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 | | The residency is a two-year program consisting of an academic year leading to the master of public health or master of occupational health degree and a practicum year devoted to the development of skills in clinical occupational and environmental medicine and epidemiologic research. | | | The occupational health concentration emphasizes the epidemiologic and biostatistical aspects of this field. | | | Students interested in a research career in environmental epidemiology are encouraged to apply to the doctoral program in epidemiology with a minor in environmental health. |
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| | Environmental Health Sciences: home page |
| | The primary mission of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences (EnHS) is to provide excellence in occupational and environmental health with respect to the education of environmental and occupational health professionals, in the conduct of research, and in service to the people and the State of Minnesota. | | | In addition doctoral training programs are available in occupational health services research and policy; molecular basis of risk assessment; and occupational injury prevention research training. | | | are organized into three core areas that reflect the inter- and multi-disciplinary scientific fields of environmental health as an essential component of the wider field of public health. |
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| | Glossary of Environmental Health Terms |
| | The health assessment is used to advise people how to prevent or reduce their exposures, to determine remedial actions or the need for additional studies. | | | DHHS carries out federal health and social programs such as social security, human development, family support, health care financing and public health. | | | The information may come from site investigations (environmental sampling and studies), exposure assessments, risk assessments, biological monitoring or health effects studies. |
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http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/environ/toxglos.htm
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| | Boston University School of Public Health |
| | The department's research agenda is also firmly rooted in community health and environmental justice-for example, a collaborative project with public officials and community groups seeks to better the health of low-income families by improving conditions in public housing. | | | In teaching, we combine a strong foundation in environmental health science with an emphasis on community and environmental justice, bringing the real world into the classroom at every opportunity. | | | Our graduates exemplify the same twin commitments to science and community as they work to bring about a healthier environment for all. |
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http://www.bu.edu/dbin/sph/departments/environmental_health/index.php
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| | Environmental Health Home Page |
| | The Environmental Health Division has also been involved in special community projects such as the Indian River Surface Water Improvement and Management study and the Childhood Cancer Investigation. | | | In response to the public's concern with the spread of infectious disease, the Legislature enacted an addition to the public health law placing regulatory safeguards upon body piercing and tattoo establishments. | | | Today they are the inspectors who monitor and regulate a wide range of programs that reflect people's better understanding of the natural and man-made environmental conditions. |
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| | Environmental Health: Healthy School Environments - Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| | Environmental health is an integral part of the state and local public health system. | | | Healthymnwomen.org is a collaborative project between the Minnesota Department of Health and the University of Minnesota Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health created to provide reliable health resources for women in Minnesota with an emphasis on prevention and well-being. | | | Events in the last several years, including natural and manmade disasters, terrorism, and food borne disease outbreaks, have pointed this out again and again. |
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| | The WWW VL Public Health: Selected Topics - Environmental Health |
| | The original impetus behind the creation of a national professional society for environmental health practitioners was the desire by professionals of that day to establish a standard of excellence for this developing profession. | | | This standard, which has come to be known as the Registered Environmental Health Specialist or Registered Sanitarian credential, evidences that one has mastered a body of knowledge (which is verified through the passing of an examination) and has acquired sufficient experience, thereby indicating that work responsibilities in the environmental health field can be satisfactorily performed. | | | The goal of the My Health My World project is to promote a deeper understanding of the relationships between the environment and health, while conveying the excitement of "doing science" with elementary school students. |
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http://www.ldb.org/vl/top/top-envh.htm
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| | Environmental Health |
| | It also assessed environmental influences, such as pharmacological, behavioral, and alternative therapies and practice. | | | The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Ergonomics Subcommittee is working to stimulate and fund new research focused on improving PPE fit and comfort for women and determining the general workplace ergonomic hazards that women face because of their gender. | | | The Blueprint, the first breastfeeding policy for the Nation, focuses attention on the importance of breastfeeding and recommends action steps for the health care system, families, the community, researchers and the workplace to promote breastfeeding. |
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http://www.4woman.gov/owh/environmental.htm
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| | WHO Children's environmental health |
| | There is new knowledge about the special susceptibility of children to environmental risks: action needs to be taken to allow them to grow up and develop in good health, and to contribute to economic and social development. | | | Child survival and development hinge on basic needs to support life; among these, a safe, healthy and clean environment is fundamental. | | | Our work on children's environmental health is carried out in the following activity areas: |
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| | Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinanti |
