Two Decades of Enhancing Children’s Environmental Health Protection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

This article provides an overview of public health efforts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the past two decades to protect children’s health from environmental hazards. It highlights examples of concrete steps and accomplishments toward improving environmental protection and...

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Autores principales: Firestone, Michael, Berger, Martha, Foos, Brenda, Etzel, Ruth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2016
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5132627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27905272
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP1040
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spelling pubmed-51326272016-12-12 Two Decades of Enhancing Children’s Environmental Health Protection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Firestone, Michael Berger, Martha Foos, Brenda Etzel, Ruth Environ Health Perspect Brief Communication This article provides an overview of public health efforts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the past two decades to protect children’s health from environmental hazards. It highlights examples of concrete steps and accomplishments toward improving environmental protection and health outcomes achieved through public policy, rules and regulations, increased scientific understanding, and public health messaging. Additionally, examples of future challenges for better understanding and improving children’s environmental health are discussed. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2016-12-01 2016-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5132627/ /pubmed/27905272 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP1040 Text en http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Publication of EHP lies in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from EHP may be reprinted freely. Use of materials published in EHP should be acknowledged (for example, “Reproduced with permission from Environmental Health Perspectives”); pertinent reference information should be provided for the article from which the material was reproduced. Articles from EHP, especially the News section, may contain photographs or illustrations copyrighted by other commercial organizations or individuals that may not be used without obtaining prior approval from the holder of the copyright.
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