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Additional Resources	EPA Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education Homepage Outreach and Partnerships EPA's Healthy School Environments EPA's Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health (TEACH) Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) The National Children's Study (NCS) International Childhood Cancer Cohort Consortium Long term studies on children's health and the environment: Identifying, assessing and following up the effects of exposure to environmental factors President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) The National Lead Information Center (NLIC) Lead-Related Information website Remodeling or Renovating a Home with Lead-Based Paint Residential Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Program "Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home" (PDF) (17 pp, 674 KB, about PDF), "Finding a Qualified Lead Professional for Your Home" (PDF) (2pp., 12.8Kb, about PDF) The National Lead Information Center (NLIC). 10 Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings Pesticides and Child Safety
Basic Information	The Centers 1998 Centers University of Southern California Center Description Abstracts/Reports Publications University of California at Berkeley Center Description Additional Studies Abstracts/Reports Publications CHAMACOS Web Site University of Washington Center Description Abstracts/Reports Publications Research Photos (PPT file) Washington Center Web Site Center One Pager (PDF) (1 pp, 860 K, about PDF) University of Iowa (1998 - 2003) Center Description Abstracts/Reports Publications University of Michigan (1998 - 2005) Center Description Abstracts/Reports Publications MCECH Web Site Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Public Health Center Description Abstracts/Reports Publications Columbia University School of Public Health Center Description Abstracts/Reports Publications Columbia Center Web Site Mount Sinai School of Medicine Center Description Abstracts/Reports Publications Mt. Sinai Center Web Site 2001 Centers University of California at Davis Center Description Abstracts/Reports Publications UC Davis Center Web Site University of Cincinnati Center Description Abstracts/Reports Publications Cincinnati Center Web Site University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Center Description Abstracts/Reports New Jersey Center Web Site University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Center Description Abstracts/Reports Publications Illinois Center Web Site University of Illinois – Department of Veterinary Biosciences The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health Toxicology Research Center, SUNY at Buffalo 2004 Center Harvard School of Public Health Center Description Research Projects Abstracts/Reports Publications Harvard Center Web Site 2007 Center Duke University Factsheet (PDF) (2 pp, 117 K, about PDF)
Biographies	Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health – Frederica Perera , Dr. P.H. Cincinnati Children’s Environmental Health Center – Bruce P. Lanphear, M.D., M.P.H. Duke University Southern Center on Environmentally-Driven Disparities in Birth Outcomes(SCEDDBO) – Marie Lynn Miranda, Ph.D. Harvard Center for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research – Joseph Brain, S.D. Johns Hopkins Center for Childhood Asthma in the Urban Environment – Patrick Breysse, Ph.D. Mount Sinai Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research – Mary Wolff, Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research – Brenda Eskenazi, Ph.D. University of California at Davis Center for Children’s Environmental Health – Issac Pessah, Ph.D. University of Illinois FRIENDS Children’s Environmental Health Center – Susan Schantz, Ph.D. University of Iowa Children’s Environmental Airway Disease Center (1998-2003) – Gary Hunninghake, M.D. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Center for Childhood Neurotoxicology and Exposure Assessment – George Lambert, M.D. University of Michigan Center for the Environment and Children's Health (1998-2005) – Barbara Israel, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. University of Washington Center for Child Environmental Health Risks Research – Elaine Faustman, Ph.D. USC/UCLA Children's Center - Frank Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D.
