Children's Environmental Health Committee
A joint committee of the American Public Health Association's Environment Section and Maternal and Child Health Section
Mission
The mission of the APHA Children's Environmental Health Committee (CEH Committee) is to raise awareness and understanding of children's environmental health issues among the public health field and among the general public.
Members of the CEH Committee receiving the APHA Center for Climate Health & Equity's 2023 Excellence in Climate Leadership Award
Resources
Articles/Blog posts
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 L, Kauth JM, Bare G, McCurdy LE, Etzel R. 2023. Critical competencies in children's environmental health. Journal of Environmental Health, 85(6), pp. 26-29.
Climate change harms children's health: An urgent call for collaborative action
Clean water and children’s health: Not just Flint, not just lead
It is past time to act on the science to prevent childhood cancer
Childhood cancer report highlights urgent need to reduce toxins
Supporting healthy environments for children more important than ever
Factsheets
Protecting Children's Health from Climate Change http://bit.ly/APHACEHClimate
Climate Change: Extreme Heat and Children's Health in Early Care and Education https://bit.ly/HeatECE
Climate Change: Ticks, Mosquitos and Children's Health in Early Care and Education https://bit.ly/TicksECE
Climate Change: Wildfires and Children's Health http://bit.ly/WildfiresCEH
Climate Change and Floods: Mold and Young Children's Health https://bit.ly/MoldCEH
Provide Access to Nature for Children's Health http://bit.ly/NatureAndHealth
Protecting Children's Neurodevelopment http://bit.ly/APHCEHneuro
Preventing Childhood Lead Exposure https://bit.ly/APHACEHlead
Web Resources
Climate and Health Youth Education: Lesson Plan Resources
Take action to educate high school students on climate and health!
Newsletter article template - Use or adjust to promote the resources
Social Media Toolkits
Questions?
Contact co-chairs, Leyla McCurdy (founder), Patricia Lasley, or Kristie Trousdale for more information about the committee.