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HEALTHY SCHOOLS NETWORK HONORED TO RECEIVE NATIONAL US EPA AWARD AND
OFFERS WARM CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE IAQ IN SCHOOLS AWARDEES.


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Subject: News Release (HQ): Clean Indoor Air in Schools as Basic as
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News for Release: Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *

Clean Indoor Air in Schools as Basic as **Reading**, Writing, and
Arithmetic  *
Contact: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@...

(Washington, D.C. - Dec. 6, 2007) School administrators are proving that
providing clean indoor air in the nation's schools is not rocket science.

School districts across the nation were honored today at EPA's 8th Annual
Indoor" "Air Quality Tools for Schools (IAQ TfS)" "National Symposium in
Washington for implementing successful indoor air quality programs. With
more than 53 million children spending a significant portion of their day
in the classroom, poor indoor air quality can pose health risks in schools
for both students and staff and lead to asthma attacks, decreased
performance or diminished concentration.

"Good indoor air quality in our schools is vital to the health and
education of our nation's children," said Robert J. Meyers, principal
deputy assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. "A
clean and healthy learning environment is as fundamental as reading,
writing and arithmetic."

The Dec. 6-8 symposium will focus on the latest research and information
on environmental health topics such as: radon, mold, asthma management,
maintaining ventilation systems for good IAQ, green cleaning products, and
best practices of high-performing schools.

The symposium will also highlight model school districts that have
successfully implemented effective IAQ management programs. The EPA's IAQ
TfS Awards Program recognizes schools and school districts that have
demonstrated a strong commitment to improving children's health by
promoting good IAQ. A recently released study by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention found that about half of the nation's schools have
IAQ management programs in place, and that 86 percent of schools with IAQ
management programs relied on EPA's IAQ TfS program to guide their
actions.

EPA introduced the IAQ TfS program in 1995 as a comprehensive resource to
help schools maintain a healthy environment in school buildings by
identifying, correcting, and preventing IAQ problems. The program has
provided hundreds of schools with a variety of easy-to-use products,
materials, and tools at no cost to help them implement an indoor air
quality management program.

Following are the TfS award winners: Ridgefield Public Schools,
Ridgefield, Conn.; Baltimore Public Schools; Mayfield City School
District, Mayfield Heights, Ohio; Wichita Public Schools-USD 259, Wichita,
Kan.; The School District of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, Fla.;
Katy Independent School District, Katy, Texas; Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools, Charlotte, N.C.; The School Board of Broward County, Fort
Lauderdale Fla.; Philip Apruzzese, Connecticut Education Association,
Hartford, Conn.; Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey, Union,
N.J. and Healthy Schools Network Inc., Albany, N.Y.

More information about the symposium is available on EPA's Schools page
at: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/symposium.html

R329

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Claire L. Barnett, Executive Director
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Coordinator, Coalition for Healthier Schools
Annual Meeting, Dec 4-5, Washington, DC
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