Tips for Parents for Creating Scent Free Schools 2008 We find that education is a necessary and primary tool, and is even the best action. Formal “policies” have been hard to get, while programs based on information and education have worked well as long as education has been done and… read more →
(Cover Story, National AEHA UPdate, Spring1998) Recently, a woman purchasing some vitamins at a scent-free health store handed paper money to the clerk, saying, “I spray my money with my perfume. It adds a nice touch, don’t you think?” The clerk, who suffers from chemical hypersensitivity, did not think so. … read more →
The David Suzuki Foundation and the Fragrance Label Issue The David Suzuki Foundation’s Queen of Green blog posting on the importance of listing fragrance chemicals on product labels is now up:http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/queen-of-green/2011/02/a-better-sense-of-scents/ It links to a new resource page on our site for “Going Fragrance Free!”, presented in partnership with the… read more →
The following is CASLE’s Presentation to a P3 school operator whose subcontractor sprayed a school ground for weeds in 2001. (P3 schools are owned and maintained by private companies but are rented to the local school board.) They were granted permission to do so through apparently proper procedures allowed within… read more →
Successful Scent-Free Programs in Schools: Tips from Principals July 2015 “It is virtually impossible to ‘police’ a scent-free environment for a school on a daily basis, so we focus on education, understanding, awareness and cooperation.” (Vice-Principal of a school with a successful scent-free program) In general: Develop a school Code… read more →
What is Asthma and how Common is it? Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by a sudden constriction of the bronchial tubes causing difficulties in breathing, chest constriction, and coughing (Canadian Institute of Child Health). According to the 1998 Sentinel Report based on a Health Canada student lung survey,… read more →
__(name)_______High School CODE OF CONDUCT (http://(insert URL for school web site) .ednet.ns.ca) Date: (ie March, 2014) SCENT SMART POLICY No scents are to be worn or used at school by any student, staff or visitor to the school. The following procedures will be used to implement and… read more →
DRAFT School Newsletter Many new families have moved into our school community and may not be familiar with our Scent Smart program. Our school has students and staff who experience symptoms such as headaches, asthma, and much worse, when they breathe even small amounts of fragrance chemicals. Some are… read more →
SCENT RESEARCH: Sample Abstracts from Research Articles Relevant to the Perfume Issue 1997 1 – Lorig TS, EEG and ERP studies of low-level odor exposure in normal subjects. Toxicology and Industrial Health, July-Oct. 1994, vol 10, No.4/5, 579-586. “Evidence from four EEG/ERP experiments is presented. Findings of these experiments consistently… read more →