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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
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- University of Washington
- Center Description
- Abstracts/Reports
- Publications
- Research Photos (PPT file)
- Washington Center
Web Site
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- 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
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- 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
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- Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Center Description
- Abstracts/Reports
- Publications
- Mt.
Sinai Center Web Site
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2001 Centers
- University of California at Davis
- Center Description
- Abstracts/Reports
- Publications
- UC Davis Center
Web Site
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- University of Cincinnati
- Center Description
- Abstracts/Reports
- Publications
- Cincinnati
Center Web Site
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- University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey
- Center Description
- Abstracts/Reports
- New
Jersey Center Web Site
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Center Description
- Abstracts/Reports
- Publications
- Illinois Center
Web Site
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- University of Illinois – Department
of Veterinary Biosciences
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- The Texas A&M University
System Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health
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- Toxicology
Research Center, SUNY at Buffalo
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2004 Center
- Harvard School of Public Health
- Center Description
- Research Projects
- Abstracts/Reports
- Publications
- Harvard
Center Web Site
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2007 Center
- Duke University
- Factsheet (PDF) (2
pp, 117 K, about
PDF)
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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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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 |
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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 |