InChildHealth is presenting a workshop session focuses on “Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) in School Buildings”. The workshop will focus on improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in educational settings through various assessment and intervention strategies. Presentations will cover a range of topics including microbial contamination, emission rates from cleaning products, radon exposure, ventilation and filtration strategies, ultrafine particle characterization, and the …
Empowering Education and Research Through Science Communication: Insights from InChildHealth at PCST 2025 Bridging Science and Society: Highlights from PCST 2025 in Aberdeen The PCST 2025 Conference, held from May 27–29 in Aberdeen, Scotland, brought together a global community of science communicators, researchers, and educators under the theme: “Using Science Communication to Effect Positive Change: Exploring Transitions, Traditions, and Tensions.” …
In English —–> Suomeksi klikkaa tästä Good indoor air quality at school is essential to prevent the occurrence of respiratory infections and symptoms, promote good school performance, alertness, ability to concentrate, and comfort of pupils and teachers. The school’s architectural solutions and the construction and interior materials used can also be an important determinant of exposure and respiratory symptoms among …
Spring InChildHealth consortium meeting in Oulu, Finland, organised by our partners from the University of Oulu. This time discussion has been focusing on coordinating the compilation of collected data for its integration into the Integrated Risk Assessment tool and future open FAIR dataset sharing. Exciting news coming from the CitizenScience part
InChildHealth represented by Lila Diapouli (NCSR”D”) is participating to the EDIAQI project webinar 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐧𝐞-𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞-𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐬-𝐀𝐥𝐥: 𝐔𝐧𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐰-𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐀𝐐 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 9th May 2025, 10:30-11:30 (CET) registration link
On March 7th, 2024, researchers from IPL Edna Ribeiro, Renata Cervantes, and Pedro Pena participated in the III BioMedLab Congress, organized by the Portuguese Association of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences. As trainers in the Pre-Congress Microbiology Course, they shared valuable knowledge on microbiology, engaging with professionals and students in the field. During the event, they also had the opportunity to present …
In English —–> Suomeksi klikkaa tästä Respiratory infections spread easily in schools, for example due to close contacts, inadequate cleaning and disinfection practices, and poor ventilation. The so-called research walk (walkthrough survey) in schools collects information about the school building characteristics, everyday practices and interactions between students, which can influence the spread of respiratory infections. In January, we visited five …
In English (Suomeksi klikkaa täStä) What kind of air do children breathe at school and how does it affect their learning outcomes? Classrooms are sometimes crowded, too warm or too cold and poorly ventilated, or have high levels of pollutants originating both from inside the school and outside. All these can result in possible memory disturbances, lack of concentration, and …
The InChildHealth project conducts an epidemiological study to investigate the health effects of school indoor air quality focusing on respiratory infections, symptoms, asthma, allergies, and neurological and cognitive outcomes in school children in three European cities: Barcelona, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. Our pages: General epidemiological study page Page for Barcelona (Catalan/Spanish) Page for Helsinki in English / suomeksi Epidemiological News
The InChildHealth project was recently featured on the news page of the Luís de Sttau Monteiro school cluster in Loures (Portugal), following the citizen science activities carried out at three schools during the Cultural week “Semana Cultural”. The schools of Fanhões, Casainhos, and Murteira participated in this incredible project, which not only focuses on evaluating air quality in the schools …
