction
Act (DERA), EPA will offer rebates to fund projects
that reduce emissions from diesel engines. As such,
the National Clean Diesel Campaign is starting
with a pilot program that will focus on school bus
replacements. This is the first ever rebate program
in EPA. For more information, visit http://epa.gov/
cleandiesel/dera-rebate.htm.
Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award
Sponsor: The National Gardening Association &
Subaru
Deadline: October 31, 2012
The 2012 Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award is aimed
at supporting schools or organizations that plan to
garden with at least 15 children between the ages
of 3 and 18. The selection of winners is based on
the demonstrated relationship between the garden
program and education related to environmental,
nutrition and hunger issues in the United States.
Fifty awards are available to select schools or
organizations. Please contact The National Gardening
Association for more information and to apply for
this funding: http://grants.kidsgardening.org/2012-
subaru-healthy-sprouts-award
Healthy School NEWS is published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10. Region 10 includes the states
of Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Oregon and the tribes within those boundaries. For general information about school
environmental health or to provide feedback on this newsletter, please contact Alanna Conley at conley.alanna@epa.gov.
To be added or removed from the distribution list, please email pollow.george@epa.gov with your request. Contact Region
10's Public Environmental Resource Center, the education, publication and information gateway to EPA's Region 10 Office,
for free publications and educational resources for your school. Call at (800) 424-4EPA or email epa-seattle@epa.gov.
EPA Environmental Education: www.epa.gov/enviroed/
EPA Children's Environmental Health: www.epa.gov/children
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