Resources by Topic
Enhance Safe and Healthy Environments
- Air Quality
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- Air Pollution and School Activities Guide (PDF)
- Asthma and Schools
- Essential Oils - Guide for Healthy Classrooms (PDF)
- Good Ventilation is Essential for a Healthy and Efficient Building, WSU (PDF)
- Healthy Air for Healthy Schools Flyer (PDF)
- Healthy Air Quality in Schools - Tips for Administrators, Custodians, and Teachers
- Improving Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality during Wildfire Smoke Events (PDF)
- Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools, EPA
- Indoor Air Quality Topics
- Measuring Carbon Dioxide Inside Buildings, WSU (PDF)
- Responding to Indoor Air Quality Concerns in our Schools, 2005 (PDF)
- School Indoor Air Quality Best Management Practices Manual, 2003 (PDF)
- School Walk-Through Videos: Chapter 1: Getting Started, Chapter 2: School Walk-through, Chapter 3: Outside, Chapter 4: Inside, Chapter 5: Classrooms, Chapter 6: Fixes, Chapter 7: Debrief
- Ventilation and Air Quality for Reducing Transmission of Airborne Illnesses (PDF)
- Animals and Pest Management
- Infection Prevention, Cleaning, and Disinfecting
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- Classroom Cleaning - Tips for Teachers
- Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces (PDF)
- Cleaning for Asthma-Safer Schools, CA Department of Public Health
- Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting for Child Cares - Guide for Early Care and Education Providers (PDF)
- Disinfecting and Sanitizing with Bleach - Guidelines for Mixing Bleach Solutions (PDF)
- Handwashing to Prevent Illness at School
- Infectious Disease Control Guide for School Staff, OSPI, 2014 (PDF)
- MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
- Career and Tech Ed, Arts, and Science
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- Art Hazards
- School Chemical List (Excel)
- Teen Workers, L&I
- Using 3D Printers Safely (PDF)
- Video: Hazardous Chemical Safety in School Shops
- Video: Hazardous Chemical Safety in Art Classrooms
- Video: Hazardous Chemical Safety in Science Classrooms
- Video: Science Safety - High Hazard Chemicals Overview
- Video: Science Safety - Chemical Storage
- Video: Science Safety - Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- Video: Science Safety - Spill Response
- Video: Chemical Storage and Hazardous Waste Disposal, PSWCT
- Video: Chemical Spill Prevention and Proper Clean Up, PSWCT
- Video: Chemical Hygiene Officer CHO Training, PSWCT
- Contaminants
- Facilities and Construction
- Playgrounds and Playfields
- Rules and Regulations
- Student Health and Safety
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- A-Z Health Topics, OSPI
- Children's Health Protection at School, EPA
- Concussion Management for School Sports
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Health and Safety Guide for K-12 Schools in Washington State, OSPI/DOH, 2003 (PDF) - Currently under review for updating. Contact us for a copy.
- How to Respond to Injury and Illness at School, OSPI/DOH (PDF)
- Supply List Guidance for Healthy Classrooms (PDF)
- Wi-Fi Safety Concerns in Our Schools
- School Environmental Health and Safety Workshops
- Subscribe to Email Updates on School Environmental Health and Safety Information
- Program and Contact Information for School and Environmental Health and Safety Program
Promote Healthy Behaviors
- Immunizations
- Additional Topics
Manage Health Conditions
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
- Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes Prevention
Prevent Injury and Violence
Promote Healthy Decision Making
- Commercial Tobacco Prevention Program
- Cannabis Prevention and Education
- Personal Responsibility and Education Program (PREP)
- Sexual Education - Healthy Youth Act
Additional Resources
Contact
If you have questions, contact us at k12engagement@doh.wa.gov