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Appendix D: Resources
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Organization
Contact
Information Mission Activities Resources
Healthy Schools
Campaign
(HSC)
Tel: (888) HSC-
1810
info@healthyschools
campaign.org
http://www.healthy
schoolscampaign.
org/publications/
green cleaning/
Encourage schools
to adopt
environmentally
friendly policies,
practices, and
products
Green Clean
Schools is the
HSC’s national
partnership to
promote green
cleaning in
schools,
bringing
together the
cleaning
industry,
educational
leaders, parents,
and advocates in
a Green Team
“The Quick & Easy Guide to
Green Cleaning in Schools”
comprehensive guide to green
cleaning with extensive tools
Training for school
administrators and design
professionals on the “whys” and
“how tos” of healthy, high-
performing school construction
and renovation
Training and resources to
improve indoor air quality in
schools
Informed Green
Solutions, Inc.
Carol Westinghouse
Tel: (802) 626-8643
westies@ecoisp.com
http://www.informed
greensolutions.org
Educate the general
public on the
benefits of
environmentally
preferable
purchasing and the
impacts that our
purchasing decisions
have on human
health and the
environment
Assists schools
and childcare
centers in the
development
and
implementation
of Cleaning for
Health and
Integrated Pest
Management
(IPM) Programs
“Cleaning for Health” fact
sheets
IPM fact sheets
Train-the-Trainer Program
Workshops
Conference presentations
“Cleaning for Healthier Schools
– Infection Control Handbook”
National
Collaborative
Workgroup on
Green Cleaning
and Chemical
Policy Reform
in Schools
http://www.cleaning
forhealthyschools.org/
Advance policy and
practices that help
health, reduce use of
toxic chemicals,
cost-effectively
improve cleaning,
and improve school
indoor air quality
Free, online
“Cleaning for
Healthy Schools
Toolkit” can be
tailored for
agencies,
schools, workers
and parents
Sample presentations with
audio:
“What is Cleaning for Healthy
Schools?”
“Chemicals: Your Health and
Right to Know”
“Getting Started: The School
Building Walk-Through”
“What schools need to know for
developing a cleaning program”
New York’s
Green Cleaning
Program
Executive Order
134
Environmental
Services Unit,
New York State
Office of General
Services
Tel: (518) 408-1782
nysogsesu@ogs.state.
ny.us
Promote the use of
environmentally
preferable products
(EPPs) by all state
agencies and the
use of
environmentally
sensitive cleaning
and maintenance
products by all
school districts in
NYS to help protect
human health and
Implements
legislation by
providing tools
to state agencies
and schools
Online training
Customizable documents and
templates
Best practices
Product selection criteria and
recommended products
Polices, plans, and reports