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School Health Research Library
We have curated a library of peer-reviewed scientific studies from around the world published since 2016, focusing on the school built environment and occupant health and performance. This research builds on the 2017 Schools for Health: Foundations for Student Success report released by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health that synthesizes foundational research about school indoor environmental quality impacts on students and staff.
To help translate this research into action in schools, we have compiled School Health Research Highlights to help school staff and leaders access key findings and actionable strategies on priority topics.
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Impact of agricultural activity on PM2.5 and its compositions in elementary schools near corn and rice farms
Jung, Chien-Cheng
We found that the average ratio of PM2.5/PM10 (<10 ?m in particle size) was <0.6 in the school near the corn farm, and that the indoor PM2.5/PM10 ratio was significantly associated (r = 0.93, p < 0.05) with the outdoor ratio. Moreover, the…
Keywords: Aerosol, Crustal element, Heavy metal, Indoor/outdoor air quality, Source apportionment
Assessment of radiological risk associated with thoron gas at primary schools in Al-Najaf city, Iraq
Dosh, Rukia Jaber
The results of the average value of thoron concentration detector, the annual effective dose (AED), Excessive Lifetime Cancer Risk (ELCR) x 10-3, and Lung Cancer Case (LCC) x 10-9 measured in the building of the schools were 7.47 +/- 2.85 Bq/m3, 0.…
Keywords: Thoron, Pin-hole dosimeter method, CR-39 detector, Annual effective dose, Primary schools, Al-Najaf city
Analysis of indoor air pollution with radon in the kindergartens of two Bulgarian districts
Djounova, Jana
The measured radon concentrations in the children's rooms were between 10 and 1087 Bq per m. The evaluation of the results showed that in 10% of the kindergarten rooms, the radon concentration is above the national reference level of 300 Bq per…
Keywords: Radon
Indoor radon concentration in state schools of four Bulgarian districts
Ivanova, Kremena
The results are higher than those referred from the National Radon Survey in dwellings. In 9.4% of the rooms, the radon concentrations were above the reference value of 300 Bq/m3. The difference between indoor radon concentrations in the districts…
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Exposure and dose assessment of school children to air pollutants in a tropical coastal-urban area
Kitagaway, Yasmin Kaore Lago
The results showed that the mean children's personal exposure to NO2 predicted by the model (22.3 ?g/m3) was nearly twice to those measured by the passive samplers (12.3 ?g/m3). In contrast, the nearest urban monitoring station did not…
Keywords: Children, Personal exposure, Dose, NO2, Fine particles
Myopia: Its Status and Environmental Correlations Among School Students in Fushun, China
Huo, Ming-Zhu
Higher SRI was significantly associated with more regular LRI scores during both school and vacation. There were no significant associations of SRI with variation in MLiT or daily photoperiod. Compared to school term, all three light regularity…
Keywords: light regularity, light variability, sleep regularity, adolescence, vacation, light timing
Effects of school indoor visual environment on children's health outcomes: A systematic review
Meng, Xue
A systematic search yielded 5704 articles, of which 32 studies were reviewed. Five environmental themes were identified: lighting, access to nature, window characteristics, art/environmental aesthetics, and ergonomics/spatial arrangement. Results…
Keywords: Indoor environment, Visual environment, Health outcomes, Schools, Children
Analysis of the Scabies Incidence at As'ad Islamic Boarding School, Jambi City
Fauziah
The required data were collected by questionnaires and analyzed by Chi-square test and logistic regression. Most of the students had crowded living conditions (94.4%), low room humidity (80.8%), poor personal hygiene (66.3%), a low level of…
Keywords: Humidity, Knowledge, Occupational exposure, Scabies, Students
Bangkok school indoor air quality: monitoring and intervention by positive pressure fresh air system
Ongwandee, Maneerat
The indoor-to-outdoor concentration ratios indicated that either outdoor sources or indoor+outdoor sources were the predominant contributors to PM in naturally ventilated classrooms. Meanwhile, PM levels in air-conditioned classrooms strongly…
Keywords: School indoor air quality, Positive pressure fresh air system, PM2.5, Indoor environmental quality, Ventilation
Molecular Detection of Airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis in South African High Schools
Bunyasi, Erick W.
ddPCR assays were positive in 13/72 (18.1%) classrooms and 4/39 (10.3%) clinic measurements (P?=?0.276). Median ambient CO2 concentration was 886 (IQR, 747-1223) ppm in classrooms versus 490 (IQR, 405-587) ppm in clinics (P?<?0.001). Average…
Keywords: air sampling, adolescent, School, ddPCR, tuberculosis