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Phthalates, Bisphenol A, and Plastics
Plastics: Possible Impacts on Children's Health (Information for Health Providers)
Environmental Working Group's Guide to Baby-safe Bottles and Formula
Health Care Provider Guide to Safer Plastics: Phthalates and Bisphenol A (2008) (pdf)
Plastics Guide: Phthalates and Bisphenol A (2008) (pdf)
Lead Exposures
AAP News January 2008: Minimizing Lead Exposure - as the nation re-emerges from a year of toy recalls, here is advice pediatricians can use when counseling parents.
Interpreting and Managing Children's Blood Lead Levels <10 µg/dL in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposures to Lead:
Recommendations of CDC's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, November 7, 2007
American Academy of Pediatrics Lead Recall-Related F.A.Q. Sheet
In response to concerns about the most recent recall of toys due to lead content, this FAQ sheet was made publicly available August 2007. Additional AAP information related to the recall is being compiled at: http://www.aap.org/new/toyrecall.htm
Wildfires
Fact Sheet: Health Risks of Wildfires for Children
Hurricanes and Flooding
Clinician Recommendations Regarding Return of Children to Areas Impacted by Flooding and/or Hurricanes
2005 CDC Mold Work Group Report: Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects In the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Mold
Spectrum of Noninfectious Health Effects From Molds: Committee on Environmental Health Policy Statement
Pediatrics Vol. 118 No. 6 December 2006, pp. 2582-2586
Expsosure to Mold: Information for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
OTIS/CDC Fact Sheet
Other Pediatric Environmental Health Resources
Pediatric Environmental History Quick Card
University of California, San Francisco PEHSU Intake Form
Reducing Pesticide Exposure at Schools NIOSH Fact Sheet
EPA Children's Health Month Resources
EPA Healthy SEAT (School Environments Assessment Tool)
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