Children's Environmental Health Workshop

Community Outreach and Translation Core, Children's Environmental Health Center

This workshop on Children's Environmental Health Issues will be a half-day event focusing on a range of issues affecchildren's health. Our focus will be on set of environmental exposures that are harmful to children. Our main goal is to equip (participants) home visitors (who?) to recognize and with the (knowledge base? tools?) to (properly) assess children's surroundings in order to uncover potential physical chemicals and other hazards and to provide guidance to children and their families on how to avoid or reduce exposures and promote healthy environments for healthy children.

Training Outline

Overview:

• Pollution at home overview
• How are we exposed?
• Children's unique vulnerability
• Common indoor pollutants and Prevention
• Pesticides and pest prevention
• Air quality
• Lead
• Mercury
• Furniture and carpets
• Art supplies
• Plastics and plastic toys
• Treated playground equipment
• Radon
• Asbestos
• Noise pollution 
• How to inspect homes for lead hazards and other toxins

Healthy home and living

• Nutrition and exercise 
• Recycling and garbage storage
• Built environment: neighborhood characteristics, green space, play grounds

Conclusion

Talks

• New science on ADHD, autism, and mental illness 
• Endocrine disrupters; and early puberty