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Author: Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE)

The Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE) is an affiliation of groups with overlapping missions to improve children's environmental health in Canada. Working across traditional boundaries, CPCHE provides common ground for organizations working to protect children's health from environmental contaminants.

The Health Risks Posed by Diesel Bus Emissions

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Phipps, Doyle, and MacKinnon – The Health Risks Posed by Diesel Bus Emissions – FINAL –

Healthy Schools Day is April 4th, 2019

Healthy Schools Day is April 4th, 2019

Does your child’s school get an ‘A’ for action when it comes to protecting kids’ health from exposure to diesel bus emissions? Learn more at http://healthyschoolsday.ca #HealthySchoolsDayCanada #CleanAir

Diesel emissions from school buses can pose health risks for children, staff and neighbours.

Diesel emissions from school buses can pose health risks for children, staff and neighbours.

Diesel emissions from school buses can pose health risks for children, staff and neighbours.
4 ACTIONS to reduce exposures: http://healthyschoolsday.ca
#HealthySchoolsDayCanada #CleanAir #lungcancer #asthma

Stop idling to reduce children’s exposure to harmful diesel emissions in bus loading zones and near school grounds.

Stop idling to reduce children’s exposure to harmful diesel emissions in bus loading zones and near school grounds.

When school buses travel or idle ‘nose to tail,’ kids onboard can be exposed to avoidable levels of diesel emissions. Avoid school bus caravanning to protect kids’ health.
Learn more: http://healthyschoolsday.ca
#HealthySchoolsDayCanada #CleanAir #asthma

Leave a gap between buses during travel and in loading zones to keep the exhaust of one bus from polluting the cabin air of another.

Leave a gap between buses during travel and in loading zones to keep the exhaust of one bus from polluting the cabin air of another.

When school buses travel or idle ‘nose to tail,’ kids onboard can be exposed to avoidable levels of diesel emissions. Avoid school bus caravanning to protect kids’ health.
Learn more: http://healthyschoolsday.ca
#HealthySchoolsDayCanada #CleanAir #asthma

Children can be exposed to diesel emissions even while inside a school. Time the school’s ventilation system to avoid drawing in pollutants during bus unloading and rush hour.

Children can be exposed to diesel emissions even while inside a school. Time the school’s ventilation system to avoid drawing in pollutants during bus unloading and rush hour.

Children can be exposed to harmful #diesel bus emissions even when inside the #school. Learn about a simple, zero-cost way to reduce contamination of indoor air from bus and traffic emissions: http://healthyschoolsday.ca
#HealthySchoolsDayCanada #CleanAir

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