The links below provide educational resources for both parents and healthcare providers on children's environmental health threats and how to protect children from exposure to harmful substances.



How to Protect Kids from Environmental Risks: This fact sheet provides advice for parents on protecting children from common environmental health threats.
Environmental Threats to Success in School: This fact sheet explains how environmental exposures can contribute to lead poisoning, asthma, attention deficit disorder and other health problems that can affect performance in school.
Pesticide Health Effects: This fact sheet summarizes scientific research into the effects of pesticides on children's health.
Green Cleaning Recipes: This handout provides recipes for making safer cleaning products at home, using vinegar, baking soda and other less toxic ingredients.



A Healthy Home for Everyone: The Guide for Families and Individuals [PDF - 6.08 MB] (2010)
The purpose of this booklet is to provide information about the connection between housing and health. You will find action steps for making your home healthy, definitions for words used in the booklet, and a resource section to find more information about a making your home a healthy home.

Guidelines for the Identification and Management of Lead Exposure in Pregnant and Lactating Women [PDF - 4.24 MB] (2010)
These guidelines are based on scientific data and practical considerations regarding preventing lead exposure during pregnancy, assessment and blood lead testing during pregnancy, medical and environmental management to reduce fetal exposure, breastfeeding, and follow up of infants and children exposed to lead in utero.

Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1--5 Years: an Updated Approach to Targeting a Group at High Risk. MMWR. August 7, 2009; 58(RR09);1-11.





Children's Environmental Health: Online Resources for Healthcare Providers: This website provides a variety of links to children's environmental health resources for healthcare providers.

Outreach materials for parents, health advocates and state and local governments: This EPA website provides links to outreach materials and advice for parents, advocates and governments on children's environmental health issues.

Promoting Good Prenatal Health: Air Pollution and Pregnancy: Information for patients and healthcare providers about indoor and outdoor air pollution and its prenatal effects.




Great Lakes Center for Children's Environmental Health: The Great Lakes Center for Children's Environmental Health was established in 1999 in partnership with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)and the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to promote and protect children's health through prevention, education, diagnosis and treatment of environmentally related diseases. It is headquartered at the University of Illinois-Chicago, with a satellite office at the University of Cincinnati. http://www.uic.edu/sph/glakes/childrenshealth/index.htm

From the National Center of Excellence in Women's Health from UC-San Francisco -- Toxic Matters: Five ways to avoid exposure to toxic substances: in the home, at work, in the community, at the market and through influencing government policy. http://www.prhe.ucsf.edu/prhe/toxicmatters.html

From the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals: Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health (Clinical Proceedings). A training resource for healthcare professionals. http://www.arhp.org/publications-and-resources/clinical-proceedings/RHE

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: This site provides information about the Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit (PEHT) Training Module for healthcare providers and how to register for free continuing education credits. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/emes/health_professionals/pediatrics.html