BAMZOOKA
Maintaining Student Health
- Completed health records for each student
- Updated health records, as appropriate
- Obtained necessary information about student allergies and other health factors
- Developed system to log health complaints (note symptoms, location and time of symptom onset, and exposure to pollutant sources)
- Monitored trends in health complaints (especially in timing or location of complaints)
- Investigated potential causes of health complaints (for example, school was renovated or refurbished recently; individual recently started working with new or different materials or equipment; new practices or products, such as cleaners or pesticides)
- Ensured that the school prohibits smoking
- Noted any new warm-blooded animals introduced into classrooms
- Reviewed and understood indicators of IAQ-related problems
Health, IAQ, and Hygiene Education
- Educated students and staff about the importance of good hygiene
- Arranged individual instruction / counseling where necessary
- Developed information and education programs for parents and staff
- Established an information and counseling program for smokers
- Provided literature on smoking and secondhand smoke
- Educated school staff, students, and parents on the link between IAQ and health
- Posters were put up around the school, especially in bathrooms, on the importance of washing hands
Health Officer's Office
- Ensured the ventilation system operates properly and supplies adequate quantities of outdoor air (i.e., at least 25 cubic feet per minute of outdoor air per occupant)
- Ensured that air filters are clean and properly installed
- Ensured that air supply pathways are clear of any obstructions
- Determined that air removed from the health office is separated from the ventilation system to avoid affecting other occupied areas of the school