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- Title
Two Decades of Enhancing Children's Environmental Health Protection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Abstract
SUMMARY: 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.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CHILD health laws; ENVIRONMENTAL health laws; UNITED States. Environmental Protection Agency; PUBLIC health; AIR pollution laws; PESTICIDE use regulations; ENVIRONMENTAL exposure prevention; RISK factors of environmental exposure; HISTORY of government policy; ENVIRONMENTAL health; GOVERNMENT policy; RISK assessment; GOVERNMENT regulation; CHILDREN
- Publication
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2016, Vol 124, Issue 12, pA214
- ISSN
0091-6765
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1289/EHP1040