Collection of materials about child health risks from indoor and outdoor air pollution

Air pollution is known to contribute to asthma and other respiratory problems in children. Outdoor emissions arise from multiple sources especially transportation and many different industries. Indoor air pollution sources are often from consumer products. Collected here are detailed and summary resources about this topic with lots of useful resources for actions that parents, teachers and child care providers can take to reduce air pollution where children live, learn and play.

Publications and On-line Resources

Facts About Mold
December 16, 2011
Frequently asked questions(FAQ)
Public Health and Land Use Planning: How Ten Public Health Units are Working to Create Healthy and Sustainable Communities
April 2011
Report
Public Health and Land Use Planning: How Ten Public Health Units are Working to Create Healthy and Sustainable Communities- Highlights
April 2011
Summary, Report
Air Quality: Radon in Your Home
2011
Web page, Video, Background information
CHEC's Health eHome - A Resource for Environmental Health Risks Affecting Your Children
2010
Web page
School Buses, Air Pollution & Children's Health: Follow-up Report
October 2010
Report
Healthy School Buses: School Board Factsheet
September 28, 2010
Fact Sheet
Healthy School Buses for School Bus Operators
September 28, 2010
Fact Sheet
Clean Air Checklist
2010
Brochure, Fact Sheet
Advancing Environmental Health in Child Care Settings - A Checklist for Child Care Practitioners and Public Health Inspectors
January 2010
Report
No Breathing Room: National Illness Costs of Air Pollution
August 2008
Summary, Report
Safe Cleaning Products Initiative
July 2007
Web page, Report
It's Your Health - Dampness, Mould and Indoor Air
April 2007
Web page, Fact Sheet
Life and Breath: Respiratory Disease in Canada
2007
Report
Active and Safe Routes to School
2007
Indoor Air Quality - USEPA on-line resources
2007
Web page
Your Healthy Home - The Lung Association
2006
Web page
School Buses, Air Pollution & Children's Health: Improving Children's Health & Local Air Quality by Reducing School Bus Emissions
November 2005
Report
Primer on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
October 2005
Book
Alliance for Healthy Homes
2005
Web page
Child Health and the Environment - A Primer
September 15, 2005
Book
Addressing Environmental Health Issues in Schools. (Appendix One to Environmental Risks to Children: Understanding the Risks; Enabling Prevention)
September 2005
Book Chapter
Effects of Air Pollution on Children's Health and Development: A Review of the Evidence
2005
Report
Mould
September 2004
Fact Sheet
Air Pollution Burden of Illness in Toronto: 2004 Summary
2004
Web page, Report
California Environmental Protection Agency: The Children's Health Study
May 14, 2004
Summary, Web page, Background information
Health Risks of Persistent Organic Pollutants from Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
2003
Report
Indoor Air Quality - Tools for Schools Action Kit for Canadian Schools
2003
Web page, Book
Indoor Air Pollution Checklist
2002
Poster
The Smog Primer
June 2002
Background information, Report
Toronto's Air: Let's Make It Healthy
December 2000
Report
Healthy Schools - Healthy Children: Improving the Indoor Environment in Ontario Schools
May 2000
Report

In the News

Nov 21, 2005
Public Health Officials Call for Healthy School Bus Program to reduce childhood exposure to air pollution
Jul 08, 2004
Air Pollution Burden of Illness in Toronto
Toronto releases Action Agenda on Air and Health