PEHSU Region 8

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PEHSU Region 8

Service area: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming 

The Region 8 PEHSU (Rocky Mountain), founded in 1999, is based out of Denver at Children’s Mercy Hospital, and serves Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming. It is one of ten units that make up a national network of PEHSUs.   

Academic Affiliation: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 

Hospital Affiliation: Denver Health and Hospitals Authority and the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center 

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PEHSU Region 8

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 worse at any time. We also know that asthma problems can be controlled with help from your doctor.

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Specialties & comprehensive services

The Region 8 PEHSU provides medical consultation and training for healthcare professionals, parents, caregivers, and patients. We also share information and resources to school and community groups to help increase the understanding of environmental pediatrics. Example topics we cover include asthma, heavy metals, indoor health, outdoor health, and water issues. 

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Faculty & staff

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Mark Anderson, MD

Region 8 Co-Director

Clare Burchenal, MD, MPH

Clare A. Burchenal, MD, MPH

Region 8 Co-Director

Laurie Halmo, MD

Laurie Halmo, MD

Peds Toxicologist, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Childhood Cancer & the Environment Champion

Clare Burchenal, MD, MPH

Clare A. Burchenal, MD, MPH

Region 8 Co-Director

Dr. Clare Burchenal is an outpatient pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Denver Health and a Climate and Health Science Policy Fellow at the University of Colorado. She is the co-director of the Region 8 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU). 

Laurie Halmo, MD

Laurie Halmo, MD

Peds Toxicologist, Children’s Hospital Colorado

What’s new

PEHSU Region 8 Example Impact in Colorado

Partnering with public health experts to reduce lead exposure at home in Colorado

Regional resources

Colorado River

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…

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Water Quality
Arsenic fact sheet

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…

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Testing for Environmental Exposures
Little boy outside

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…

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Weather-Related Events & Disasters
Boy with inhaler

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 …

Region 8
Air Quality