
Children’s Health and Wildfire Smoke Exposure Workshop Summary
The Children’s Health and Wildfire Smoke Exposure Workshop Summary provides brief but thorough summaries of the information and recommendations presented at the Children’s Health and Wildfire Smoke Workshop (May 2021). It is intended for parents, caregivers, health practitioners, educators, and policymakers who are seeking evidence-based information on reducing wildfire smoke exposure, improving indoor air quality, and ensuring effective communication during wildfire smoke events. Many presentations focus on indoor air quality in schools and how it impacts school activity guidelines.
Workshop recommendations drafted by multi-stakeholder workgroups spearheaded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in close collaboration with tribal, federal, state, and local officials, health care professionals, and other non-governmental organizations, academics, industry, and Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) representatives.