Children spend much of their waking time at school. Many of the factors in the school environment can be improved with careful planning and allocation of resources. The pediatrician, as a child advocate, is in an excellent position to influence the allocation of school resources to improve the educational outcome. This article summarizes some of the current understanding gathered from applying an environmental health approach to the school setting and provides a basis for the interested physician and other child advocate to learn more and get involved.
aEmory Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
bEmory University, Department of Pediatrics, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
cInstitute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability, 776 Windsor Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA
dMorehouse School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
eNational Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop F29, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Corresponding author. Emory Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303.
This article is based in part on Frumkin H, Geller RJ, Rubin IL, and Nodvin J, editors. Safe and Healthy School Environments. New York: Oxford University Press; 2006.
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