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Preparing Public Schools in the United States for the Next Public

(3 days ago) WEBIt is necessary to expand public health preparedness activities to intentionally include K–12 education in all planning activities (e.g., tabletop exercises) and identify liaisons between school districts and local public health, environment, and …

https://www.apha.org/Policies-and-Advocacy/Public-Health-Policy-Statements/Policy-Database/2022/01/10/Preparing-Public-Schools-for-the-Next-Public-Health-Emergency

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Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches to a Healthy …

(4 days ago) WEBSchools are an ideal setting for promoting healthy behaviors among youth. Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches are a way of modifying an environment to make healthy choices accessible to all and are especially suitable for school settings. Inherent to PSE approaches is a focus on universal delivery, consideration of social determinants of …

https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(19)30232-0/fulltext

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WHITE HOUSE TOOLKIT FOR SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY …

(2 days ago) WEB36,000 public schools nationwide lack Environmental health in schools includes such components as indoor and outdoor air quality, water quality, mold and moisture, daylighting, and the

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-24-Toolkit-for-Sustainable-and-Healthy-Schools.pdf

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Achieving Healthy School Siting and Planning Policies: …

(3 days ago) WEBWhy Do Public Health Professionals Care About the Physical School Environment? The public health perspective is people-oriented: it focuses on how the environment—including how the environment is regulated—affects people’s lives. This includes focusing on toxic exposures—environmental exposures known or presumed to …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3622719/

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The sustainability of public health interventions in schools: a

(3 days ago) WEBStudies in health care settings have shown that multiple facilitators and barriers affect the sustainability of health interventions beyond effectiveness evaluations and the cessation of funding and/or other resources. This review is the first to apply this evidence-based intervention sustainability in school settings.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6945701/

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Healthy School Environments US EPA - U.S. Environmental …

(7 days ago) WEBSchools as Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers: Tips and Resources. Use these EPA factsheets to help prepare your school in case of climate emergencies including wildfire smoke and extreme heat. See the Factsheets. The health of a school's environment can affect the attendance, concentration, performance and health of both …

https://www.epa.gov/schools

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Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches to a Healthy …

(1 days ago) WEBPolicy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches to a Healthy School Environment. Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches to a Healthy School Environment Martha Y Kubik 1 Affiliation 1 Department of Nursing, Temple University College of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PMID: 31331536 DOI: 10.1016/j …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31331536/

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Developing a Successful State Environmental Health Program for …

(2 days ago) WEBSTEP 3. Develop a Plan Develop an initial plan to establish a new, or enhance an existing, state environmental health program for schools based on available resources. STEP 4. Implement the Program Work with the lead office or steering committee to ensure the state program is implemented effectively. STEP 5.

https://www.epa.gov/schools/developing-successful-state-environmental-health-program-schools

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Establishing Environmental Public Health Systems for Children at …

(3 days ago) WEBEstablishing environmental public health systems for protecting and caring for children while they are at school is an essential government obligation and is vital to improving children’s health, educational outcomes, and well-being. as recommended in the 2015–2016 Environmental Health at School report and recent reports from the

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2018/01/18/establishing-environmental-public-health-systems-for-children

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Improving Environmental Health in Schools - ScienceDirect

(7 days ago) WEBIntroduction. There is an urgent need to improve environmental health standards in schools in the United States. School aged students across the country spend an average of 6.64 h a day for 180 days a year in a school environment. 1 This equates to approximately a third of student waking hours 2 and 13.6% of their total time each year. …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1538544223000561

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The school environment and student health: a - BMC Public Health

(5 days ago) WEBBackground There is increasing interest in promoting young people’s health by modifying the school environment. However, existing research offers little guidance on how the school context enables or constrains students’ health behaviours, or how students’ backgrounds relate to these processes. For these reasons, this paper reports …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-13-798

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Environment National Center on Safe Supportive Learning - ed

(4 days ago) WEBK-12. A school environment is broadly characterized by its facilities, classrooms practices, school-based health supports, and disciplinary policies and practices. It sets the stage for the external factors that affect students. A positive school environment is defined as a school having appropriate facilities, well-managed …

https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/topic-research/environment

