Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Center for Environmental Health, New York State Department of Health, Troy, NY 12180, USA.
J Sch Health. 2012 Mar;82(3):139-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00677.x.
Good school indoor air quality (IAQ) can affect the health and functioning of school occupants. Thus, it is important to assess the degree to which schools and districts employ strategies to ensure good IAQ management. We examined and compared the patterns of IAQ management strategies between public elementary schools and their school districts in New York State.
District-level information obtained from surveys of district facilities managers in 326 districts was described and stratified by district size and socioeconomic status. School-level information obtained from surveys of head custodians in 770 elementary schools was then compared with the district-level information in 241 districts.
About 47% of participating school districts reported having a district-wide IAQ program, with a large range in the prevalence of specific IAQ management strategies. Airing out newly painted areas was the most commonly reported (92%) and having a classroom animal policy was the least commonly reported (29%). Larger districts and districts with a district-wide IAQ program were more likely to report certain IAQ strategies than other districts. Elementary schools and their districts were most likely to report airing out newly painted areas (76%). The most common area of disagreement was construction after hours (50%). The top strategy not reported at either level was having an IAQ coordinator (53%).
Many school districts lack key IAQ management strategies, and differences exist between district-level policy and school-level practice. Districts and schools should work together to formalize and expand existing IAQ policies and inform stakeholders about these strategies.
良好的学校室内空气质量（IAQ）会影响学校使用者的健康和功能。因此，评估学校和地区采用确保良好 IAQ 管理的策略的程度非常重要。我们检查并比较了纽约州公立小学及其学区之间的 IAQ 管理策略模式。
从 326 个区的区设施经理调查中获得的区一级信息，并按区规模和社会经济地位进行分层。然后，将从 770 所小学的校长管理员调查中获得的学校一级信息与 241 个区的区一级信息进行比较。
约 47%的参与学区报告说有一个全区范围的 IAQ 计划，具体的 IAQ 管理策略的流行程度差异很大。通风新粉刷区域是最常报告的（92%），而有教室动物政策是最不常报告的（29%）。较大的区和有全区范围的 IAQ 计划的区比其他区更有可能报告某些 IAQ 策略。小学及其学区最有可能报告通风新粉刷区域（76%）。最常见的分歧领域是在非工作时间进行施工（50%）。没有报告的最常见策略是有一个 IAQ 协调员（53%）。
许多学区缺乏关键的 IAQ 管理策略，区一级政策和学校一级实践之间存在差异。区和学校应共同努力，使现有的 IAQ 政策正式化和扩大，并向利益相关者通报这些策略。
