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Children and Emergencies
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Video of First Lady Michelle Obama's Remarks to EPA
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Critical Windows of Development
Melamine Factsheet (PDF) (4pp, 122K) for Health Professionals from the PEHSUs
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Climate Change and the Health of Children
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Children may be more vulnerable to environmental exposures than adults because:
- Their bodily systems are still developing
- They eat more, drink more, and breathe more in proportion to their body size
- Their behavior can expose them more to chemicals and organisms
EPA views childhood as a sequence of lifestages form conception through fetal development, infancy, and adolescence. Protecting children's health from environmental risks is fundamental to EPA's mission. Get the facts about children's environmental health.
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