| | Graduates find careers ranging from the practical, such as occupational medicine and environmental hygiene, to basic research into how genetic and environmental factors affect susceptibility to disease. | | | The study is said to be the first of its kind to analyze the effects of "stop and go" bus and truck diesel traffic versus highway traffic on infant respiratory health. | | | Our graduates share a common goal: to improve the quality of life by understanding the causes of environmental damage and identifying the effective methods of prevention. |
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http://www.eh.uc.edu
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| | Amazon.com: Books: Environmental Health |
| | Health Behavior and Health Education : Theory, Research, and Practice by Karen Glanz | | | Buy this book with Health Behavior and Health Education : Theory, Res... | | | Whether discussing acid rain, ozone depletion, global warming, or more traditional subjects such as the management and control of air, water, and food, Dade Moeller emphasizes the need for a systems approach. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0674258592?v=glance
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| | Environmental Health |
| | The ISU Environmental Health Program is the only Nationally accredited Program in the state of Illinois (accredited by the National Environmental Health Accreditation Council). | | | Find out what Environmental Health is all about. | | | Our motto is, "If you care about our environment and our health, why not make it your career?" |
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http://www.healthsciences.ilstu.edu/envhealth
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| | MedlinePlus: Environmental Health |
| | The primary NIH organization for research on Environmental Health is the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | | | National Children's Study (07/27/2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) | | | NICHD Announces Contracts to First Research Centers for Planned National Children’s Study (09/29/2005, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/environmentalhealth.html
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| | UC Berkeley. Sheldon Margen Public Health Library. Environmental Resources |
| | Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B: Critical Reviews journal | | | EMIC (Environmental Mutagen Information Center) from the National Library of Medicine (1980-present) | | | "NCEE analyzes relationships between the economy, environmental health, and environmental pollution control. |
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http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/environment.html
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| | Environmental health - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch |
| | It also refers to the theory and practice of assessing and controlling factors in the environment that can potentially affect health. | | | Current Occupational & Environmental Medicine (Lange Medical Books) | | | Environmental health is defined by the World Health Organisation as: |
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http://encyclopedia.worldsearch.com/environmental_health.htm
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| | Department of Occupational and Environmental Health - College of Public Health - The University of Iowa |
| | If you want to make an impact, as a trained professional, on the health of individuals, groups, or populations, consider graduate studies in the vital field of occupational and environmental health. | | | Graduates go on to work in industry, government, medicine, academia, even international health. | | | They also affect our personal health in the form of environmental pollution, or injuries, or exposure to toxic agents. |
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http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/oeh
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| | NYU/GSAS Program in Enviromental Health Sciences |
| | The teaching program in Environmental Health Sciences within the Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine provides advanced training in scientific disciplines related to environmental health problems, with emphasis on such major problems as cancer, respiratory disease, and heart disease. | | | The program provides specialized knowledge in an environmental health area, a perspective on the interrelationships of environmental health problems, and competence in a basic science. | | | The Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine is supported by a center grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, which has designated the Institute as a national "center of excellence" for research and teaching in the environmental health sciences. |
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http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/enviro
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| | Outreach |
| | Our goals are integrated successfully with those of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. | | | The NYU-NIEHS COEP thus seeks to provide a mechanism whereby interaction between the community and scientists can occur, with the underlying objective of improving environmental knowledge, behavior, and, ultimately, health. | | | Our COEP efforts have both expanded and become more focused on achieving the central mission of our COEP efforts: to translate our Center scientists' knowledge and expertise into greater community knowledge and awareness. |
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http://www.med.nyu.edu/environmental/outreach
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| | Environmental HealthEHSBHome |
| | This training program is designed to help environmental health programs to fully integrate the essential services concepts into their own operations through a flexible workshop format. | | | CDC's vision for the 21st century is "healthy people in a healthy world through prevention." A National Strategy to Revitalize Environmental Public Health Services outlines goals, objectives, and activities that will enhance our ability to achieve this vision. | | | This information is available to anyone in the public interested in the field of Environmental Health and reducing illness and death due to environmentally-related disease and injury. |
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http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs
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| | Chartered Institute of Environmental Health CIEH |
| | The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is an independent professional body and registered charity representing those who work in environmental health and related disciplines. | | | Our primary function is the promotion of knowledge and understanding of environmental health issues. | | | Taking Action: Tackling Anti-social Behaviour — A toolkit for Environmental Health Practitioners |
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| | CEHN Home Page |
| | Modules include case studies, discussion questions, and suggested assignments for use in a course or training program. | | | Training Manual on Pediatric Environmental Health: Putting it Into Practice | | | If you have comments, questions or suggestions on our web site or our activities, please |
