Does Your School Raise an Air Quality Flag?

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Does Your School Raise an Air Quality Flag?

More than 120 million people in the United States live in communities with unhealthy levels of air pollution. Among those most affected are children and teens, older adults, people with heart or lung problems and people who are active outdoors. The more we know about the quality of our air, the more we can do to protect the health of those most at risk.

Join EPA’s free Air Quality Flag Program and find out—

• When the air is unhealthy
• When and how to modify outdoor activities
• When and how to reduce exposure to air pollution

Go to www.airnow.gov/flag and click on “Get Started” to learn more! Join schools and organizations across the United States that have adopted EPA’s Air Quality Flag Program!

Outdoor air pollutants can make their way indoors, so paying attention to the air outdoors is part of protecting indoor air quality (IAQ). Ensuring good IAQ is essential for maintaining a healthy indoor school environment and protecting the health of students and staff.

To learn more about IAQ in schools and to access information and resources visit www.epa.gov/IAQ-schools.

For additional information, contact Donna Rogers at rogers.donna@epa.gov.

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Questions?
EPA offers free IAQ Tools for Schools resources—including the School IAQ Assessment Mobile App—to help schools maintain a healthy indoor environment by identifying, correcting and preventing IAQ problems. Learn more about the IAQ Tools for Schools guidance and access other valuable school environmental health resources at www.epa.gov/iaq-schools.

If you have any questions about the IAQ Tools for Schools guidance, please contact the IAQ Tools for Schools Connector Coordinator at iaqschools@epa.gov.