Founded in 1995, Healthy Schools Network is an award-winning 501(c)3 that has fostered the national healthy school environments movement.
We welcome you to join this effort as new or returning members of the Coalition for Healthier Schools.
The US EPA has released its Spring 2025 School Indoor Air Quality Newsletter, offering a wide array of resources, research updates, and upcoming opportunities to support healthy learning environments.
Milwaukee Public Schools are facing heightened scrutiny due to environmental hazards in aging buildings, including widespread issues with lead-based paint and inadequate ventilation systems.
Does anyone actually believe that chain-sawing Medicaid and taking away free school lunches will make children healthier or improve their well-being?
A list of proposed cuts currently before the House Ways and Means Committee includes $12 billion in school meal funding nationwide.
This year, we will focus on state & local programs, plans, and funds that help schools stay open longer and reopen safely and quickly after disasters.
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First, visit your school. See our Tips for School Building Visits and Tours
Your school has environmental problems if:
If your school does not have or decides not to appoint a healthy schools committee that represents parents and staff, start your own committee.
Common starting issues: eliminate toxic products; stop bus idling; improve indoor air quality/ventilation; reduce dampness and stop molds; eliminate lead in paint and water.
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Having asthma attacks at school or just more headaches, itchy eyes, and trouble concentrating? See our Resources on improving Indoor Air Quality.
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