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School Environmental Health and Safety Program
Topics
Biological issues
(such as animals in the
classroom and pesticides)
Cleaning
Facilities and
Construction
Indoor Air Quality
Lead
Playgrounds
Rules and Regulations
Student
Health and Safety
Vocational Education
and Laboratory Safety
The School Environmental Health
Program:
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Provides
technical assistance, consultation and training associated with the
State Board of Health rules and regulation which address
primary and secondary school environmental health and safety.
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Helps local health jurisdictions, public and private schools,
and parent groups.
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Provides training and consultation at schools, seminars, meetings, and
conferences.
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Develops,
gathers, and distributes relevant information to various audiences through
newsletters, media, and the Internet.
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Works with local health departments and schools to reduce the number and
severity of illness and injuries occurring at schools.
Biological Issues
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Compendium: Animals in Public Settings, National Association of State Public
Health Veterinarians, provides guidelines to reduce disease transmission from animals to humans
as well as injury in public settings including petting zoos, schools, and
fairs.
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Infectious Disease Control Guide for School Staff
(PDF 1MB), Office of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction/ DOH, April 2004
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MRSA in Schools
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Pesticides
and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for school pest problems.
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Zoonotic Disease
The Zoonotic Disease Program provides technical assistance and training to local health
jurisdictions, veterinarians, and the public on transmission, prevention,
control, and epidemiology of diseases transmitted to humans from animals,
including West Nile virus.
Cleaning
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Healthy,
Sustainable, Safe Cleaning Options, Solutions, Challenges -
University of Washington (Zipped File, 24MB), Sheila Lockwood, CHMM,
University of Washington, PowerPoint slideshow with sound. If you
need a zip reader, download one free from
PKWARE.
Facilities and Construction
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Schools
Lead
Playgrounds
Rules and Regulations
Student Health and Safety Information
Vocational Education and Laboratory Safety
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For more information, contact
Nancy Bernard
at (360) 236-3072.
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Fall 2009 Workshop
Nine workshops are
scheduled through Oct 27 to Nov 17. See the agenda
and workshop materials.
Hazardous
Chemical Incidents in Schools
New CDC report on chemical releases in schools, 2002-2007.
Chemical
Database
King
County offers a database on chemical hazards that have been found in
schools.
School Rule
Update
Status,
newsletters, and more at the State Board of Health Web site.
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