Workshop: School Air Quality for COVID-19 and Beyond
Speakers
Sarah Sullivant, USEPA
Mansel Nelson, ITEP
Alheli Banos-Keener, USEPA
Eileen Shanahan, USEPA
Abstract
Improved Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) can result in better health outcomes for your community and better academic outcomes in your schools. Many K-12 tribal schools across the nation do not have good ventilation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is even more important to address ventilation problems in tribal schools. This session provides information on the benefits of healthy IAQ, the negative health effects of poor IAQ, ventilation and filtration information and recommendations for school settings, how to monitor IAQ in schools and use monitoring data to make decisions, funding information for addressing IAQ in schools, and information about resources to assist participants in ensuring healthy IAQ in schools. The session will address indoor air quality for COVID-19 as well as balancing indoor and outdoor air when there is poor outdoor air quality, from wildfires for example. One lucky tribal participant will receive a particulate matter detector to take home through our raffle!
Note: This session relates to the Workshop: Air Quality Environmental Education Resources for Tribes that follows from 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, 10/21.
Session Outcomes
- Outcome 1: Describe the benefits of healthy indoor air quality and summarize appropriate ventilation and filtration practices in schools
- Outcome 2: Identify sources of funding and indoor air quality resources
- Outcome 3: Describe how to use air quality sensors and data to make decisions
Topics
Air, Disaster Preparedness, Education/Outreach
Keywords
Indoor Air Quality, Schools, Air Monitoring, Ventilation, Filtration
Level of Expertise
Beginner
Video
Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference Youtube Channel Playlists:
2021 Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference
2020 Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference