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Protecting Children's Environmental Health

  • October is Children's Health Month

    Take time this October to learn how children are uniquely vulnerable to environmental hazards and what we can do to protect them. 

    Get Involved

  • Resources to Protect Children's Health

    Help to improve the health of our children with these tips and resources.

    Get the information

  • Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)

    Get to know the PEHSU, a national network of experts children’s environmental health.

    Read about PEHSU

  • America's Children and the Environment (ACE)

    EPA's America's Children and the Environment brings together information from a variety of sources to provide data and trends and related information on the environment and children's health.

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Children may be more vulnerable to pollutants than adults due to differences in behavior and biology, that can lead to greater exposure and/or unique windows of susceptibility during development. Learn more about children's health, the environment, and what you can do.


About Children's Health

  • What You Can Do to Protect Children
  • Children's Health Protection Where You Live - EPA's Regions
  • Children are Not Little Adults!
  • Childhood Lifestages

What EPA is Doing

  • History of Children's Environmental Health Protection at EPA
  • Children's Health Policy and Plan
  • Children’s Health Grants and Funding Opportunities
  • Research
  • Scientific Journal Articles

Children's Health Resources

  • America's Children and the Environment (indicators of children's health report)
  • Heavy Metals in Cultural Products Resources
  • Consumer Tool for Identifying POU Drinking Water Filters Certified to Reduce Lead
  • ExpoKids
  • Children's Health Outreach Tools
  • Children's Health Risk Assessment Tools and Guidance

Healthcare, School and Caregiver Resources

  • Healthcare Provider Resources
  • Healthy School Environments
  • Healthy Child Care
  • Environmental Education
    • Student Curriculum: Recipes for Healthy Kids and a Healthy Environment 
  • Managing Asthma

Children's Health Partners and Partnerships

  • Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
  • President's Task Force on Environmental Health/Safety Risks to Children
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  • Healthy Homes Program (HUD)
  • Other key federal agencies and organizations

Latest Children's Health Updates

News about schools and children’s environmental health at EPA. 

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Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)

A network of trained children's environmental health experts.

  • Childhood Cancer & the Environment
  • Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
  • Prescriptions for Prevention

Learn about the PEHSU

Key Topics

  • Registered EPA disinfectants for use against infectious diseases
  • Lead
  • Indoor Air Quality
Contact Us about Children's Health to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on October 2, 2025
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