Thread by @HuffmanLabDU

"We urgently need safer air in schools"

Last month Profs. @ChemDelphine at CU, @marinavance at CSU, & I wrote an #OpEd published today by @ColoradoSun. We wanted to bring a team of #Colorado experts to call for action & advocacy wrt #K12 schools. (1/x)
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2/ "We encourage school districts to use stimulus funds to improve the indoor air quality of their schools. Use evidence-based strategies. Avoid technologies that have not been proven by peer-reviewed scientific research."

3/ "We encourage students, teachers, and the community to engage with district administrators and encourage them to leverage funds to support both the immediate and long-term health of students and staff."
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4/ "The stakes are high for schools across Colorado and the rest of the country. Airborne transmission of COVID-19 remains a threat to every community, especially as more transmissible and dangerous variants rise."

5/ "The same, crucial investments in indoor air quality can dramatically improve health for students, teachers, and school staff for the rest of this pandemic and the next generation."
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6/ "If done properly, the same investments will also help improve the air our children breathe when in school and reduce asthma, allergies, and effects from worsening air pollution from Colorado wildfires and urban smog."
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7/ "We strongly advocate using well-established methods of ventilation and filtration — approaches based in evidenced-based decision-making that will pay dividends to student health now and for a generation."
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8/ "And we also encourage constituents across the state to advocate for these decisions to be made in their local districts."

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9/ "The consistent message from experts is to avoid being too creative with airborne solutions. Stay away from worthless — or even dangerous — add-ons to filtration like bipolar ionization, hydroxyl or ozone generators, and fumigation with disinfectants."
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10/ "Avoid gimmicks. Follow the science. Filter & ventilate the air."
"simple building ventilation and portable filtration strategies make air safer not only from airborne diseases, but also from air pollution."

Follow the many links for further support.
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11/ The message we wrote in this Op-Ed is important for #Colorado school districts, but also across the country. Engage with your school leaders to advocate for healthy air in #K12 schools.
@SuptEwert @LPSK12 @dcsdk12 @JeffcoSchoolsCo
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