Safe and healthy school environments
By: Howard Frumkin ... [et al.].
Contributors: Frumkin, Howard.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9780195179477
Subjects: School hygiene -- United States; School environment -- United States; Schools -- United States -- Safety measures; Environmental Health -- Child -- United States; Schools -- organization & administration -- United States; Safety Management -- organization & administration -- Child -- United States; Environmental Pollution -- prevention & control -- United States; Food Services -- organization & administration -- Child -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : safe and healthy school environments / Howard Frumkin; title: Crowding, class size and school size / Lorraine E. Maxwell; title: Lighting / Barbara Erwine; title: Noise / Lorraine E. Maxwell; title: Temperature and humidity / Jouni J.K. Jaakola; title: Ergonomics for students and staff / Cheryl Bennett, Andree Woodcock, and Diane Tien; title: Animal safety / Jerome A. Paulson and Chinonye Harvey; title: Playgrounds / Robin Moore; title: Injury prevention / Sandra West, Hope Jackson, Robert Geller, and Howard Frumkin; title: Indoor air quality / Bob Axelrad; title: Mold / Robert J. Geller; title: Ambient air pollution / Andrea Hricko; title: Pest control / Troy Pierce and Robert J. Geller; title: Cleaning materials and methods / Stephen Ashkin and Richard Ellis; title: Chemical exposures in and out of the classroom / Jennifer Audi and Robert J. Geller.; title: Food safety / Jeannie Sneed; title: Nutrition at school: creating a healthy food environment / Nicole Hanson and Mary Story; title: Safe and healthy sports environments / David Marshall; title: Crime and violence prevention through environmental design / Tod Schneider; title: Emergency management / Angelo Bellomo; title: Safe school travel / H. Douglas Robertson and Jeffrey C. Tsai; title: Healthy school travel: walking and bicycling / Linda B. Crider and Amanda K. Hall; title: High performance school buildings / Charles Eley; title: The economics of safe and healthy schools / David Mudarri; title: Evaluating the school environment / Angelo Bellomo; title: Children and adults with disabilities / Kathy Gips, Janice Nodvin, and I. Leslie Rubin; title: Health services at school: environmental considerations / Julia Lear; title: Care of asthmatic and allergic students / W. Gerald Teague; title: Infectious disease in schools: prevention and control / Harry Keyserling; title: Occupational health safety for faculty and staff / Darryl Alexander.