National Healthy Schools Summit 2022 - Focus on Climate - April 5-6, 2022

Oct 15, 2026

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National Healthy Schools Summit 2022 focuses on climate and its relationship to children and schools, with programming spanning two days. The report content includes acknowledgments, sponsor and contributor information, speaker listings with short biographies referenced in an appendix, and guidance disclaimers tied to an executive summary. It also lays out a structured table of contents covering opening remarks, youth and justice discussions, technical sessions on climate adaptation, resiliency, and calming spaces, plus policy and decarbonization themes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages34

Reading Time1 h 26 min

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Executive Summary

Introduction

Day One, April 5, 2022

Welcoming Remarks

Day One Remarks: Fedrick C. Ingram

Justice Panel by and for Children and Youth

Response to Justice Panel

Technical Session: School Role in Community Climate Adaptation and Resiliency for Buildings

Technical Session: Calming Spaces in Healthy, High Performance Schools

Day Two, April 6, 2022

Welcoming Remarks

Technical Session: American Academy of Pediatrics Policy: Global Climate Change and Children’s Health

Technical Session: Decarbonization of Schools—Creating a Healthy and Sustainable Future

National Healthy Schools Summit 2022 COVID, Climate, Children & Schools: Focus on Climate April 5 & 6, 2022 National Healthy Schools Summit 2022 I 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We are deeply grateful to everyone who helped make the summit a reality. SPONSORS Without the sponsors whose logos appear below, this summit would not have occurred. Thank you again! Summit Contributors Disclaimer: Healthy Schools Network is responsible for the opinions expressed in the Executive Summary of this report. The Executive Summary does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Summit’s sponsors or speakers. National Healthy Schools Summit 2022 I 2 SPEAKERS We also extend our deep thanks to the moderators and presenters who generously shared their experiences, their expertise, and their ideas. Short biographies of all speakers are found in the Appendix to this report. Claire L. Barnett, MBA, Founder and Executive Director, Healthy Schools Network Ayden Clytus, Intern, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, College Student, Arizona State University Donald G. Colliver, PhD, PE, FASHRAE, Co-Chair, ASHRAE Task Force for Building Decarbonization Joseph da Silva, EdD, School Construction Coordinator, State of Rhode Island, Past President, National Council on School Facilities Clarene Davis, College Student, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Danielle Denk, ASLA, RA, Schoolyard Initiative Director, The Trust for Public Land Susan Frelick Goekler, PhD, Board President, Healthy Schools Network Fedrick C. Ingram, Secretary-Treasurer, American Federation of Teachers Aaron Jobson, Principal/President, Quattrocchi Kwok Architects Corey Metzger, PE, Schools Team Lead – American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers,(ASHRAE) Mark Mitchell, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Health Equity, George Mason University, Co-Chair, Commission on Climate and Health, National Medical Association Princess Moss, Vice President, National Education Association Irene Nigaglioni, AIA, ALEP, LEED AP BD+C, President, IN2 Architecture Alejandra Nunez, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Mobile Sources, Office of Air and Radiation, US Environmental Protection Agency Nsedu Obot-Witherspoon, MPH, Executive Director, Children’s Environmental Health Network Mihir Parikh, Senior Program Director, Resilience. PMP, LEED GA, Enterprise Community Partners Lisa Patel, MD, MESc, FAAP, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine; Deputy Executive Director, Medical Consortium on Climate and Health Sara Paul, Superintendent, SFO, North Branch Area Public Schools, MN, Association of School Business Officials – International, Education Committee Pamela Pugh, PhD, Vice President, Michigan State Board of Education, Vice President, National Association of State Boards of Education Leslie Rubin MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine School of Medicine, Southeast PEHSU at Emory University, Break the Cycle of Health Disparities, Inc. Craig Schiller, Executive Director, Collaborative for High Performance Schools Kayce Solari Williams, PhD, MPH, Board President, American School Health Association, Clinical Associate Professor & Health Internship Coordinator, University of Houston Erielys Vicente, MHSC Alumni/College Student, Rutgers University Donele Wilkins, Founder and CEO, Green Door Initiative, Detroit, MI National Healthy Schools Summit 2022 I 3 VOLUNTEER FACILITATORS Our heartfelt thanks to those who were trained and served as facilitators in the small breakout sessions. SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Amy Murphy, MPH, Facilitator; Glenda Young-Marquez, MPH Intern; Alexander P. Naidoo, Consultant WRITER Jeff Jones, Healthy Schools Network Communications Consultant; Nancy Vorsanger, Editor VIDEO EDITOR Bob Krell, founder/publisher at Healthy Indoors® Media, training director at [IAQ

FAQs

What is the central theme of the National Healthy Schools Summit 2022?

The summit focuses on climate and its connection to children and schools, highlighted as “Focus on Climate.”

Who are the key participants mentioned in the report?

The document lists sponsors and speakers, and it notes that short biographies are provided in an appendix.

What kinds of sessions are included during the two days of the summit?

The table of contents includes welcoming remarks, youth and justice discussions, and technical sessions on climate adaptation and resiliency, calming spaces, pediatric policy, and school decarbonization.

Oct 15, 2026

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