Region 6 Healthy Schools Newsletter

Region 6 prepares a quarterly newsletter to help inform school administrators, nurses, teachers, students and parents about news and tools for creating and maintaining healthy schools.

Our newsletter's goal is to provide information and resources to all the stakeholders working to help make schools and homes healthier places for children.

Contact Cathy Gilmore (gilmore.cathy@epa.gov) at 214-665-6574 to be added to the mailing list or to learn more.

• Special Edition, November 2024 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (698.38 KB, November 2024)
  This special edition contains information about EPA's Presidential Environmental Youth Award program and the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators program.
• September 2024 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (978.38 KB, September 2024)
  The September 2024 Healthy Schools newsletter contains information about Children's Health Month, the Healthy Child Care and Early Learning Facilities Self-Assessment, America Recycles Day, and more.
• June 2024 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (928.67 KB, June 2024)
  The June 2024 Healthy Schools newsletter includes information about the importance of pollinators, EPA's excess food opportunities map, reducing food waste at K-12 schools, and more.
• March 2024 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (819.05 KB, March 2024)
  The March 2024 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about groundwater, wasted food, Air Quality Awareness Week, Fix a Leak Week, and more.
• December 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (406.23 KB, December 2023)
  The December 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about the origins of the EPA, National Pesticide Safety Education Month, National Radon Action Month, and more.
• September 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (837.67 KB, September 2023)
  The September 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about Children's Health Month in October, Pollution Prevention Week (Sept. 18-24), National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (Oct. 22-28) and more.
• September 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (837.67 KB, September 2023)
  The September 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about Children's Health Month in October, Pollution Prevention Week (Sept. 18-24), National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (Oct. 22-28) and more.
• Summer 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter - Special Edition (pdf) (419.71 KB, August 2023)
  The Summer 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about the EPA's Safer Choice program and how using Safer Choice products can make school environments safer for both children and school employees.
• June 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (455.52 KB, June 2023)
  The June 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about Community & Land Revitalization, Smart Growth & School Siting, Smart Growth & Equitable Development, and more.
• March 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (798.1 KB, March 2023)
  The March 2023 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about Earth Day, the 2030 Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal, WaterSense, and more.
• December 2022 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (819.35 KB, December 2022)
  The December 2022 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about National Radon Action Month, National Pesticide Safety Education Month, EJScreen and more.
• September 2022 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (1.02 MB, September 2022)
  The September 2022 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about Children's Health Month, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, National Public Lands Day, and more.
• June 2022 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (763.53 KB, June 2022)
  The June 2022 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, How's My Waterway?, Watershed Academy, services of the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units, and more.
• March 2022 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (893.43 KB, March 2022)
  The March 2022 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about the 25th Anniversary of the Children's Environmental Health Program, the history of Earth Day, National Environmental Education Week, Asthma Awareness Month, and more.
• December 2021 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (589.43 KB, December 2021)
  The December 2021 Healthy Schools Newsletter contains information about National Radon Action Month, Pesticide Safety Education Month, Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units, guidance on Covid-19, and more.
• September 2021 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (905.89 KB, September 2021)
  Information on Children's Health Month, pollution prevention, new schools guidance from the CDC, Safer Choice, National Estuaries Week, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and more.
• June 2021 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (1.18 MB, June 2021)
  Information for schools on water conservation, extreme heat, asbestos removal, sun safety and more.
• March 2021 Healthy Schools Newsletter (pdf) (838.84 KB, March 2021)
  Information on Earth Day, Air Quality Awareness Week, National Environmental Education Week and more.
• Healthy Schools Newsletter, December 2020 (pdf) (603.97 KB, December 2020)
  Information on National Radon Action Month, National Pesticide Safety Education Month and more.
• Healthy Schools Newsletter, September 2020 (pdf) (960.23 KB, September 2020)
  Information on Children's Health Month, Pollution Prevention Program, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and more.
• Healthy Schools Newsletter, Special Edition July 2020 (pdf) (633.24 KB, July 2020)
  Planning for the 2020-2021 School Year
• Healthy Schools Newsletter, June 2020 (pdf) (550.23 KB, June 2020)
  Information about Home Safety Month, Sunwise, Extreme Heat Month and more.