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| | Scorecard Home |
| | Air pollution harms health, damages forests and lakes, and lowers our quality of life. | | | What smog and soot have to do with asthma. | | | Dirty Air and Your Health and what you can do. |
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| | Open Directory - Science: Environment: Environmental Health |
| | Institute of Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine, Erfurt, Germany - Discusses the institute's background and current and past projects. | | | Global Warming Could Worsen Allergies, Study Finds - NY Times article about study on potential for global climate change to increase the prevalence of ragweed. | | | Health and Environment Research - World Research Institute research into the interaction between human disease, pollution, and large-scale environmental, development, and demographic changes. |
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http://dmoz.org/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health
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| | EHP Online: Home of Environmental Health Perspectives |
| | Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health. | | | 1414) details the experiences of the NIEHS/EPA children's environmental health centers in areas including general methodological issues for conducting longitudinal birth cohort studies and community-based participatory research, measuring air pollution exposures as well as, pesticide exposures, asthma, and neurobehavioral toxicity. | | | EHP is published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and its content is free online. |
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| | Environmental Health Science |
| | The field also includes the study of human activities, a vital component in our complex ecosystem. | | | Environmental health science is the study of the biological, chemical or physical agents introduced into the environment or occurring naturally and their effects on human health and ecological systems. | | | College of Public Health • Environmental Health Science • 206 Environmental Health Science Building |
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http://www.uga.edu/publichealth/ehs
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| | Environmental Health News: Front Page |
| | A growing body of scientific evidence is encouraging infertility patients and practitioners to pay more attention to environmental threats to human reproductive health. | | | Environmental and occupational causes of cancer: a review of recent scientific evidence. | | | Examination and reporting of chronic health effects in residents and bystanders needs to be taken more seriously. |
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| | Occupational & Environmental Health Consultants, Inc. / 1-800-962-4198 |
| | Our expert staff is comprised of individuals trained at the graduate level in safety, health, environmental protection, occupational health, insurance and engineering, with over 110 years combined experience. | | | Technologies such as interactive software, web based application design and our intranet development are useful tools for safety, health, environmental, and engineering professionals. | | | With academic degrees in public health, industrial hygiene, chemistry, safety, health sciences, environmental science, audiology, engineering, insurance and health care, our staff members offer a wide range of expertise in occupational safety and environmental management. |
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| | Hawaii State Department of Health - www.hawaii.gov/health |
| | The Department of Health is responsible for three primary areas of water quality. | | | The Department of Health is entrusted to protect the health of Hawai`i residents through the protection of the state's environment and through regulation of goods, services, and facilities used by the general public. | | | The Department of health is responsible for the implementation of a statewide air pollution control program as well as working to ensure that air conditioning and ventilation rules are enforced and that the public is protected from exposure to lead and asbestos. |
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| | Indiana Environmental Health Association |
| | The Indiana Environmental Health Association is a non profit organization of professional environmental health personnel who work to control environmental hazards to permit attainment of optimum human health. | | | IEHA is at the forefront of the Environmental and Public Health arena and maintains a well-earned reputation of "being involved". | | | Members are employed by federal, state and local governments, schools, medical care facilities, industries, trade organizations, solid waste districts and are educators and students of environmental health. |
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| | Chemical Safety:Department |
| | The objective was to begin to identify human health and environmental safety issues associated with manufactured nanomaterials, which the Joint Meeting should address in the future. | | | The 17th issue of the Environment, Health and Safety News has been issued. | | | This program works on the development and co-ordination of environment health and safety activities internationally. |
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http://www.oecd.org/ehs
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| | California Environmental Health Association |
| | CEHA is a non-profit association that is committed to providing for the professional growth and development of the environmental health professional. | | | We are primarily an organization of volunteers dedicated to the environmental health profession, which includes the protection of public health and the environment. | | | Please refer to our section on the history of CEHA for more information on how our organization was originally formed. |
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| | NEHA - National Environmental Health Association |
| | Many environmental health professionals are already in the Gulf Coast states assisting with restoration, and still many more want to help. | | | A MUST HAVE for Environmental Health Practitioners, Health Officials, Health Inspectors, and Pool Operators! | | | To further the discussion of the environmental health role in terrorism response, NEHA is making available here its September 2004 Journal of Environmental Health article "Terrorism Response and the Environmental Health Role: The Million Dollar (and Some) Question” (PDF, 478k). |
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| | Enviromental Health Houston |
| | Who should you call if you think your child has been exposed to lead or mercury…or if you think your child is sensitive to something in the air at his or her school? | | | HIS WEBSITE, created by Baylor College of Medicine's Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Research Center with initial funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, will attempt to address some of these questions. | | | OUSTON-AREA RESIDENTS are regularly exposed to various environmental health hazards, the effects of which are poorly understood. |
