Resource Library

Clinician Recommendations Regarding Return of Children to Areas Impacted by Flooding and/or Hurricanes

Children are especially vulnerable to environmental hazards. They eat, drink, and breathe more than adults on a pound for pound basis. Children are…

Uranium in Your Water?

TTHM in Your Water?

Perchlorate In Your Water?

Chemical Exposures and Childhood Cancer Risk

Pesticides and Risk of Childhood Cancers

Health Risks of Wildfires for Children – Acute Phase Guidance for Health Professionals

Wildfires expose children to a number of environmental hazards, e.g., fire, smoke, psychological stress, and the byproducts of combustion of wood, …

Protecting Children from Wildfire Smoke in the Pacific Southwest

Summer 2022 Lecture on Wildfire Smoke and Children’s Health by Stephanie Holm, MD, MPH

The WSPEHSU continues to lead efforts in bringing awareness to wildfires and their continued impact on health. Hosted by the Right Care Initiative….

Outdoor Air Quality Prescription for Prevention

Heat Stress and Health

Keep Kids Healthy by Preparing for a Natural Disaster

Flood Ready Part 2: Owly explains flood risks for children

Flood Ready Part 1: Owly explains flood risks for children

Extreme Weather & Pregnancy

Climate Rx on Heat-Related Illness

Guía sobre plásticos más seguros para los proveedores de servicios de salud:Ftalatos y Bisfenol A

Healthcare Provider Guide: Phthalates and Bisphenol A

Phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA) are man-made chemicals that are known endocrine disruptors. They can affect hormones such as estrogen and testoste…

Información Sobre el Cáncer Infantil de WPEHSU

Leucemia con Dra Aurora Medina Sanson

La Importancia de una Nutrición Adecuada para Prevenir Enfermedades

Nutrición y Riesgos de los Pesticidas y Disolventes/COV

Information on Childhood Cancer from WSPEHSU

Nutrition and Risks of Pesticides and Solvents/VOCs

The Importance of Proper Nutrition in Preventing Disease

Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution and Childhood Cancer

Biology of Carcinogenesis and Childhood Cancer

Descriptive Epidemiology and Biology of Childhood Cancers

Childhood Cancer & the Environment: Prevention Opportunities

In this CHE-Alaska webinar, Dr. Mark Miller, pediatrician and director of the Childhood Cancer & the Environment project, discussed trends in c…

Evitar la Exposición a Pesticidas

Avoiding Exposure to Pesticides

Una historia de salud: El cáncer infantil: La historia de Esteban

Hemos traducido “Una historia de salud sobre el cáncer infantil: La historia de Esteban ” al español para que su valiosa información es…

Los Desastres Naturales

Amor en el Tiempo de los Tóxicos 

Rosa y Carlos Se Casan

Protección Solar

Sun Safety

Sweet Alternatives and Health: Guidance for Health Professionals

Low calorie sweeteners (LCS) can be used in certain patient populations. LCS contribute no calories or negligible calories in small quantities. LCS…

Lead in Consumer Products: Insights from New York City and Massachusetts

Boston Children’s Hospital and the New England Region One Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit are offering a monthly online Grand R…

Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) – Emerging Pollutants in New England A White Paper

Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of manmade chemicals in production since the 1940s. They impart temperature resistance, fric…

Safer pest control methods for head lice

Safer pest control methods for head lice

Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting: A Toolkit for Early Care and Education 

The Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Toolkit presents practical information on how to keep early care and education (ECE) environments c…

PFAS and health factsheet

Protecting yourself, your family, and your community from exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

PFAS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Learn more about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances & how to stay safe from possible contamination.

PFAS Drinking Water Standards in New England

Keeping PFAS Off Your Plate

PFAS are a category of chemicals that are harmful to human health. We can come into contact with PFAS through our diets. Learn more about the steps…

Rx for Prevention: Safer Pest Control

Pests in Your Home

Do you have cockroaches, mice, rats, ants, bedbugs or other pests in your home? Dust or droppings from these indoor pests can worsen allergies, ast…

Rx for Prevention: Mold

Tips for a Healthy Home Humidity in the home

Humidity is the amount of water or moisture in the air. It can affect your child’s health in many ways, especially if they have asthma or allergies.

