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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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Evaluation of Children's Thermal Environment in Nursery School: Through the Questionnaire and Measurement of Wearable Sensors Approach
Yuan, Xin
The traditional measurement results showed that 73% of classroom indoor temperatures and humidity do not meet the thermal comfort standard stipulated by the government. The method proposed in this paper indicates that: (1) nursery teachers'…
Keywords: Children, indoor thermal environment, wearable sensor, adaptive comfort behavior
Social Inequities in Exposure to Traffic-Related Air and Noise Pollution at Public Schools in Texas
Chakraborty, Jayajit
Results from multivariable generalized estimating equations that control for spatial clustering and other relevant factors revealed that schools with greater NO2 exposure were significantly more likely to serve racial/ethnic minority and younger…
Keywords: children, Environmental justice, Air pollution, road noise, Public schools
Improving Environmental Health in Schools
Gouge, Dawn H.
This paper provides information about some of the operational school challenges that limit environmental health improvements, and information about some of the current priorities and opportunities for improvement. Child health care providers have…
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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
The effects of exposure to road traffic noise at school on central auditory pathway functional connectivity
Martinez-Vilavella, Gerard
Road traffic noise in schools was significantly associated with stronger connectivity between the inferior colliculus and a bilateral thalamic region adjacent to the medial geniculate body, and with stronger connectivity between the medial…
Keywords: Noise, Traffic, Children, Audition, Brain, Neuroimaging
Association of greenness surrounding school with aggression among adolescents: A multi-site study in China
Zhang, Yi
Daily concentrations of PM2.5, and NO2 were obtained from the China High Air Pollutants datasets. Per IQR increment of NDVI 100 m and 500 m surrounding school was associated with lower odds of total aggression; odds ratio [OR] with 95% CI was 0.958…
Keywords: School surrounding greenness, Aggression, Adolescents, Multi-site study, China
Availability, accessibility, and use of green spaces and cognitive development in primary school children
Fernandes, Amanda
Availability, accessibility, and uses of green spaces showed a social gradient that was unfavorable in more vulnerable socioeconomic groups. NDVI was associated with more playing time in green spaces, but proximity to a major green space was not.…
Keywords: Children, Green spaces, Fluid intelligence, Attention, Working memory
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
Systematic Review of Literature on Speech Intelligibility and Classroom Acoustics in Elementary Schools
Murga, Silvia
After identifying the parameters and tests used to quantify the intelligibility of speech, the speech intelligibility scores were analyzed in relation with acoustical parameters found in the articles, particularly signal-to-noise ratio and speech…
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School and childcare facility air quality decision-makers' perspectives on using low-cost sensors for wildfire smoke response
Stampfer, Orly
Three major themes were identified by organizing complementary codes together: (1) Low-cost sensors are useful despite data quality limitations, (2) Low-cost sensor data can inform decision-making to protect children in school and childcare settings…
Keywords: Indoor air quality, Interviews, Low-cost sensors, particulate matter, Schools, Wildfire smoke.