IAQTC: Indoor Air Quality in Tribal Communities
IAQ Management in Tribal Schools
The IAQTC staff is interested in helping tribal schools improve their air quality. By working with tribal environmental professionals and tribal school staff and administrators, we can provide practicale solutions to assess and improve IAQ for tribal schools.
Improving air quality in schools has many benefits, including…
- Reduce absenteeism
- Improve student and staff concentration
- Improve student productivity and performance
- Decrease IAQ-related health risks from exposure to indoor pollutants
- Reduce environmental triggers of asthma
- Reduce respiratory illness
Contact us for more details regarding this program.
Tribal Tools for Schools Partnerships
Past participants in the National Tools for Schools Symposium are invited to be partners with the IAQTC staff to implement steps to improve IAQ management in schools. ITEP staff are working with the tribes identified below to develop and implement school IAQ management programs. Check back with us as we’ll share successes and lessons learned from our various tribal partners.
- Nez Perce Tribe
- Fort Belknap
- Tohono O’odham Nation
IAQTC Schools Resources
Healthy Schools Resource List:
Healthy Schools Campaign – Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools
www.greencleanschools.org/
Informed Green Solutions – Cleaning for Healthier Schools, Infection Control Handbook
www.informedgreensolutions.org/?q=publications/school-disinfection-handbook
National Collaborative Work Group on Green Cleaning and Chemical Policy Reform in Schools – Cleaning for Healthy Schools
www.cleaningforhealthyschools.org/
Centers for Disease Control – Handwashing Tips (website with posters)
www.cdc.gov/features/handwashing/
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) – Cleaning Chemicals and Your Health (poster)
www.osha.gov/Publications/3511-CleanChemPoster.pdf
OSHA NIOSH InfoSheet – Protecting workers who use cleaning chemicals
www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3512.pdf
Green Cleaning for Dummies – Stephen Ashkin, David Holly
www.greencleaningfordummies.com/
Resources for Indoor Air Quality Management in Schools
The EPA website has a variety of resources for addressing IAQ management in schools.
EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
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Christal Black
Assistant Manager
Christal.Black@nau.edu
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