Dear AFSA Members:
School infrastructure has always been a particular concern of schools around the country and to AFSA. This issue was brought into focus during the pandemic as school district leaders grew to understand that their decades old buildings lacked adequate ventilation that would help deter the spread of disease. AFSA made funding for schools to improve indoor air quality a point of emphasis over the past three years as a critical factor for reopening schools safely. We were thrilled that Congress and the President made indoor air quality measures an allowable use of the three COVID relief funding bills, thereby enabling schools to begin the important work of renovating their buildings’ ventilation systems.
In keeping with our focus on indoor air quality, we are pleased to share with you an invitation to the White House’s Summit on Indoor Air Quality, which will be held Tuesday, October 11th from 1-5 PM Eastern Time. The summit is intended to help encourage businesses, schools, and other organizations to take up efforts to improve the air inside their buildings as a key way to stop the spread of COVID-19. Full details of the summit and how to RSVP for it are below. We hope that you will be able to join this summit and learn more about this important subject.
You are invited to join the White House Summit on Indoor Air Quality via livestream on Tuesday, October 11th, from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET. RSVP here to attend.
The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated the critical importance of air quality in the fight against infectious diseases. While new, updated COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatments continue to protect Americans, it is more important than ever to invest in community-level efforts like improving indoor air quality (IAQ) as a key way to stop the spread of COVID-19. Interventions to improve air quality can be powerful tools in preventing the spread of infectious diseases, in addition to offering other health benefits.
The White House Summit on Indoor Air Quality will focus on our collective efforts to chart a path towards more buildings adopting indoor air quality improvements so that more Americans can benefit from its health protections. The Summit will promote clean indoor air as a force multiplier for reducing the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19, and help share best practices from leaders in the public and private sectors who have improved indoor air quality in their buildings.
The full RSVP link is below – please share with colleagues and members of your community. All are welcome.
RSVP link: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_embuW4xdSROch6-r1bXVRA
The event agenda will be shared closer to the Summit.
Thank you,
White House COVID-19 Response Team
