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Children's Enviornmental Heatlh Network TRAINING MANUAL ON PEDIATRIC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE

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This training manual has been designed by the Children's Environmental Health Network to assist health care faculty to incorporate pediatric environmental health into their teaching.  It offers guidelines and tools faculty can use to teach pediatric environmental health.  It was presented at the first national pediatric environmental health conference for health care providers, cosponsored by ATSDR, held by the Network June 4-7, 1999 in San Francisco. Modules include case studies, discussion questions, and suggested assignments for use in a course or training program.

Access the Manual
View or download, for free, the entire Training Manual or one or more individual modules.  Once you have downloaded the files, you can view, print, and/or share them electronically with students and colleagues.

Manual Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Faculty Training Guide
3. Strategies and Tactics for Teaching
4. Advocacy for Pediatric Environmental Health
5. A Developmental Approach to Pediatric Environmental Health
6. Environmental History-Taking
7. Epidemiology
8. Childhood Lead Toxicity
9. Metal Toxicity in Children
10. Air Pollution
11. Children and Solvents


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ATSDR Funds Clinical Referral Units for Children 

ATSDR has established a new medical consultation process using Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) around the country, currently there are 10 locations: Region 1;you are exiting the site  Region 2;you are exiting the site        Region 3you are exiting the site Region 4;you are exiting the site Region 5;you are exiting the site  Region 6;you are exiting the site  Region 7;you are exiting the site Region 8 and 9(currently no web links); Region 10.you are exiting the site These units facilitate linkages between environmental medicine and pediatric specialists to build regional and national referral networks, thus improving environmental health services for children exposed to hazardous substances.

The PEHSUs are also supported by the California-based Children's Environmental Health Network.you are exiting the site and the  Association of Occupational & Environmental Clinics.you are exiting the site


(Coming Soon)

Clinical Evaluation of Children Exposed to Environmental Hazards


Hospitals

Children's Hospitals you are exiting the site
Departments of Pediatrics you are exiting the site
 
Arkansas Children's Hospital Home Pageyou are exiting the site
Children's Environmental Health Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Med.Cent.you are exiting the site
Children's Healthcare of Atlantayou are exiting the site
Children's Hospital, Bostonyou are exiting the site
Emory University School of Medicineyou are exiting the site
Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleansyou are exiting the site
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New Yorkyou are exiting the site
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Clevelandyou are exiting the site
University of Pittsburgh Medical Centeryou are exiting the site
The Virtual Children's Hospital, University of Iowayou are exiting the site

Additional Sites of Interest

Pediatrics Electronic Pages  you are exiting the site the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics you are exiting the site
Center for the Future of Children you are exiting the site The David and Lucille Packard Foundation
Coalition for America's Children National Directory you are exiting the site
Pediatric Cancer Network you are exiting the site
Pediatrics Distance Learning and Telemedicine Initiative you are exiting the site
PANNA's Children & Pesticides Bibliography you are exiting the site
MedConnect you are exiting the site "The Internet Journal of Pediatrics"
Pediatric Resource Sampler you are exiting the site
PEDINFO you are exiting the site
MedWeb: Biomedical Internet Resources--Pediatrics you are exiting the site
National Safety Council, Environmental Health Center you are exiting the site
Pediatric Internet Directory you are exiting the site
Institute for Child Health Policy you are exiting the site
Health on the Net  you are exiting the site HON Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland
All Aboard the Well-Kid Express you are exiting the site
Starbright you are exiting the site empowerment of seriously ill children
Quack Watch  you are exiting the site 25 ways to spot a quack

Government Agencies you are exiting the site                            International Agencies you are exiting the site

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