Title: VII. Selected New Publications on Environmental Public Health Topics (6)

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B. 5.) THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL PRESENTS NATIONAL HEALTHY SCHOOLS DAY PROCLAMATION TO HEALTHY SCHOOLS NETWORK:

Coalition Representing Hundreds of Groups Calls for Congressional Hearing and Federal Health Actions A new report released April 24 shows an estimated 32 million children at high risk for health and learning impairments triggered by their own schools. State-by-state analysis, including personal stories, illustrate the problems are deeper and more widespread than previously acknowledged. Monday, April 24 was National Healthy Schools Day. A second report also released documents the fact that no federal agency is charged with intervening to protect children's health in schools, and meager programs are uncoordinated, leaving children compelled to attend schools making them ill and leaving their parents without recourse.

To view their nationwide press release, please see: http://www.healthyschools.org/documents/NatlPress4_24_06.pdf To access and read the aforementioned two new national reports, please see:

1- WHO's IN CHARGE OF PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH AT SCHOOL?, a research report reviewing the sciences of school environments, outlining roles of federal agencies, and showing how no agency can protect children, while adults have some workplace protections.
http://www.healthyschools.org/documents/WhosInCharge.pdf

2- LESSONS LEARNED, a first-even national compendium of state by state data and examples of problems, quoting more than 40 parents and teachers. http://www.healthyschools.org/documents/LESSONS_LEARNED.pdf Healthy Schools Network, Inc. and
Coordinator, Coalition for Healthier Schools www.healthyschools.org
(202) 543-7555, (518) 462-0632 773 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12208 Claire L. Barnett, MBA, executive director cbarnett@healthyschools.org