Is Your School, Workplace, and Place of Worship Healthy?

People spend 90% of their time indoors. So if you're not home, you or your family members are probably at school, your workplace or your place of worship.

Here's what the Evironmental Protection Agency's (EPA) studies show:

"Twenty percent of the U.S. population, nearly 55 million people, spend their days in our elementary and secondary schools."

"One-half of our nation's 115,000 schools have problems linked to indoor air quality."

"Students are at greater risk because of the hours spent in school facilities and because children are especially susceptible to pollutants."

"The health and comfort of students and teachers are among the many factors that contribute to learning and productivity in the classroom, which in turn affect performance and achievement."⁸

To help schools with poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), the EPA developed IAQ Tools for Schools (IAQ TfS). The IAQ TfS Kit helps schools identify, correct, and prevent IAQ problems.

The kit is provided to schools at no cost. Using the tools in the kit, school officials can address IAQ problems and educate staff, students, and parents about the importance of good IAQ and everyone’s role in ensuring a healthy, comfortable learning environment.

Armed with the knowledge of IAQ and commonsense preventive measures, schools can take care of most IAQ problems on their own. After all, ensuring a healthy school is an investment in your students and staff.

Are the schools your children go to
taking actions to improve the indoor air quality?

What about your place of worship?

What about your workplace?