ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

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Only available to NEA members and staff

Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Kit
A kit that is designed to prevent and solve the majority of indoor air problems with minimal cost and involvement. It includes a Coordinator's Guide and forms, an IAQ Backgrounder, IAQ Checklists, a Problem-Solving Wheel, and a video. This kit does not include testing equipment. (2nd ed., December 2000)
Members and staff may contact Jennie Young at jyoung@nea.org to order a copy, all others should contact EPA's IAQ Information Clearinghouse at 1-800-438-4318.

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools: Action to Improve IAQ
(Marketing Brochure)
Background information on how to improve the indoor air quality in your school using the US EPA IAQ Tools for Schools Kit. (2000) Only available to NEA members and staff.

Take a Deep Breath and Thank Your Custodian

This guide provides tools, tips and resources on how a custodial staff can play a role in maintaining a healthy indoor environment as well as simple strategies for developing a local association indoor air quality action plan. Developed by the NEA HIN in cooperation with NEA ESP Quality and the Carpet and Rug Institute.

Environmental Justice & the Indoor Environment Brochure (1998)

How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School? Factsheet (1997)

¯Su escuela tiene en cuenta a los ni³os con asma? Factsheet (2000)

HIV/AIDS & SEXUAL HEALTH

The Face of HIV/AIDS
This document answers the question "Why use HIV-positive individuals in the classroom?" by outlining the essential elements of comprehensive HIV education programs and how to prepare your school and your class for preventive education. (1998)

Q & A About Male Latex Condoms (1998)

Responding to HIV and AIDS
A booklet designed to educate school employees about the many facets of the AIDS epidemic. Topics include the basic facts about HIV/AIDS, risk factors, universal precautions, education, and the loss of a loved one. (1993,1996)

Responding to HIV and AIDS, Spanish version (1997)

What Works? HIV, STD, and Pregnancy Prevention Education
A fact sheet outlining a federal program that evaluated the effectiveness of school-based HIV/AIDS and other sexually-transmitted diseases, and teen pregnancy prevention programs. Provides an overview of characteristics of effective programs, and ordering/training resources. (1996)

Sexual Health Fact Sheet
A two-sided fact sheet that answers the question, "what can school personnel do to help students stay sexually healthy?" and "why should sexual health concern all school personnel?" It includes statistics and simple suggestions that every school employee should read.

Sexual Health: By the Numbers Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides the latest sexual health statistics from the best nationally recognized sources.

CANCER INFORMATION

Project REACH Field Notes
An overview of NEA member and Affiliate experiences with planning local breast and cervical cancer education programs. Includes ideas for promoting these issues to school employees. (2001)

Vivian Roy Bowser Cancer Education Fund - Grant & Scholarship Application

SAFETY & WELLNESS

The Red Book. Exposure to Blood on the Job: What School Employees Need to Know

A booklet (available in English and Spanish) on how to manage blood on the job, including information on HIV and hepatitis, exposure control, and steps to take if you are exposed. (revised 2004)

The Red Book hard copy is available free of charge for ESP members only. Contact Agnes Smith at agsmith@nea.org to obtain a copy.

All other NEA members and the general public can purchase the Red Book for $2 per copy (plus shipping and handling) by contacting the NEA Professional Library at (877) 250-5795.(Stock numbers: 3297-7-00 English; 3297-7-01 Spanish)

The Red Book is now available to download for free! Click on the button to the left. (ENGLISH)

Para Español.

NEWSLETTERS and LISTSERVS

The Source: Indoor Air Quality and Your Schools Newsletter [online]

Add me to the Indoor Air Quality and Your Schools Listserv

Pointer's Dish: Parent Education Newsletter [online]

PARENT EDUCATION

Can We Talk?

An interactive workshop series that helps parents foster the skills needed to communicate with their late elementary and middle school children about self-esteem, puberty & sexuality, mixed messages, peer pressure, bullying and drugs. The complete training packages cost $75 and $85. They can be ordered by contacting the NEA Professional Library at 877-250-5795. Or for more information, visit the Can We Talk website.

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