Tips to Protect Children from Environmental Risks

All of us can take some simple steps to protect children’s health from harmful environmental exposures. We encourage parents and other adults to learn more about how to protect children from environmental hazards. We invite you to read the following tip sheets and other information, share them with others, and don’t forget to follow through on the tips!

“Tips” may be ordered from the following sites: http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/tips.htm

We encourage you to distribute them at health fairs, community educational meetings and gatherings of parents. They are free, available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese, and they also come with an appealing growth chart in English or Spanish.

Tips En Español
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/tips_sp.htm

Tips in Vietnamese (pdf)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/VNtips3.htm/$File/VNtips3.pdf

Read more about Children's Environmental Health
Overview of Children's Environmental Health
General Information about Children’s Environmental Health
Information on Specific Health Exposures and Health Effects
Organizations with Interest in Children's Environmental Health
Resources for Community Outreach and Education
Online Tutorials and Presentations
Research on Children’s Environmental Health
Other Resources

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