How and where we live, eat, sleep, work, and play, has huge impacts on our health! These factors have especially large impacts during pregnancy and in early child years, but continue to be vital throughout our lives. Prescriptions for Prevention guide parents and caregivers in the best actions to protect children’s environmental health and prevent future harm. These materials are based off of our clinician-facing Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit (PEHT), featuring evidence-based overviews. “Hazards” include toxic chemicals like lead and mercury. “Sources” are where harms may come from, like our food or water. Click below to learn how to protect your child! Scroll down further for our animated video series too!
Click the following two categories below to view materials in both Spanish and English!
Environmental Hazards
- Arsenic
- Asbestos
- BPA
- CO
- Lead
- Mercury
- Mold
- Nitrates
- PAHs
- Particles and Nitrogen Oxides
- PBDEs
- PCBs and Dioxin
- Pesticides
- PFAS
- Phthalates
- Radon
- Second-hand Smoke and Ecigs
- VOCs
Exposure Sources
- Baby Foods
- Climate Change
- Consumer Products
- Dust
- Food
- Human Milk
- Indoor Air
- Natural Disasters
- Outdoor Air
- Plastics
- Soil
- Water
Concepts
- Chemical Exposures
- Climate Change
- Environmental Justice
- Exposure Routes
- Built Environment
- Unique Vulnerability of Children
- Unique Vulnerability of Pregnant People
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This project was led by: James Earl Schier Nolan, MPH (WS PEHSU and EaRTH Center), Stephanie Holm, MD, PhD, MPH, Mark Miller, MD, MPH and Maria Valenti. Graphic design by Steve Burdick.
Contributors and subject authors include: Content contributors include: Anthony Lopez, Bryan Ramirez, Elizabeth Cheung, Erica Chung, Hannah El-Sabrout, Ignacio “Nacho” Santana, Jose Maldonado, Kali Sullivan, Keo Chui, Madeleine Ambrose, Natasha Gonzalez, Nathaniel Tsiperfal, Rachana Mudipalli, Sonja Swenson, Valerie Gallardo, and Zoë Gilbard.
Project supported by: cooperative agreement FAIN: NU61TS000356 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided support through Inter-Agency Agreement 24TSS2400078 with CDC/ATSDR. Additional support was provided through UCSF Environmental Research and Translation for Health (EaRTH) Center via the core center grant P30-ES030284 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The Public Health Institute supports the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units as the National Program Office. The findings and conclusions presented have not been formally disseminated by CDC/ATSDR or EPA and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy. Use of trade names that may be mentioned is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the NIEHS, CDC/ATSDR, or EPA.
