Webinar: What Schools Need to Know: Transitioning From Pandemic to Endemic IAQ Management

Recorded May 15, 2023

After you view the webinar, please complete the webinar evaluation to help us understand your indoor air quality (IAQ) knowledge and steps you want to take to assist your district with managing IAQ comprehensively. Once you submit the evaluation, you can download a certificate of completion for this webinar.

To receive your certificate:

1. You will receive the evaluation link for this webinar via email (from [email protected]).
2. Once you have completed and submitted your evaluation, you will have access to your completion certificate.
3. If you have technical difficulties, please send an email to [email protected].

Register to view the webinar.

Moderator:

• Tracy Washington Enger, Facilitator,  Indoor Environments Division, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC

Speakers:

• Prof. Richard Shaughnessy, Ph.D., Director, Indoor Air Quality Research Program, University of Tulsa, OK 
• Prof. Richard Corsi, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering, University of California, Davis

Participants will learn to:

• Maintain and update a comprehensive IAQ management plan for endemic illness.
• Transition from reactive IAQ management to proactive IAQ strategies that anticipate endemic disease spread.
• Identify key IAQ considerations for critical areas related to controlling the spread of diseases in schools—including ventilation, filtration, and air cleaning—as well as best practices for operations and maintenance.
• Implement practices, policies, standards, and behaviors to operationalize and tailor recommendations from IAQ best practices to meet specific school district needs.