Safe and healthy school environments / Howard Frumkin ... [et al.]. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xviii, 462 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : safe and healthy school environments / Howard Frumkin -- Crowding, class size and school size / Lorraine E. Maxwell -- Lighting / Barbara Erwine -- Noise / Lorraine E. Maxwell -- Temperature and humidity / Jouni J.K. Jaakola -- Ergonomics for students and staff / Cheryl Bennett, Andree Woodcock, and Diane Tien -- Animal safety / Jerome A. Paulson and Chinonye Harvey -- Playgrounds / Robin Moore -- Injury prevention / Sandra West, Hope Jackson, Robert Geller, and Howard Frumkin -- Indoor air quality / Bob Axelrad -- Mold / Robert J. Geller -- Ambient air pollution / Andrea Hricko -- Pest control / Troy Pierce and Robert J. Geller -- Cleaning materials and methods / Stephen Ashkin and Richard Ellis -- Chemical exposures in and out of the classroom / Jennifer Audi and Robert J. Geller. Food safety / Jeannie Sneed -- Nutrition at school: creating a healthy food environment / Nicole Hanson and Mary Story -- Safe and healthy sports environments / David Marshall -- Crime and violence prevention through environmental design / Tod Schneider -- Emergency management / Angelo Bellomo -- Safe school travel / H. Douglas Robertson and Jeffrey C. Tsai -- Healthy school travel: walking and bicycling / Linda B. Crider and Amanda K. Hall -- High performance school buildings / Charles Eley -- The economics of safe and healthy schools / David Mudarri -- Evaluating the school environment / Angelo Bellomo -- Children and adults with disabilities / Kathy Gips, Janice Nodvin, and I. Leslie Rubin -- Health services at school: environmental considerations / Julia Lear -- Care of asthmatic and allergic students / W. Gerald Teague -- Infectious disease in schools: prevention and control / Harry Keyserling -- Occupational health safety for faculty and staff / Darryl Alexander.

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