New Factsheets Available for Schools Facing Climate Change

Tips for school staff and parents for creating cleaner air and cooling centers at schools

View as a webpage / Share New Factsheets Available for Schools Facing Climate Change Get Tips for School Staff and Parents for Creating Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers at Schools EPA's latest factsheets are designed to help schools and communities that are facing the consequences of climate change. As extreme weather events such as wildfires and heatwaves overlap with other stressors such as infectious diseases like COVID-19, it's important for schools and their partners to work together to mitigate the health risks to students and the community. Children are uniquely vulnerable to extreme heat and wildfire smoke, because of their size, physiology, and factors that include playing outdoors and having less control over their environment and exposure to harm. About the Factsheets The Schools as Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers: Tips for  Facility Managers, Principals, Teachers, and Parents and Caregivers factsheets discuss a variety of approaches for mitigating the health consequences of these natural disasters such as: HVAC and maintenance considerations; Recommendations for planning and partner coordination; Emergency checklists; and A suite of additional resources. Subscribe to the children's environmental health emails. Learn more about Children's Health and Healthy School Environments.

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