Children’s Environmental Health Resources Where You Live
Region 1: Children’s Environmental Health in New England
There are more than three million children living in New England who may be affected by environmental hazards. Choose from the resources below to learn about children’s environmental health resources in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and 10 Tribal Nations.
- EPA Region 1 Children's Health Web Site: Learn about environmental issues that may affect children in New England. EPA Region 1’s children’s health coordinator is Kathleen Nagle (nagle.kathleen@epa.gov) at (617) 918-1985.
- New England Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit : Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) offer local health care providers and parents access to pediatric environmental health expertise. In New England, the PEHSU is Children’s Hospital Boston .
Region 2: Children’s Environmental Health in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands
There are more than nine million children living in this region who may be affected by environmental hazards. Choose from the resources below to learn about children’s environmental health resources in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and 7 Tribal Nations.
- EPA Region 2 Children's Health Web Site: Learn about environmental issues that may affect children in these areas. EPA Region 2’s children’s health coordinator is Maureen O’Neill (oneill.maureen@epa.gov) at (212) 637-5025.
- Region 2’s Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit : Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) offer local health care providers and parents access to pediatric environmental health expertise. In Region 2, the PEHSU is Mount Sinai and provides consultations for children with toxic environmental exposures and diseases of suspected environmental origin.
Region 3: Children’s Environmental Health in the Mid-Atlantic States
Choose from the resources below to learn about children’s environmental health hazards in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
- EPA Region 3 Children's Health Web Site: Learn about environmental issues that may affect children in the Mid-Atlantic. EPA Region 3’s children’s health coordinator is Prentiss Ward (ward.prentiss@epa.gov) at (215) 814-2813.
- Mid-Atlantic Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit : Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) offer local health care providers and parents access to pediatric environmental health expertise. In Region 3, the PEHSU is The Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health & Environment .
Region 4: Children’s Environmental Health in the Southeast
Children make up 25% of the population in Region 4. Choose from the resources below to learn about children’s environmental health hazards in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and 6 Tribal Nations.
- EPA Region 4 Children's Health Web Site: Learn about environmental issues that may affect children in the southeast. EPA Region 4’s children’s health coordinator is Wayne Garfinkel (garfinkel.wayne@epa.gov) at (404) 562-8982.
- Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit : Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) offer local health care providers and parents access to pediatric environmental health expertise. In the Southeast, the PEHSU is The Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit .
Region 5: Children’s Environmental Health in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
Choose from the resources below to learn about children’s environmental health hazards in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and 35 Tribal Nations.
- EPA Region 5 Children's Health Web Site: Learn about environmental issues that may affect children in this region. EPA Region 5’s children’s health coordinator is Edward Master (master.edward@epa.gov) at (312) 353-5830.
- Region 5 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit : Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) offer local health care providers and parents access to pediatric environmental health expertise. In Region 5, the PEHSU is the Great Lakes Center for Children’s Environmental Health . An affiliated site is the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Pediatric Environmental Health and Lead Clinic .
Region 6: Children’s Environmental Health in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, and 65 Indian Tribes
In the Southwest, over 21 percent of the population is children under the age of 14. Choose from the resources below to learn about children’s environmental health hazards in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, and 65 Indian Tribes.
- EPA Region 6 Children's Health Web Site: Learn about environmental issues that may affect children in the region. EPA Region 6’s children’s health coordinator is Paula Selzer (selzer.paula@epa.gov) at (214) 665-6663.
- Southwest Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit : Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) offer local health care providers and parents access to pediatric environmental health expertise. In the Southwest, the PEHSU is the Southwest Center for Pediatric Environmental Health .
Region 7: Children’s Environmental Health in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska and 9 Tribal Nations
Choose from the resources below to learn about children’s environmental health hazards in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and nine Tribal Nations.
- EPA Region 7’s children’s health coordinator is Carlin Hafiz (hafiz.carlin@epa.gov) at (913) 551-7871.
- Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit : Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) offer local health care providers and parents access to pediatric environmental health expertise. In Mid-America, the PEHSU is the Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit .
Region 8: Children’s Environmental Health in Mountain & Plains States
Choose from the resources below to learn about children’s environmental health hazards in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and 27 Tribal Nations.
- EPA Region 8 Children's Health Web Site: Learn about environmental issues that may affect children in the Mountain and Plains States. EPA Region 8’s children’s health coordinator is Alicia Aalto (aalto.alicia@epa.gov) at (303) 312-6967.
- Mountain & Plains States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit : Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) offer local health care providers and parents access to pediatric environmental health expertise. In Mountain and Plains States, the PEHSU is the Rocky Mountain Region Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit .
Region 9: Children’s Environmental Health in the Pacific Southwest
Choose from the resources below to learn about children’s environmental health hazards in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and over 140 Tribal Nations.
- EPA Region 9 Children's Health Web Site: Learn about environmental issues that may affect children in this region. EPA Region 9’s children’s health coordinator is Julie Anderson (anderson.julie@epa.gov) at (415) 947-4260.
- Pacific Southwest Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit : Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) offer local health care providers and parents access to pediatric environmental health expertise. In the Pacific Southwest, the PEHSU is The University of California Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit .
Region 10: Children’s Environmental Health in the Pacific Northwest
Almost three million children under the age of 18 live in Region 10. Choose from the resources below to learn about children’s environmental health hazards in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Native Tribes.
- EPA Region 10 Children's Health Web Site: Learn about environmental issues that may affect children in the Pacific Northwest. EPA Region 10’s children’s health coordinator is Margo Young (young.margo@epa.gov) at (206) 553-1287.
- Pacific Northwest Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit : Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) offer local health care providers and parents access to pediatric environmental health expertise. In the Pacific Northwest, the PEHSU is the Northwest Pediatric Environmental Specialty Unit .
Other PEHSUs: Canada and Mexico
Canada: Pediatric Environmental Health Clinic
AOEC Clinic Directory: Misericordia Child Health Centre
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Phone: (780) 930-5731
Mexico: Unidad Pediatrica Ambiental – Mexico Pediatric Environmental
Health Specialty Unit (UPA-PEHSU)
Cuernavaca, Mexico
www.upa-pehsu.org
01-800-001-7777 (Inside Mexico)
52-777-102-1259 (Outside Mexico)