Ventilation Improvement Strategies Among K–12 Public Schools — the National School COVID-19 Prevention Study, United States, February 14–March 27, 2022

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Pampati, Sanjana ; Rasberry, Catherine N. ; McConnell, Luke ; Timpe, Zach ; Lee, Sarah ; Spencer, Patricia ; Moore, Shamia ; Mead, Kenneth R. ; Crittenden Murray, Colleen ; Deng, Xiaoyi ; Iachan, Ronaldo ; Tripathi, Tasneem ; Martin, Stephen B. Jr. ; Barrios, Lisa C.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? School-based strategies to improve ventilation are associated with reduced incidence of COVID-19 in schools. Substantial federal resources are available to improve ventilation in schools. What is added by this report? Among a nationally representative sample of U.S. K-12 public schools, higher-cost and resource-intensive ventilation improvement strategies, such as using portable high-efficiency particular air (HEPA) filtration systems in classrooms were less frequently reported. Overall, rural and mid-poverty schools were the least likely to report implementing several resource-intensive ventilation strategies. What are the implications for public health practice? Ensuring use of ventilation improvement resources might reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious diseases in schools. Focusing support on schools least likely to have implemented resource-intensive ventilation strategies might facilitate equitable implementation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Child Communicable Diseases Coronavirus COVID-19 Education Infection Control Occupational Health Safety Schools Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Ventilation systems; Building ventilation; HEPA filters; High-efficiency particulate air filters; Education; Coronavirus; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Disease transmission
• Source:
  MMWR 2022 Jun; 71(23):770-775
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Tennessee ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  23
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065354
• Contact Point Address:
  Sanjana Pampati, Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA
• Email:
  mix2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/118074/cdc_118074_DS1.pdf
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