Creating Lung Friendly Environments for Youth

More than 25 million Americans have asthma, including 5.5 million children. It is one of the main illness-related reasons that students miss school. From the classroom to your home, indoor air pollution from dust, fragrances, chemicals from cleaning products, mold or even the classroom hamster can harm children’s growing lungs and affect how they learn.

Close to 95 percent of smokers try their first cigarette before the age of 21. The best way to prevent tobacco-related illness and death is to keep kids from starting to smoke or vape in the first place. The resources below can offer you the tools to not only talk to your kids about the dangers of tobacco but to help them quit if they have already become addicted.

We all want children and teachers to be safe at school. But there are some dangers—such as air pollution—that are not always obvious. Air pollution in schools can affect how children learn and harm their growing lungs. It can also cause health problems for faculty and staff. You can help protect your family and your community by learning more about keeping the air in schools clean and healthy.