Healthy] Schools NEW Wds grow ilPPA and learn better ** in pollution-free schools March 2020 EPA Region 10 Healthy Schools Team Serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Tribal Nations Healthy Schools: Online Resource Toolbox This issue of Healthy Schools News gives you quick access to useful resources from EPA. Here you will find information on key school health topics, funding, awards, environmental education, and more - all to help you create a healthier environment at school, for healthier students and staff. Please share with your colleagues and networks. Resources for Healthy School Environments https://www.epa.gov/schools Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities Find information about drinking water quality in schools and child care facilities. This site includes guidance, tools, laws and regulations, and information about partners. http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/drinkingwater/schools/ index, cfm 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Toolkit EPA's 3Ts - Training, Testing, and Taking Action - provides tools for schools and child care facilities to implement voluntary lead in drinking water testing programs. https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/3ts- reducing-lead-drinking-water-toolkit Sensible Steps to Healthier School Environments Outlines cost-effective, affordable measures to address a variety of environmental issues in schools, to protect the health of students and staff. https://www.epa.gov/schools/sensibie-steps-healthier- school-environments Sensible Guide for Healthier School Renovations Provides school administrators, facility managers, staff and the school community with an overview of how to avoid key environmental health hazards and ways to minimize children's exposures as they prepare for and undergo renovations. https://www.epa.gov/healthy-schools-healthy-kids/sensible- guide-healthier-school-renovations Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3) SC3 gives K-12 schools information and tools to responsibly manage chemicals. http://www2.epa.gov/schools-chemicais/schools-chemical- cleanout-campaign-industry-leaders-are-part-solution Radon in Schools High levels of radon have been found in schools across the country. Find out if a potential problem could exist in your school. https://www.epa.gov/radon/radon-schools Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Schools Provides safe and usually less costly options for effective integrated pest management options for schools. School IPM programs use strategies to reduce sources of food, water and shelter for pests. http://www2.epa.gov/managing-pests-schools/webinars- about-integrated-pest-management-schools Smart Growth and Schools A school's location affects student safety, community health, and the environment. http://www2.epa.gov/smartgrowth/smart-growth-and- school-siting ENERGY STAR for K-12 School Districts Discover your school's buried energy treasure. Find guidance and tools to achieve energy efficiency in your school. https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/about_us/campaigns/ treasure_hunt/resources ------- March 2020 Healthy Schools News Page 2 Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Program Take steps to reduce exposures to indoor contaminants in schools through voluntary adoption of sound indoor air quality management practices. Find resources to help identify, correct, and prevent IAQ problems. http://www2.epa.gov/iaq-schools Air Quality Flag Program The Air Quality Flag Program helps raise people's awareness about air pollution using colored flags. Schools and organizations raise a flag each day that indicates the local forecast based on EPA's Air Quality Index. https://www.aimow.gov/index.cfm?action=flag_program. index Safer Choice for Schools Learn how choosing safer cleaning products can help create healthier learning environments. Browse Safer Choice products for your school. https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice School Food Share This toolkit was developed to help prevent and minimize wasted food in schools, and redirect consumable food to those who need it, through a replicable model for school food recovery. https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/ washington-school-food-share-program-toolkit Spanish Language Resources View information about healthy schools in Spanish. Aprenda acerca de como establecer y mejorar los ambientes escolares sanos. https://espanol.epa.gov/espanol/ambientes-escolares-sanos Resources for Environmental Education Environmental Education Grants This annual EPA program helps fund environmental education projects that promote awareness and stewardship and help provide people with the skills to take responsible actions to protect the environment. https://www.epa.gov/education/grants President's Environmental Youth Award This annual award program recognizes outstanding environmental projects by K-12 youth. The PEYA program promotes awareness of our nation's natural resources and encourages positive community involvement. https://www.epa.gov/education/presidents- environmental-youth-award Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators This annual award recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as a context for teaching. https://www.epa.gov/education/presidential-innovation- award-environmental-educators Learning and Teaching About the Environment Find homework resources, lesson plans, and project ideas for students. https://www.epa.gov/students EnviroAtlas: Web-based Mapping, Analysis, Education EnviroAtlas provides geospatial data, easy-to-use tools, and other resources related to ecosystem services, their stressors, and human health. It offers educational modules for all grades, including interactive, hands-on lessons. https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas 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 Andrea Lindsay at llndsay.andrea@epa.gov. To be added to or removed from the distribution list, please email lindsay.andrea@epa.gov with your request. Contact Region 10's Public Environmental Resource Center, the education, YOUR EPA CHILDREN'S HEALTH TEAM Andrea Lindsay Healthy Schools Coordinator lindsay.andrea@epa.gov publication and information gateway to EPA's Region 10 Office, for free publications and educational resources for your school. Call (800) 424-4EPA or email epa-seattle@epa.gov. EPA Schools: www.epa.gov/schools EPA Environmental Education: www.epa.gov/enviroed/ EPA Children's Environmental Health: www.epa.gov/children Disclaimer: EPA has provided this material because it may be useful or interesting and is being provided in a manner consistent with the intended purpose of the agency's mission. EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of non-EPA information provided by third-party materials or any other linked site. EPA is providing these materials for your reference. In doing so, EPA does not endorse any non-government websites, companies or applications. 206-553-1896 Bryan Fiedorczyk Children's Environmental Health Coordinator fiedorczyk.bryan@epa.gov 206-553-0506 Gretchen Stewart SEE - Children's Environmental Health & Healthy Schools stewart.gretchen@epa.gov 206-553-0527 ------- |