Making Schools Healthy for Students and Staff

Autor/in	Levine, Jack B.
Titel	Making Schools Healthy for Students and Staff
Quelle	In: School Business Affairs, 78 (2012) 10, S.25-26 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-651X
Schlagwörter	Pollution; School Districts; School Buildings; Facilities Management; Cost Effectiveness; Sanitation; Environmental Standards; Health Promotion; Educational Facilities Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schadstoffbelastung; School district; Schulbezirk; School building; Schulgebäude; Facility Management; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Betriebshygiene; Umweltauflage; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung
Abstract	Superintendents and boards of education more often than not choose "books over bricks" and their repair and maintenance budgets usually are lower than what they need. However, they all recognize the importance of healthy schools for students and staff. Is there a way to improve the condition of one's school buildings without spending a lot of money? Yes, it is possible. Amity Regional School District 5 in Connecticut went from being the poster child of poor indoor air quality to a nationally recognized model of sustained excellence of indoor air quality. District staff members try to head off costly problems from unhealthy or unsafe buildings (i.e., high absenteeism and low morale, respiratory illnesses, lawsuits) by implementing a comprehensive preventive maintenance program. This article discusses how the school district was successful in implementing the EPA's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools (TfS) program which helped the district improve indoor air quality without breaking the bank. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). 11401 North Shore Drive, Reston, VA 20190. Tel: 866-682-2729; Fax: 703-478-0205; e-mail: asboreq@asbointl.org; Web site: http://www.asbointl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10