Calendar	Calendar Other Event Information Sources: Newsroom EPA/NCER Events Calendar EPA Office of Children's Health Protection Events List Children's Environmental Health Network Conference List Events Archive
Center Contacts	Principal Investigators Joseph Brain, S.D. (brain@hsph.harvard.edu) - Harvard School of Public Health Patrick Breysse, Ph.D. (pbreysse@jhsph.edu) - Johns Hopkins University Brenda Eskenazi, Ph.D. (eskenazi@uclink4.berkeley.edu) - University of California at Berkeley Elaine Faustman, Ph.D. (faustman@u.washington.edu) - University of Washington Frank Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D. (gillilan@usc.edu) - University of Southern California Gary Hunninghake, M.D. (gary-hunninghake@uiowa.edu) - University of Iowa College of Medicine and Veterans Administration Medical Center Barbara Israel, DrPH (ilanais@umich.edu) - Michigan Center for the Environment and Children’s Health George Lambert, M.D. (glambert@umdnj.edu) - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Bruce Lanphear, M.D. (bruce.lanphear@chmcc.org) - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Marie Lynn Miranda, Ph.D. (mmiranda@duke.edu) - Duke University Frederica Perera, Ph.D. (fpp1@columbia.edu) - Columbia University School of Public Health Issac Pessah, Ph.D. (inpessah@ucdavis.edu) - University of California, Davis Susan Schantz, Ph.D. (schantz@uiuc.edu) - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Mary Wolff, Ph.D. (mary.wolff@mssm.edu) - Mount Sinai School of Medicine Project Officers/Program Administrators U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nigel Fields, MSPH (fields.nigel@epa.gov) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Gwen Collman, Ph.D. (collman@niehs.nih.gov) Kimberly Gray, Ph.D. (gray6@niehs.nih.gov) Cindy Lawler, Ph.D. (lawler@niehs.nih.gov) Annette Kirshner, Ph.D. (kirshner@niehs.nih.gov)
Community Partnerships	Columbia University — West Harlem, New York City; Poland; China Duke University — Durham, North Carolina Harvard University — Tar Creek, Oklahoma Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland Mount Sinai School of Medicine — East Harlem, New York City University of California at Berkeley — Salinas Valley, California University of California at Davis — Autistic children in Northern California University of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio University of Illinois — Laotian and Hmong population in Green Bay, Wisconsin University of Iowa — Farming communities near Iowa City University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey — Autistic children in the Northeast and their families University of Michigan — Southwestern and East Detroit, Michigan University of Southern California/University of California at Los Angeles — Southern California University of Washington — Yakima Valley, Washington State
Education Factsheets	Multiple Subjects Air Pollutants Autism Second-hand Smoke Asthma Lead, Mercury and PCB Exposure Pesticides Additional Resources
FAQ	1. What is the Children’s Centers program? 2. How is the program funded? 3. How many Centers are being funded, and where are they located? 4. What is the primary research focus of each Center? 5. What are the Children’s Centers finding out about how air pollutants and other environmental factors may affect the development of asthma and respiratory symptoms and how can I protect my child from these effects? 6. Can prenatal exposure to pesticides have an impact on the future health of my child? 7. What are the Children’s Centers finding out about the role of environmental factors in autism? 8. Where can I find news articles about the work of the Children’s Centers? 9. Where can I find examples of the materials the Children’s Centers are using to present public health information to their local communities? 10. Who can I contact for further information about the program or the work of a particular Center? 11. Where can I find other information from EPA about how to protect children from the effects of environmental exposures that may affect their health, and information provided by EPA for parents and children? 12. Where can I find information about other EPA research on environmental exposures and children's health?
Multimedia	Videos: Asthma - "Children and Asthma" (5 segments) Asthma - "A Breath of Air: What Pollution is Doing to Our Children" (3 segments) Air Pollution and Children -- Columbia Children's Center video (1 segment) Chemicals - "NOW with Bill Moyers: Kids and Chemicals" (2 segments) Lead - "Home Lead Sampling Video" (1 segment) Pesticides (2 segments) Mercury and PCBs in Fish (1 segment) Audio: Cincinnati Children's Environmental Health Center: "The Secret Life of Lead" Pesticides
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Research Areas	Air Pollutants and Asthma Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Children's Exposure to Pesticides and Related Health Outcomes Complex Chemical Mixtures and Heavy Metals Environmental Tobacco Smoke PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
Results	Asthma Exposure to Household and Agricultural Pesticides Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Disorders
Topics List	Air Pollutants & Asthma Concerns Exposure Susceptibility References Effects Prevention Projects Review Paper/Summary Tables Related Research Multimedia Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Questions Concerns Exposure Susceptibility Effects Projects Related Research Selected References Complex Chemical Mixtures Selected Results Projects Related Research References Additional Resources Environmental Tobacco Smoke Projects Selected Results Related Research References Additional Environmental Tobacco Smoke Information PCBs Overview Children's Centers Research on PCBs Selected Results References Related Research Pesticides Concerns Exposure Susceptibility Effects Prevention Projects Related Research References

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