Foscue Kenneth, Harvey Margaret
Environmental & Occupational Health Assessment Program, Environmental Health Section, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, CT 06134, USA.
J Environ Health. 2011 Sep;74(2):8-15.
A large population of children and adults is potentially exposed to indoor environmental quality (IEQ) hazards in schools. Those with asthma are particularly at risk because IEQ-related hazards in school buildings can trigger asthma episodes. A multiagency consortium created and led by the Connecticut Department of Public Health has successfully implemented and continues to sustain the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA's) Tools for Schools (TfS) program in the majority of Connecticut public schools. TfS is an action kit and program promoting a low-cost, problem-solving team approach to preventing IEQ hazards or improving IEQ. One key to the consortium's success is the array of services it provides to schools, including aggressive outreach and specialized training and consultation. The consortium is also a platform for launching other school IEQ initiatives. The authors present and analyze the consortium model and their efforts at evaluating the impact of TfS in Connecticut.
大量儿童和成人在学校中可能会接触到室内环境质量（IEQ）危害。患有哮喘的人尤其面临风险，因为学校建筑中与IEQ相关的危害可能引发哮喘发作。由康涅狄格州公共卫生部创建并牵头的一个多机构联盟已在康涅狄格州的大多数公立学校成功实施并持续推行美国环境保护局（EPA）的“学校工具”（TfS）计划。TfS是一个行动方案和计划，倡导采用低成本、解决问题的团队方法来预防IEQ危害或改善IEQ。该联盟成功的一个关键在于它为学校提供的一系列服务，包括积极的宣传推广以及专业培训和咨询。该联盟也是发起其他学校IEQ倡议的一个平台。作者介绍并分析了该联盟模式以及他们在评估TfS对康涅狄格州影响方面所做的努力。
