A joint committee of the American Public Health Association's Environment Section and Maternal and Child Health Section
The mission of the APHA Children's Environmental Health Committee (CEH Committee) is to increase awareness and promote collaborative efforts aimed at reducing environmental risks to children’s* health in areas where they live, learn, and play.
Members of the CEH Committee receiving the APHA Center for Climate Health & Equity's 2023 Excellence in Climate Leadership Award
Del Rio, M., Lasley, P., Tallon, L., Kauth, JM, Bare, G., McCurdy, L., Etzel, RA. (2024). Performance indicators corresponding to the critical competencies in children’s environmental health. Journal of Environmental Health, 86(10), 24-29.
Trousdale K., McCurdy LE., Witherspoon NO., Alkon A. (2023). Protecting Children’s Environmental Health in a Changing Climate: A Model Collaboration of the Maternal and Child Health Section and the Environment Section of APHA. Maternal and Child Health Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-023-03756-8 https://rdcu.be/dhg5C
Del Rio, M., Lasley, P., Tallon, Lindsay, Kauth, JM., Bare, G., McCurdy, L., & Etzel, R.A. (2023). Critical competencies in children’s environmental health. Journal of Environmental Health, 85(6), 26-30.
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Protecting Children's Health from Climate Change https://bit.ly/APHACEH_ClimateChange
Climate Change: Extreme Heat and Children's Health in Early Care and Education https://bit.ly/ECE-ExtremeHeat
Climate Change: Extreme Heat and Pregnancy Health (English) https://bit.ly/ExtremeHeatPregnancyHealth
Climate Change: Extreme Health and Pregnancy Health (Espanol) bit.ly/Espanol_ExtremeHeatPregnancyHealth
Climate Change: Ticks, Mosquitos and Children's Health in Early Care and Education https://bit.ly/ECE-Ticks
Climate Change: Wildfires and Children's Health https://bit.ly/CEH-Wildfires
Climate Change and Floods: Mold and Young Children's Health https://bit.ly/CEH-Mold
Climate Change and Young Children's Mental Health https://bit.ly/CEH-MentalHealth
Climate Change and Health Fact Sheets for Parents and Caregivers https://bit.ly/APHACEH_ClimateandHealthforCaregivers
Preventing Childhood Cancer https://bit.ly/APHACEH_ChildhoodCancer
Provide Access to Nature for Children's Health https://bit.ly/APHACEH_AccessNature
Protecting Children's Neurodevelopment https://bit.ly/APHACEH_Neurodevelopment
Preventing Childhood Lead Exposure https://bit.ly/APHACEH_LeadPrevention
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