Awards and Recognition News Release (Region 1): Connecticut Schools Lead the Nation for Healthy Indoor Air

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Awards and Recognition News Release (Region 1): Connecticut Schools Lead the

Nation for Healthy Indoor Air

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News Release

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

New England Office

January 25, 2008

Contact Information: Jeanethe Falvey, 617.918.1020

Connecticut Schools Lead the Nation for Healthy Indoor Air

(Boston, Mass. - January 25, 2008) Two out of eleven national Special

Achievement Awards were received by Connecticut associations during the Tools

for Schools National Symposium in Washington D.C. this past December. The

Ridgefield Public Schools District and Philip Apruzzese of the Connecticut

Education Association were among the national honorees for their successful

implementation of EPA's Tools for Schools Indoor Air Quality program.

All of the winners demonstrated significant commitment, passion and dedication

to ensuring the health and wellness of students and staff, and in doing so have

left a lasting impact their school systems and communities.

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.

" A healthy learning environment is vital to ensuring a good education for our

region's children, " said Varney, regional administrator of EPA's New

England Office. " New England is fortunate to have such dedicated individuals

working to achieve healthy indoor air quality, helping their districts to become

national leaders. "

The three-day, December symposium highlighted school districts effectively using

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) management programs. Additional events focused on the

latest environmental health research and information on such topics as: radon,

mold, asthma management, maintaining ventilation systems for good IAQ, 'green'

cleaning products and practices, and the stand-out components of high-performing

schools.

A study recently released 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 those schools relied on EPA's Indoor Air Quality

Tools for Schools (IAQ TfS) program to guide their actions.

Further information about the EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tool for Schools program

is available at: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/

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