Avoid your asthma and allergy triggers as much as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Page Content – 2″ module_class=”secondary-intro” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#505050″ text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#008c99″ header_2_font_size=”39px” custom_margin=”||3%||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
How Does Indoor Air Quality Affect Students and Staff with Asthma?<\/h3>\n
Students are healthier and learn better when their indoor air is cleaner. When children don\u2019t have asthma symptoms triggered by poor air quality, they are more likely to do better in school.<\/p>\n
Asthma triggers \u2013 including allergens, chemicals, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) \u2013 are common in many school buildings and create poor indoor air quality (IAQ). Reducing these potential triggers is a key part of asthma control.<\/p>\n
When illnesses are spreading, schools may clean more often with harsh chemicals. This can have a negative impact on air quality. They can be an asthma trigger and can irritate the airways of students and staff with asthma.<\/p>\n
Unhealthy IAQ can lead to more asthma symptoms. This can then lead to more missed school days, emergency room visits, and even hospital stays. Children with uncontrolled asthma may struggle to learn and could fall behind in their schoolwork.<\/p>\n
Schools can make changes to improve IAQ. Improving IAQ not only creates a healthier school but promotes better learning as well. Many of these changes can be simple. Here are some ways schools can improve IAQ:<\/p>\n
\n- Clean with non-scented and less harsh chemicals.<\/li>\n
- Use only district-approved and provided cleaning products.<\/li>\n
- Don\u2019t allow children to clean any hard surfaces in the school.<\/li>\n
- Use integrated pest management.<\/li>\n
- Don\u2019t keep furry pets in the classroom to reduce pet dander.<\/li>\n
- Fix leaks quickly to reduce the chance of mold.<\/li>\n
- Place Certified Asthma & Allergy Friendly\u00ae <\/strong>air cleaners in classrooms with children or teachers with asthma if the room has poor ventilation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you do run air cleaners in school rooms, make sure they do not have an ionizer (ozone) function. Or if they do, make sure you can turn the function off. Ionizers and ozone can trigger asthma symptoms. They have not been proven to remove the virus that causes COVID-19 from the air.2<\/sup><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Medical Review” module_class=”med-rev” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#505050″ text_font_size=”16px” link_text_color=”#008C99″ link_font_size=”16px” header_5_font=”|600|||||||” header_5_text_align=”left” header_5_text_color=”#008c99″ custom_margin=”||3%||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Medical Review: October 2024 by John James, MD<\/p>\n
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\n- Nurmagambetov, T., Kuwahara, R., & Garbe, P. (2018). The Economic Burden of Asthma in the United States, 2008\u20132013.\u00a0Annals of the American Thoracic Society<\/em>,\u00a015<\/em>(3), 348\u2013356.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1513\/annalsats.201703-259oc<\/a><\/li>\n
- Will an Ozone Generator protect me and my family from COVID-19? (2024, August 27). Retrieved October 18, 2024, from
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