PEHSU is dedicated to increasing knowledge about environmental medicine among health professionals regarding children’s health issues and reproductive health issues related to the environment. Many of the environmental risks that lead to ill health can be reduced or prevented with proper health care provider education and preparation. Healthcare providers are well-positioned to deliver care and health education needed to protect children and pregnant women from environmental threats and to share information with colleagues. We offer various educational opportunities with subject matter experts across the United States.
Please check back in September 2026 for updates, as our Learning Management System is being redesigned. Access courses through our regional PEHSUs below:
Environmental Health Hazard Learning Series
(Region 1 PEHSU– Boston Children’s Hospital) These courses examine four environmental health hazards with modules on PCBs, PFAS, Heavy Metals in Baby Food and Formula, and Mercury in Locally Caught Fish. Each module provides clinicians and public health professionals with the resources to identify at-risk populations, assess exposure and health risks, and provide guidance on how to minimize exposure. Each module is designed to be self-paced and should take learners 30 minutes to complete.
CE Credits available.
A Story of Health
(Region 9 PEHSU- University of California San Francisco) This series grounds the science of health in stories of fictional people, their families, and communities to enable readers to explore the risk factors for disease as well as how to prevent disease and promote health. Using the setting of a family reunion as a backdrop, it explores how multiple environments influence our health across the lifespan, through a case-based learning approach. Through CDC Train, several modules in this eBook series are certified for FREE continuing education.
CE Credits available.
Healthy Housing Principles & Asthma Overview for Environmental Assesors
(Region 7 PEHSU– Children’s Mercy Kansas City) This series includes two courses:
1) Healthy Housing Principles, and
2) Asthma Overview for Environmental Assessors
CE Credits available.
No Level is Safe: A Review of Lead Poisoning & Prevention in Washington State
(Region 10 PEHSU– University of Washington) Learn more about lead poisoning and prevention in children in Washington state.
CE Credits available.
The Impacts of Severe Weather on Children’s Mental Health
(Region 3 PEHSU– Villanova University) Explore how experiences such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and heat waves shape children’s emotional responses, including anxiety, stress, grief, and disruption to a sense of safety and stability. Recognize common impacts of environmental stress in children and adolescents, and gain practical, evidence-informed strategies to support coping, resilience, and recovery.
A nursing contact hour is available for those who complete the evaluation and obtain an 80% or higher on the course post-test.
PFAS What Clinicians Should Know
(Region 8 PEHSU– Denver Children’s Hospital) This course is designed to increase knowledge and change competency of Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances, PFAS (forever chemicals) practices and strategies.
CE Credits not currently available.
Safer Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfection
(Region 4 PEHSU– Emory Nursing) This course communicates the importance of and best practices for safer cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting in schools, childcare settings and other environments with children to protect child health.
CE Credits not currently available.
Lead in Schools
(Region 5 PEHSU– University of Illinois at Chicago) This webinar communicates the health effects of lead and risks to children. It is the first in a three-part series on lead in school settings, made in partnership with University of Washington. The series is designed for school staff, including nurses, teachers, and administrators, to help them understand lead exposure risks and support affected children. Find part 2 here and part 3 here.
CE Credits not currently available.
*Access courses and on-demand webinars hosted on PEHSU’s National Classroom. Search our complete course catalog, enroll in courses, track your progress, and print completion certificates. Upon completion, participants are provided with instructions for obtaining Continuing Education (CE) Credits.
*Currently being redesigned- check back in September 2026 for updates.
