School Infection Control Handbook - 2010

Appendix D: Resources

Contact Information

Organization Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC)

Mission

Activities

Resources

“The Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools” comprehensive guide to green cleaning with extensive tools Training for school administrators and design professionals on the “whys” and “how tos” of healthy, high- performing school construction and renovation Training and resources to improve indoor air quality in schools

Tel: (888) HSC- 1810 info@healthyschools campaign.org http://www.healthy schoolscampaign. org/publications/ green cleaning/

Encourage schools to adopt environmentally friendly policies, practices, and products

Green Clean Schools is the HSC’s national partnership to promote green cleaning in

schools, bringing together the cleaning industry, educational

leaders, parents, and advocates in a Green Team Assists schools and childcare centers in the development and implementation of Cleaning for Health and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programs Healthy Schools Toolkit” can be tailored for agencies, schools, workers and parents Free, online “Cleaning for

Educate the general public on the benefits of environmentally preferable purchasing and the impacts that our purchasing decisions Advance policy and practices that help health, reduce use of toxic chemicals, cost-effectively improve cleaning, and improve school indoor air quality Promote the use of environmentally preferable products (EPPs) by all state agencies and the use of environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products by all school districts in NYS to help protect human health and have on human health and the environment

Informed Green Solutions, Inc.

Carol Westinghouse Tel: (802) 626-8643 westies@ecoisp.com http://www.informed greensolutions.org

“Cleaning for Health” fact sheets IPM fact sheets Train-the-Trainer Program Workshops Conference presentations

“Cleaning for Healthier Schools – Infection Control Handbook”

National Collaborative Workgroup on Green Cleaning and Chemical Policy Reform in Schools

http://www.cleaning forhealthyschools.org/

Sample presentations with audio: “What is Cleaning for Healthy Schools?” “Chemicals: Your Health and Right to Know” “Getting Started: The School Building Walk-Through” “What schools need to know for developing a cleaning program” Online training Customizable documents and templates Best practices Product selection criteria and recommended products Polices, plans, and reports

New York’s Green Cleaning Program

Implements legislation by providing tools to state agencies and schools

Environmental Services Unit, New York State Office of General Services Tel: (518) 408-1782 nysogsesu@ogs.state. ny.us

Executive Order 134

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