Mold in Your Home

Mold is a fungus that grows in areas where there is water, dampness or high humidity. It can cause a musty and sour smell. Mold may be found in bat…

Rx for Prevention: Lead Paint

Lead paint dust in older homes is the main way children are exposed to lead. Even low levels of lead can affect a child’s learning and behavi…

Extreme Heat Safety for Athletes

View the full resource by clicking on View Resource to the right.

Extreme Heat Safety during Pregnancy

It is harder for pregnant women to stay cool during hot days. Overheating – especially during the first trimester – can have health eff…

Extreme Heat Safety for Children

Extreme heat days are becoming more common. When it’s hot, children are more in danger than adults of becoming dehydrated.

Extreme Heat Safety for Babies

Extreme heat days are becoming more common. When it’s hot, babies are more in danger than adults of becoming dehydrated. View the full resource by …

Climate Rx on Extreme Weather

Extreme weather events are a health risk for child safety, physical and emotional health. View the full resource by clicking on View Resource to th…

Natural Disasters

Unique Vulnerabilities During Pregnancy handout

Childhood Leukemia & the Environment

Improving Environmental Health Literacy of Young Adults

A project of the Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Leukemia and the Environment (CIRCLE) Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) …

Childhood Cancer & the Environment

El Humo y La Salud de Su Familia

El humo de los incendios forestales, estufas de leña o pellet, quemas agrícolas e incendios planeados pueden dañar la salud y el bienestar de sus h…

Is the Air Safe to Play?

This NW PEHSU infographic offers practical activity guidance during times of poor air quality. 

Recognizing Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Children

This NW PEHSU factsheet is for healthcare providers interested in learning about early recognition of acute pesticide poisoning, clinical managemen…

UW Medicine Webinar: Smokey Air Threatens Children’s Health

In this short video, Dr. Catherine Karr talks about how wildfire smoke can affect a child’s health and describes simple steps for families to take …

Bureaucratic Barriers to Clean Environment for Native Americans Don’t Hold Water

The Mountain West is known for its panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. But beneath the picturesque landscape lies major envir…

Arsenic fact sheet

Arsenic Is Dangerous To Children… All poisons can affect children differently. Infants and young children are more likely to place contaminated obj…

Sun Exposure & Children

The Sun Can Be Harmful… Children have thinner, more sensitive skin that is easily damaged by the harmful ultraviolet (UV) light of the sum. Childre…

Asthma: What Is It?

Asthma is a lung disease that can make it hard to breathe. Asthma cannot be cured. You have asthma even when you feel fine and your asthma can get …

Healthy Schools: Improving Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Health

This short video provides information on how to improve indoor air quality in school building s and classrooms by informing the audience on transmi…

Nonstick Nuisance: Medical Monitoring for PFAS Webinar (CMEs available)

Clinicians can obtain CMEs through Michigan State University’s CEU portal. Note: people must register with MSU in order to be able to access the vi…

Radon awareness—the hidden danger

Environmental Health Guide for Renters

A Healthy Homes resource guide for families

A Healthy Homes resource guide for families – 8 principles to help improve your home’s health and safety 

Got Lead? Don’t Panic!

If your home was built on or near heavy-metal mining or smelting waste, if your home was built before 1978 or you know or suspect that there is Lea…

Medical Monitoring for PFAS Resource List

The list includes links to medical screening guidance, water filters, and more.

Pediatric Environmental Health Radio Episode 2: Childhood Cancer, the Environment and the Role of Community Health Workers

Erica Guerrero, MS, MPAS, PA-C, is a PA (Physician Assistant based in Region 6) in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Texas Tech Health Scienc…

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Children: Guidance for Disaster Events

Disaster events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and snow storms often lead to electrical power losses, searches for alternative ways to heat, cook…

Healthcare Provider Hurricane Preparedness

Responding to Benton Harbor: a public health overview of lead exposures

Susan Buchanan, MD, with the UIC School of Public Health and the Great Lakes Center for Reproductive and Children’s Environmental Health offe…

Resources on lead exposures

View Region 5’s many resources on lead exposures by visiting their website.

