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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, @ukhadds.bsky.social @cleanair4kids.bsky.social!

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Why Clean Air in Schools is Important

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Al Haddrell @ukhadds.bsky.social · 4d

Many things will affect how well a student will do in school. Some you can control, others you can't

One that affects every student (and teacher), and that we can control, is indoor air quality

In this video I walk through how and offer some solutions
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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 4d

Archived Link: archive.today/1gONB

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 4d

"After a second infection, young people were 3.6 times as likely as those infected once to develop myocarditis... They were 2.8 times as likely to experience changes to taste and smell, 2.3 times as likely to develop blood clots, and nearly twice as likely to develop heart disease or kidney damage."

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

www.nytimes.com

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The Safer Air Project @saferairproject.bsky.social · 15d

We are very honoured to have been part of Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action - the inaugural High-Level Side Event on indoor air quality which took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week.

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 16d

check this out
In an unprecedented step toward safeguarding public health and planetary well-being, 170 global leaders from public health, academia, civil society, building science, real estate and industry announced today at the UN the formation of the Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air.

Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air Launches at the United Nations To Drive Action To Improve Indoor Air

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 16d

⚡Please watch this powerful, emotive & furious speech by Violet Affleck at #UNGA80

She rightly states that for children there has been a neglect of the highest order, even though we have the tech

"Our present is being stolen in front of our eyes"

👉Clean Air is a human right

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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 14d

Today is #WorldLungDay #WorldLungDay2025!

Let’s go, #CleanAir #IAQ advocates, let’s help anyone paying attn to this day learn about the low-hanging fruit for optimum indoor air!

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#Ventilate&Filter #MaskUp
#LungHealth

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World Lung Day 2025 - FIRS

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 15d

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 15d

“Covid is not benign in children. In January, a review highlighted the wide-ranging impact of long-Covid on children and adolescents, including persistent respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal and psychological symptoms.”

Tess Finch-Lees: Forever-Covid hurts young people’s health – and their futures

Two years ago, I reported on a study finding that the coronavirus contributed to the 2022 surge of paediatric RSV cases “through the large build-up of Covid-19-infected children and the potential lon...

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TheReSisters @theresisters.bsky.social · 24d

The 🎙️🎙️ have been quiet for a bit but our commitment to convos about pub health & education, human rights, air quality, and combatting mis/disinfo, has never slowed.

Excited to share the behind the scenes prep for our upcoming podcast, “No Ostriching Here.” 😁😁!

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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks for sharing that article, @onschoolsafety.bsky.social!
Evidence just keeps piling up:
#CleanAir is the way:

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · Sep 9

Looking for another compelling reason to prioritize clean indoor air?

“Exposure to the airborne particles causes proteins in the brain to misfold into the clumps, which are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, the third most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.”

Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests

Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicates

www.theguardian.com

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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · Sep 9

A baseline AND a human right!

Listen to our @theresisters.bsky.social interview with Dr. Lidia Morawska where she says it herself:

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · Sep 9

Looking for another compelling reason to prioritize clean indoor air?

“Exposure to the airborne particles causes proteins in the brain to misfold into the clumps, which are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, the third most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.”

Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests

Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicates

www.theguardian.com

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · Sep 9

Look at this! Workers are embracing the importance of clean indoor air for health and productivity.

“Clean air is no longer a perk; it’s a baseline.”

@cupescfp.bsky.social @michaelhurleycupe.bsky.social @osstf.bsky.social @etfoeducators.bsky.social @osbcupresident.bsky.social @otffeo.bsky.social

Poor workplace indoor air quality could push nearly one-third of younger workers to quit

A growing generational divide is reshaping expectations for workplace health and well-being. According to the 2025 International Day of Clean Air Survey from

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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Had a great convo w host, Noelle, of @voicesoflcovidpod.bsky.social about indoor air quality in schools, some reasons for why it hasn’t yet been fully embraced, the many +ve ripple effects of having it, and the low-hanging fruit to make whatever difference we can:

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Season 2-Episode 10: Clear Air in Schools

Podcast Episode · Voices of Long Covid · 2025-08-27 · 1h 16m

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Ruth Brooker @ruthbrooker.bsky.social · Aug 28

Absolutely thrilled that Clean Air for Kids is a supporting partner at this event happening at the United Nations in New York.

Clean Indoor Air is a human right!

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · Sep 2

References:

lab.research.sickkids.ca/oasis/wp-con...

www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha...

www.canada.ca/en/environme...

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · Sep 2

Back to school means back to poor indoor air quality for our kids in Ontario’s schools and school buses.

Indoor air quality has been shown to affect mental well-being, academic performance, and school attendance.

These door hangers could serve as a helpful reminder that it’s time to clean the air.

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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · Sep 1

School starts tomorrow for many. Approximately 1 in 74 people in Ontario currently has COVID. If those were the odds for a lottery, I’d be buying several tickets, but this isn’t a lottery worth winning.

Masks work, insist on open windows & filtering the air/HEPAs.

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · Aug 31

Reminder as kids head back to school next week:

There are over 4800 schools in Ontario.

We do not know the indoor air quality status in any of them.

#OntEd #OnPoli

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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · Aug 30

Love to see the chickens and birds get funding for better air quality to stop the spread of HPAI in BC.

Now where’s the prioritization of this kind of funding to stop the spread of illness in schools before our kids return to school next week?

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Eligible Activities

Eligible costs under this program include:

Mechanical Air Filtration – Installation of particulate filters (e.g., MERV 16 or above or HEPA).
Ultraviolet (UV) Light Systems – Installation of UV-C systems to disinfect incoming or recirculated air.

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Novel Tools and Technology Program

Technology to help prevent the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is needed in the western Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver regions.

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Voices of Long Covid Podcast @voicesoflcovidpod.bsky.social · Aug 25

Season 2: Episode 10. Clean Air in Schools this Wednesday

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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · Aug 27

Aaaannnnnnndd, it’s out!

My conversation with the amazing Noelle of the @voicesoflcovidpod.bsky.social
podcast is available.

Hope it helps in some small way.

#CleanTheAir
#StopTheSickness
#LongCovid
#LongCovidKids

Voices of Long Covid Podcast @voicesoflcovidpod.bsky.social · Aug 27

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