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Healthy Schools – Healthy Buildings - Harvard T.H. Chan School of

(7 days ago) WEBStudies from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Health and the Global Environment, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Syracuse University have found that improved indoor environmental quality doubled occupants’ cognitive function test scores. Additionally, occupants in high-performing, green-certified buildings had

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthybuildings/work/healthy-schools/

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Achieving healthy school siting and planning policies - PubMed

(1 days ago) WEBEnvironmental planners consider environmental justice issues on a local level and/or consider the regional impact of a school. Public health professionals focus on toxic exposures and populations particularly vulnerable to negative health outcomes. Educators and education policymakers emphasize investing in human capital of both students and …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20359991/

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The Physical School Environment - World Health Organization

(9 days ago) WEBThe Physical School Environment: An Essential Component of a Health-Promoting School focuses on the physical environment of the school and is complemented by the document Creating an Environment for Social and Emotional Well-being: An Important Responsibility of a Health-Promoting and Child-Friendly School.

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/42683/9241590645.pdf

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Healthy Indoor Environments in Schools During the COVID-19 …

(9 days ago) WEBEnvironmental Protection Agency, 2021 Summary This webpage contains links to resources and guidance from Federal agencies about indoor air considerations for schools during COVID-19 and for school reopening, as well as Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools resources to help create, maintain, and improve healthy learning environments …

https://www.schoolsafety.gov/resource/healthy-indoor-environments-schools-during-covid-19-pandemic-and-beyond

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Department of Environmental Health Harvard T.H. Chan School …

(Just Now) WEBWelcome. As Chair and Associate Chair of the Department of Environmental Health, we welcome you to our website. For more than 100 years, our Department has advanced the field of Environmental Health through hands-on learning and training, and translates evidence-based on research. We have a vibrant and rich history of guiding public …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/environmental-health/

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Environment and Public Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg …

(5 days ago) WEBFrom Farm Roots to Public Health Frontlines: Mary Fox’s Journey in Environmental Health. April 29, 2024. Department of Health Policy and Management Assistant Practice Professor Mary Fox, PhD, shares the experiences that have shaped her journey in environmental health, starting with her early days on a dairy farm in upstate …

https://globalhealth.jhu.edu/topics/environment-and-public-health

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Professor Jiyoung Lee Named Environmental Health Sciences Chair

(2 days ago) WEBASPPH is the voice of academic public health, representing schools and programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health Support excellence and innovation in academic public health and help improve the health and well-being of all populations Professor Jiyoung Lee Named Environmental Health Sciences Chair. …

https://aspph.org/professor-jiyoung-lee-named-environmental-health-sciences-chair/

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Training: Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)

(3 days ago) WEBEPHOC courses are free. They are taught by a group of environmental health experts from across the country. Each course includes a pretest, several modules (40-60 minutes each), and a posttest. Courses also include information on the roles and responsibilities of environmental health staff. Get started today:

https://www.cdc.gov/environmental-health-practice/php/training/index.html

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Department of Health Environmental Health Drinking Water and …

(8 days ago) WEBHowever, it remains important to understand the impact of possible contaminants to public water supplies and private wells. The New Jersey Department of Health Drinking Water and Public Health Project provides information to the public and works together with regulators to provide the best available science for supporting safe …

https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/environmental-occupational/drinking-water-public-health/

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Teaching Environmental Public Health: An Introduction - PBS …

(3 days ago) WEBThis lesson designed for professional development is a general introduction to the subject of environmental public health. Explore how people's environment relates to their health and how they can learn to reduce exposure to health hazards. View videos, use interactive activities, and answer questions to explore five basic topics in environmental public …

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/envh10.pd.spltk12/teaching-environmental-public-health-an-introduction/

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About Adverse Childhood Experiences Adverse Childhood …