Investigating Environmental Contamination: A Guide for Communities

The Region 5 PEHSU recently updated  Investigating Environmental Contamination: A Guide for Communities. The guide is for community members who are…

Green Cleaning Factsheet

NASEM Report on PFAS Exposure, Testing and Clinical Follow-up

Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, former co-director of the Region 3 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit – the Mid-Atlantic Center for Childr…

Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit

The Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit for healthcare providers is a mobile optimized tool that covers more than 30 environmental health topics…

Free Continuing Medical Education on Wildfires

In 2021 the Western States PEHSU released the newest A Story of Health multimedia eBook chapter “Sofia’s story: Health Effects of Wildf…

LeadRx for Massachusetts (Haitian Creole)

Resous Edikasyon Adapte pou Redui Ekspozisyon Plon ak Swen pou Timoun, Moun Ansent ak Fanmi Edisyon Massachusetts (Kreyòl Ayisyen)

El Plomo en Massachusetts

Recursos educativos personalizados para reducir la exposición al plomo y cuidar a niños, mujeres embarazadas y familias Edición de Massachusetts (e…

LeadRx for Massachusetts (English)

Tailored Educational Resources to Reduce Lead Exposure and Care for Children, Pregnant Individuals and Families Massachusetts Edition (English)

Lead paint factsheet (Rx for Prevention)

Lead-contaminated paint dust is the most common source of childhood lead exposure. There is no safe level of lead in our bodies. Lead can affect yo…

Lead factsheet (Rx for Prevention)

Lead-contaminated paint dust is the most common source of childhood lead exposure. There is no safe level of lead in our bodies. Lead can affect yo…

Traditional Sources of Lead Exposures in Immigrant Populations

View this factsheet for clinicians on Traditional Sources of Lead Exposures in Immigrant Populations here. 

Clinical management of lead during pregnancy and lactation

View a factsheet with more detailed guidance on the clinical management of lead during pregnancy and lactation here (from Region 10). 

eLearning Courses on Lead

View eLearning courses on lead here from the PEHSU National Classroom. 

Vaping & E-Cigarettes: Prescription for Prevention

Smoking: Prescription for Prevention

Secondhand Smoke: Prescription for Prevention

Radon

Second Hand Smoke and E-Cigarettes

Carbon Monoxide

Air Quality & Allergens in Your Home

Poor air quality impacts our health. Children and people with medicalconditions that affect breathing, like asthma, are at a higher risk.Depending …

Recommendations on Management of Childhood Lead Exposure

Lead exposure continues to be a significant public health concern in the United States. While primary prevention is the optimal approach to address…

Wildfire Smoke Factsheet

Children are especially vulnerable tohealth effects during wildfires due to theirdeveloping lungs and other factors. View the full factsheet by cli…

Prescription for Prevention on Indoor Air Pollution

Did you know…People spend about 90% of their time indoors where the air is usually 2-5 times more polluted than outdoor air.

Wildfires and Mask Use

Wildfire season is growing and wildfires are becoming more severe and frequent because of climate change. Using appropriate masks correctly is an i…

Protecting Kids from Wildfire Smoke: Actions for CA Schools

Childhood Cancer & the Environment Science and Community Outreach/Social Media Videos

We have recorded a series of four-10-minute science videos and four very short animated videos for use on social media and in presentations to comm…

A Story of Health—Childhood Cancer: Stephen’s Story -Childhood Cancer and the Environment

A Story of Health—Childhood Cancer: Stephen’s Story is one of six FREE educational e-Book chapters /CE courses that we’ve created fo…

Community Outreach and Education Tools – Childhood Cancer and the Environment

Childhood Cancer & the Environment trainings and materials have been developed to help community health workers/promotores de salud e…

Plastics and Children’s Health

This Grand Rounds explores children’s heightened vulnerability to plastics throughout their lifecycle; examines the clinical and mechanistic impact…

Drinking Water from Private Wells: Risks, Barriers, and Environmental Challenge

Passcode: PXf8HZk& (Region 1)

Environmental Health: Risks, Responses, and Resilience

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Professor & Co-Director for the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment an…

Heat Index and Health Effects of Extreme Weather

Presented by: Scott B. Crawford, M.D., FACEP, FSSH, CHSOS, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; Executive Director, Training and …

Heavy metals in baby foods and fruit juices

Reports of heavy metals in baby foods and fruit juices have been featured in news headlines across the United States, leaving families concerned ab…

Dr. Stephanie Holm: Wildfire smoke and children’s health

Tabaquismo

Asbestos factsheet (Prescription for Prevention)