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OCR Page 1 of 58KID FLASH
An Update Of EPA Activities To Protect Children
From Environmental Health Hazards
Centers of Excellence In Children's
national media campaigns EPA is educating
Environmental Health Established:
physicians and other health care providers,
teachers, school administrators, children and
On August 10, 1998, the Vice President
parents about factors known to contribute to
announced the establishment of the first
childhood asthma.
federal research centers dedicated solely to
studying children's environmental health
More information can be found on EPA's
hazards. These unique Centers will perform
research and development web
targeted research into children's
site: http//www.epa.gov/ord.
environmental health, and translate their
scientific findings into intervention and
prevention strategies by working directly with
Achieving our National Goal to Protect
communities. There are eight centers at
Children from Exposure to Secondhand
academic institutions throughout the country.
Smoke:
The centers are jointly funded by EPA and
DHHS.
EPA's goal is to increase the number of
smoke-free homes with children (currently,
More information on the Centers can be
27% of American households expose young
found on the Children's Health Protection
children to environmental tobacco smoke
Web Site. http://www.epa.gov/children or call
(ETS)).
Chris Saint at (202) 564-6909.
This Fall, EPA, in cooperation with the
American Medical Association and the
EPA is Undertaking an Integrated Approach
Consumer Research Council will release a
to Combating Childhood Asthma, the Leading
public service announcement designed to
Cause of School Absenteeism due to Chronic
motivate parents to make their homes smoke-
Illness:
free. EPA also works together with the
American Academy of Pediatrics and the
EPA's Office of Research and Development is
National Center for Health and Safety in
developing an integrated research strategy
Child Care to educate the public about the
to address ambient air pollution sources such
risks to children from ETS exposure. In
as ozone and particulate matter that may
addition, EPA is collaborating with the World
exacerbate asthma, as well as to better
Health Organization to sponsor an
understand the relationship between asthma
international conference on ETS and
and indoor pollutants such as dust mite and
children's health to take place in Geneva in
cockroach allergen, molds, and indoor
January. This conference is a result of the
contaminants such as pesticides and VOC's.
Children and the Environment Summit in May
Through community-based programs and
of 1997 of the Environmental Leaders of the
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