Healthy Schools Day 2019 Diesel Campaign Resources
Healthy Schools Day Diesel Campaign mini-poster
- Healthy Schools Day is April 4th, 2019.
- Diesel emissions from school buses can pose health risks for children, staff and neighbours.
- Stop idling to reduce children’s exposure to harmful diesel emissions in bus loading zones and near school grounds.
- 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.
Media release. - 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.
- Reduce diesel emissions by upgrading older buses or, if possible, replacing them altogether with buses powered by cleaner energy such as electricity.
Diesel-related campaigns in Canada:
Dads Against Dirty Air
http://dadacanada.com
Equiterre
https://equiterre.org/en/news/action-of-the-month-encourage-school-bus-electrification
Clean Air Partnership
https://www.cleanairpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Idle-Free-Campaign-Kit-March-16-2.pdfor
Diesel-related campaigns in the United States:
Basic Information about Best Practices for Reducing Near-Road Pollution Exposure at Schools
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-10/documents/ochp_2015_near_road_pollution_booklet_v16_508.pdf
Clean Buses for Healthy Niños
http://www.cleanride4kids.org/about-clean-school-buses/
2019 Electric School Bus Campaign
http://electricschoolbuscampaign.org/electric-buses-in-cities-driving-towards-cleaner-air/
Diesel-related campaigns in other regions:
Doctors Against Diesel
https://doctorsagainstdiesel.uk/
Healthy Environments for Learning Day 