Millions of children and adults across the nation spend their days in school buildings, and they need safe, healthy environments to thrive, learn, and succeed. This book explores the school environment using the methods and perspectives of environmental health science. Though environmental
healht has long been understood to be an important factor in workplaces, homes, and communities, this is the first book to address the same basic concerns in schools. The editors are physicians and educators trained in pediatrics, occupational and environmental medicine, and medical toxicology, and
the authors are experts in their fields drawn from across the United States and abroad. Each section of the book addresses a different concern facing schools today. In the first six sections, the various aspects of the school environment are examined. Chapters include the physical environment of
the school, air quality issues, pest control, cleaning methods, food safety, safe designs of playgrounds and sports fields, crime and violence prevention, and transportation. In the last two sections, recommendations are made for school administrators on how to maximize the health of their schools.
Appropriately evaluating the school environment, implementing strategies to address children and adults with disabilities, emphasizing health services, infectious disease prevention and recognition, and occupational health for faculty and staff are all addressed. The entire book is evidence-based,
readable, generously illustrated, and practical. An indispensable resource for parents, school staff, administrators, government officials, and health professionals, this book is for anyone who cares about thehealth of our schools.
Millions of children and adults across the nation spend their days in school buildings, and they need safe, healthy environments to thrive, learn, and succeed. This book explores the school environment using the methods and perspectives of environmental health science. Though environmental
healht has long been understood to be an important factor in workplaces, homes, and communities, this is the first book to address the same basic concerns in schools. The editors are physicians and educators trained in pediatrics, occupational and environmental medicine, and medical toxicology, and
the authors are experts in their fields drawn from across the United States and abroad. Each section of the book addresses a different concern facing schools today. In the first six sections, the various aspects of the school environment are examined. Chapters include the physical environment of
the school, air quality issues, pest control, cleaning methods, food safety, safe designs of playgrounds and sports fields, crime and violence prevention, and transportation. In the last two sections, recommendations are made for school administrators on how to maximize the health of their schools.
Appropriately evaluating the school environment, implementing strategies to address children and adults with disabilities, emphasizing health services, infectious disease prevention and recognition, and occupational health for faculty and staff are all addressed. The entire book is evidence-based,
readable, generously illustrated, and practical. An indispensable resource for parents, school staff, administrators, government officials, and health professionals, this book is for anyone who cares about thehealth of our schools.
Contributors
Acknowledgments
1: Howard Frumkin: Introduction: Safe and Healthy School
Environments
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SCHOOL
2: Lorraine E. Maxwell: Crowding, Class Size and School Size
3: Barbara Erwine: Lighting
4: Lorraine E. Maxwell: Noise
5: Jouni J.K. Jaakola: Temperature and Humidity
6: Cheryl Bennett, Andree Woodcock, and Diane Tien: Ergonomics for
Students and Staff
7: Jerome A. Paulson and Chinonye Harvey: Animal Safety
8: Robin Moore: Playgrounds
9: Sandra West, Hope Jackson, Robert Geller, and Howard Frumkin:
Injury Prevention
AIR QUALITY IN SCHOOLS
10: Bob Axelrad: Indoor Air Quality
11: Robert J. Geller: Mold
12: Andrea Hricko: Ambient Air Pollution
TOXIC HAZARDS IN SCHOOLS
13: Troy Pierce and Robert J. Geller: Pest Control
14: Stephen Ashkin and Richard Ellis: Cleaning Materials and
Methods
15: Jennifer Audi and Robert J. Geller: Chemical Exposures In and
Out of the Classroom
NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
16: Jeannie Sneed: Food Safety
17: Nicole Hanson and Mary Story: Nutrition at School: Creating a
Healthy Food Environment
18: David Marshall: Safe and Healthy Sports Environments
VIOLENCE AND DISASTERS
19: Tod Schneider: Crime and Violence Prevention Through
Environmental Design
20: Angelo Bellomo: Emergency Management
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL
21: H. Douglas Robertson and Jeffrey C. Tsai: Safe School
Travel
22: Linda B. Crider and Amanda K. Hall: Healthy School Travel:
Walking and Bicycling
MANAGING FOR SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS
23: Charles Eley: High Performance School Buildings
24: David Mudarri: The Economics of Safe and Healthy Schools
25: Angelo Bellomo: Evaluating the School Environment
26: Kathy Gips, Janice Nodvin, and I. Leslie Rubin: Children and
Adults with Disabilities
HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASPECTS
27: Julia Lear: Health Services at School: Environmental
Considerations
28: W. Gerald Teague: Care of Asthmatic and Allergic Students
29: Harry Keyserling: Infectious Disease in Schools: Prevention and
Control
30: Darryl Alexander: Occupational Health Safety for Faculty and
Staff
"I liked this book a lot...The book provides remedies that can be
attempted in districts where budgets are quite limited or in cases
where so-called portable classrooms have become
fixtures."--Doody's
"I liked this book a lot...The book provides remedies that can be
attempted in districts where budgets are quite limited or in cases
where so-called portable classrooms have become fixtures."--Doody's
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