
Service area: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
The Region 4 PEHSU, founded in 1999, is located in Atlanta at Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee. It is one of ten units that make up a national network of PEHSUs.
Academic Affiliation: Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Specialties & comprehensive services
The Region 4 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) provides expertise in pediatrics, toxicology, occupational and environmental health, nursing, obstetrics, and education. We work together to address any reproductive and children’s environmental health issue that affects families and communities, including safer disinfectant use, PFAS, lead, pesticides, mold, and more.