Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Improving the Air Our Children Breathe Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH Director, Communicable & Environmental Disease Services.

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Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Improving the Air Our Children Breathe Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH Director, Communicable & Environmental Disease Services East Tennessee Region Tennessee Department of Health Knoxville, TN

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health Indoor Air Quality  We spend 90% of our time indoors  Indoor air quality is worse than ambient air quality  EPA ranks indoor air pollution as one of the top five environmental health risks to the public  Children are especially vulnerable

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health Consequences of Poor Indoor Air Quality in Schools  Health problems  Student and teacher performance  Loss of public trust  Liability issues  Negative media coverage  Accountability to school board and other officials

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health Indoor Air Hazards Building MaterialsMolds Cleaning AgentsBacteria/Viruses PesticidesRadon CopiersPrinters AllergensLead Dust MitesAsbestos

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health Background  East Tennessee Health Region receives complaints that children are sick at school  Parents believe that mold is the problem  Other indoor air quality hazards are not considered  EPA recommends Indoor Air Quality Maintenance Programs

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health B Clean up mold Children are sick at school B Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) It must be mold We need to address overall indoor air quality. Not just mold. Shifting the Burden Focus on mold Devote resources to IAQ *Use resources *Reduce IAQ budget *No additional resources Things are OK now that the mold is gone. *IAQ problem solved *No IAQ resources *Children still sick *Increased Public Pressure Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Improving the Air Our Children Breathe

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health Background East Tennessee Health Region consists of:  15 counties  21 school systems  230 public schools  1600 school children

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Improving the Air Our Children Breathe Problem Statement: East Tennessee Health Region school systems need Indoor Air Quality Management Systems to insure that schools have good indoor air quality providing a healthy environment for East Tennessee school children.

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Improving the Air Our Children Breathe Goal: Increase the number of Indoor Air Quality Management Programs in the East Tennessee Health Region school systems

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Improving the Air Our Children Breathe Planned Events:  Implement an indoor air hazards health educational program  Establish associations of local organizations that will enable school systems to develop Indoor Air Quality Management Programs  Implement Indoor Air Quality Management Programs in at least two East Tennessee Health Region school systems identified by the Indoor Air Quality Needs Assessment Survey

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Improving the Air Our Children Breathe Next Steps:  Expand partnerships  Develop resources (EPA Tools for Schools)  Increase indoor air quality awareness  Implement Indoor Air Quality Maintenance Programs in ETHR schools

Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH TN Department of Health Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Improving the Air Our Children Breathe References:  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Quality Tools For Schools Action Kit, 402-K , 2nd ed. Washington, DC. August  The Tennessee Department of Education. The Tennessee School Report Card 2004, Nashville, TN, May  National Association of Counties. The County Official’s Indoor Air Quality Handbook, The Indoor air Quality Program, Washington, DC. January Acknowledgements:  Paul C. Erwin, MD, MPH (ET Health Region)  Sericea S. Smith, MPH (UT Graduate School)  East Tennessee Health Region School Maintenance Directors  Lashon Blakely (EPA District IV - Tools for Schools)