- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=IWBI’s Rachel Hodgdon to Deliver Global Call to Action for a “Health-First Agenda” at UN Event on Healthy Indoor Air in Schools https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1323001?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1323001?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1323001?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=IWBI’s Rachel Hodgdon to Deliver Global Call to Action for a “Health-First Agenda” at UN Event on Healthy Indoor Air in Schools&body=ESG News from International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1323001?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Events](/categories/events) # IWBI’s Rachel Hodgdon to Deliver Global Call to Action for a “Health-First Agenda” at UN Event on Healthy Indoor Air in Schools Sep 23, 2026 3:30 PM ET Campaign: [Policy and Advocacy](/news/campaign/policy-and-advocacy) **WHAT:** Building on the Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air’s landmark launch of the [Global Framework for Action](https://resources.wellcertified.com/press-releases/global-commission-on-healthy-indoor-air-launches-first-of-its-kind-framework-for-coordinated-action-worldwide/), Rachel Hodgdon, President and CEO of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Co-Chair of the Global Commission, will speak at the upcoming UN Side Event on [*Healthy Indoor Air in Schools: Every Breath Shapes Learning*](https://airclub.org/unga-2026). Hodgdon’s remarks will deliver an urgent call to action, encouraging leaders to deliver on a forward-looking "health-first agenda" for educational institutions worldwide, leveraging the Global Framework’s roadmap to drive systemic improvements in indoor air quality across learning environments. IWBI was at the heart of convening the inaugural[ Healthy Schools for Healthy Kids Summit](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healthy-schools-for-healthy-kids-summit-tickets-1991739364054?aff=oddtdtcreator), a first-of-its-kind national gathering held in Washington, D.C. this past summer. Now, Hodgdon will urge leading experts, advocates and policymakers to continue efforts to produce a forward-looking health-first agenda, focused on school modernization, healthy materials, indoor air quality and ventilation, emergency preparedness and resilience, healthy lighting and acoustics, pollution prevention, remediation of legacy environmental hazards, technical assistance for schools and communities, and priority research needs. > *“The ultimate measure of a school building is whether it supports the health, well-being and learning of the people inside it.”* – Rachel Hodgdon, IWBI **WHO**: - [Rachel Hodgdon](https://resources.wellcertified.com/people/leadership/rachel-hodgdon/), President and CEO, International WELL Building Institute; Co-Chair, Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air **WHEN:** Thursday, September 24, 2026, 8:00 - 9:30 AM ET **WATCH LIVE:** UN Web TV - **About the International WELL Building Institute** The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is a public benefit corporation and the global authority for transforming health and well-being in buildings, organizations and communities. In pursuit of its public-health mission, IWBI mobilizes its community through the development and administration of the WELL Building Standard (WELL), WELL for residential, WELL Community Standard, its WELL ratings and management of the WELL AP credential. IWBI also translates research into practice, develops educational resources and advocates for policies that promote people-first places for everyone, everywhere. 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