(1 days ago) WEBLancet Public Health 2019. Adverse Childhood Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associations with Poor Mental Health and Suicidal Behaviors Among High School Students — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January–June 2021 MMWR; Hillis SD, Anda RF, Dube SR, Felitti VJ, …

https://www.cdc.gov/aces/about/index.html

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2024 Best Colleges for Public Health - Niche

(Just Now) WEBRanking of best colleges for public health majors. Compare the top 100 public health programs in the U.S. more initiatives are needed to foster a more inclusive environment, particularly in terms of support and representation for underrepresented groups. While the party scene isn't exactly what the school is known for, San Diego is a

https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-public-health/

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The Microbiome – The Nutrition Source

(2 days ago) WEBLater on, environmental exposures and diet can change one’s microbiome to be either beneficial to health or place one at greater risk for disease. Dr. Allan Walker, Professor of Nutrition at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, believes that although published research is conflicting, there are specific

https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/microbiome/

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Sarika Walia, B.S. '21, MPH '22: Making Waves in Global Health

(7 days ago) WEBWith an unwavering dedication to global health equity and social justice, the journey of Sarika Walia, B.S. '21, MPH '22, from the University of Maryland (UMD) to international arenas exemplifies the transformative power of education and passion. Walia's story began at the School of Public Health (SPH), where she pursued a BS+MPH …

https://sph.umd.edu/news/sarika-walia-bs-21-mph-22-making-waves-global-health

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As schools reconsider cursive, research homes in on handwriting's …

(3 days ago) WEBThis year, California started requiring elementary school students to learn cursive, and similar bills are moving through state legislatures in several states, including Indiana, Kentucky, South

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/11/1250529661/handwriting-cursive-typing-schools-learning-brain

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The Official Website of The Township of North Bergen, NJ - Health

(7 days ago) WEBMission. The North Bergen Health Department's mission is to improve the quality of life for our 60,000 + residents by offering a wide array of services that target health prevention, health promotion, public health safety and code enforcement. Within the health department lies the office of Vital Statistics.

https://www.northbergen.org/Departments/Health/

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Rewind: Allergy season sucks, and climate change is making it

(6 days ago) WEBWith allergy season's vengful return, we take a look back at our discussion with Dr. Gaurab Basu, director of education and policy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for

https://www.wbur.org/the-common/2024/05/24/rewind-allergies-climate-change-environment

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Majority Leader Gonzalez's 2024 Bills that Passed the Senate

(5 days ago) WEBMay 23, 2024. My 2024 Bills that Passed the Senate. Explore my current bills advancing to the Assembly that tackle critical issues in the environment, health, public safety, and transparency. These initiatives include creating climate-resilient schools, enhancing firearms safety, and ensuring referendum funding transparency and more.

https://sd33.senate.ca.gov/capitol/majority-leader-gonzalezs-2024-bills-passed-senate

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Announcing the 2024 SPHHS Scholarship Award Winners : School …

(6 days ago) WEBThe School of Public Health and Health Sciences honored a group of over 50 undergraduate and graduate students during its annual Awards Celebration held on May 4, 2024 in the Marriott Center. Haotian Wu, Environmental Health Sciences. Faculty Inductees. Andrew Lover, Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Lawrence C. Pellegrini, …

https://www.umass.edu/public-health-sciences/news/2024-sphhs-scholarship-award-winners

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The Asthma-Obesity Connection – Harvard Chan-NIEHS Center for

(5 days ago) WEBThe Asthma-Obesity Connection. Asthma and Obesity are two major public health concerns. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that approximately one-third of adults in the US are obese and an additional third are overweight. The CDC also estimates that 1 in 13 people have asthma. Recent meta-analysis shows that obesity nearly …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/niehs/community-resources/the-asthma-obesity-connection/

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Official Site of The State of New Jersey - The Official Web Site for

(7 days ago) WEBNJDEP-News Release - The Murphy Administration has awarded more than $27 million in annual Clean Communities grants to municipalities and counties across the state to fund litter removal programs that clean up neighborhoods, prevent trash from entering waterways and protect wildlife and their habitats, Environmental Protection …

https://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2024/24_0019.htm

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