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| | Environmental Health Center - NSC |
| | With one in five Americans developing skin cancer, childhood education about sun safety is a vital step toward reducing risk and improving public health. | | | Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood and the number of young people and children with asthma is rising. | | | The Kid's Corner is designed to help children learn about environmental safety and health issues. |
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| | Environmental Health at WCU |
| | Master of Science degree recipients direct multidisciplinary teams of professionals as Environmental Health Managers. | | | The Environmental Health Program at West Chester University prepares talented students for the technical and professional demands of careers dedicated to the protection of human health and the environment. | | | At all levels, the program embraces the broad environmental ethic of sustainability through human cooperation with nature, including basic rights to a safe home and workplace; clean water supplies for human consumption, recreation and wildlife; safe and available food supply; waste and energy management; and careful resource management for the future. |
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http://health-sciences.wcupa.edu/health/enhealth.htm
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| | NEHA - Journal of Environmental Health |
| | As the only direct link to the complete spectrum of environmental health topics, the Journal reaches more than 20,000 professionals working to solve problems in areas such as | | | The Journal of Environmental Health is published 10 times per year by the National Environmental Health Association and keeps readers up-to-date on current issues, new research, useful products and services, and employment opportunities. | | | NEHA News - News from the latest issues of the Journal of Environmental Health |
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| | EPA / Health and Environmental Effects Research / News and Events |
| | Provide a forum for dialogue and interaction among EPA scientists, partners, clients, stakeholders, and colleagues; and | | | The health and environmental effects research program serves as EPA’s focal point for scientific research on the effects of contaminants and environmental stressors for both human health and ecosystem integrity. | | | This research helps the Agency identify and understand the processes that affect our health and environment, and helps EPA evaluate the risks that pollution poses to humans and ecosystems. |
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| | We are always working to improve the Health Canada Web site and welcome your ideas and suggestions. | | | To learn more about our redesign and the changes to our Web site, please visit our virtual tour of the new Web site. | | | Thank you for visiting the Health Canada Web site. |
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http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/environment.html
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| | Environmental Health Network [of Calif.], Homepage |
| | health care practitioner should always be consulted for any health problem, a lawyer consulted for any | | | Environmental Illness, which includes, but is not limited to: | | | If 'FRAGRANCE-FREE" events could be just that, maybe my health and the health of others involved would hold. |
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| | Florida Environmental Health Association |
| | Four times each year, the journal tells you what is happening in the field of environmental health in Florida, as well as keeps you up-to-date with Association news. | | | The Florida Environmental Health Association is a non-profit group of over 500 professionals interested in protecting and promoting the health and safety of Florida's residents and visitors. | | | Hepatitis A, B, C Training CD Environmental Health Links |
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| | Environmental Health Program - University of Washington |
| | In this interdisciplinary program, students acquire technical and management skills needed to function effectively in leadership roles in the community. | | | The Environmental Health program addresses public health issues associated with exposures to chemical and microbiological contaminants (whether anthropogenic or naturally occurring) in environmental media including, but not limited to, air, water, soil, and food. | | | The knowledge obtained from the program curriculum is supplemented by a thesis research project that is typically supported by external funding awarded to a faculty member to investigate some aspect of an identified environmental health threat. |
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http://depts.washington.edu/envhlth/acad_programs/env_tech.html
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| | Hardin MD : Environmental Health |
| | Jenny Holder, Lily Wescott, and Erica Palmquist, Environmental Health Library, Univ Washington | | | Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa | | | : Science : Environment : Environmental health (Other versions: Google) |
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http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/environmental.html
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| | Environmental Health: Homepage |
| | Environmental Health is primarily a public health law enforcement agency; however, it relies heavily on persuasion and education in fulfilling its legal responsibilities. | | | The purpose of Environmental Health is to monitor for, and effect correction of, harmful conditions in the environment, in order to protect public health and promote the well being of all Orange County residents, workers, and visitors. | | | Click here to learn more about our programs... |
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http://www.ochealthinfo.com/regulatory/environ.htm
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| | CEHN: About Children's Environmental Health |
| | These exposures can have a significant impact on children's health and well-being: all children are at risk of developing learning disabilities, chronic and acute respiratory diseases, cancers, and illnesses caused by damage to the nervous system from hazardous substances. | | | A brief overview of why children's environmental health is a growing cause for concern, including a discussion of why children are more vulnerable than adults to environmental exposures, what types of exposures affect children, and which children are at particular risk. | | | Hazardous substances such as lead, PCBs, solvents, asbestos, radon, pesticides, and air pollution have found their way into the homes, schools, and playgrounds of our children. |
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